Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Time: 4 pm – 7 pm  
Location: Auditorium – Museum of Islamic Art

Film Screening – Zero Gravity

Join us for an immersive film experience as Ajyal Film Club presents the screening of Zero Gravity by Thomas Verrette.

Year: 2021
Film type: feature documentary
Director: Thomas Verrette
Runtime: 74 minutes
Languages: English with Arabic subtitles

Logline:
A diverse group of middle-school students go on the journey of a lifetime when they compete in a NASA tournament to code satellites aboard the International Space Station.

Synopsis:
Zero Gravity intimately follows a diverse group of middle-school students from San Jose, CA, who compete in a nationwide tournament to code satellites aboard the International Space Station. Seen primarily through the wondrous eyes of three young innovators and their first-time coach, they each take an intimate and personal journey to space as their team grows from amateur coders to representing California in the ISS Finals Tournament — the culmination of a summer-long adventure that sees their incredible accomplishment performed by astronauts in orbit.

Film Screening is followed by a Q&A session moderated by Mohaq Juror Sophia Hajj Bakri

A Conversation with Active Hero Mubarak Akhulaifi

Join us for a chat with Mubarak Akhulaifi, the first Qatari to conquer a 100-mile trail race. Hear about his inspiring journey and how he hopes to motivate others to push their limits in sports and beyond.