This year, in partnership with Novo Cinemas, we are expanding the Ajyal Film Festival to an even wider audience with a series of exclusive screenings at their Pearl Theatre One. The programme presents a selection of feature films from across the globe, highlighting the best in world cinema, and includes two programmes of short films made right here in Qatar.
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CapharnaümSat, Dec 1, 08:30 PM Directed by: Nadine Labaki ‘Capharnaüm’ retraces the journey of 12-year-old Zain, who decides to sue his parents for having brought him into this world when they clearly can’t give him the care he needs. |
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Freedom FieldsThu, Nov 29, 08:30 PM Directed by: Naziha Arebi At the new dawn of a nation once cut off from the world, a dynamic group of women from fractured sides of the revolution come together to play football. |
Hayati
Fri, Nov 30, 08:30 PM
Directed by: Sofi Escudé, Liliana Torres
In 2015, Ossamah Al Mohsen and his son were tripped up by a TV reporter as they crossed the Hungarian border.
Made in Qatar Programme 1 Presented by Ooredoo
Sun, Dec 2, 05:30 PM
We are once again delighted to celebrate the thriving state of filmmaking at home with our annual programme of local productions made right here in Qatar.
Made in Qatar Programme 2 Presented by Ooredoo
Sun, Dec 2, 08:30 PM
We are once again delighted to celebrate the thriving state of filmmaking at home with our annual programme of local productions made right here in Qatar.
Mirai
Sat, 1 Dec, 2:30 PM
Directed by: Mamoru Hosada
Mirai is a beautiful and emotionally soaring adventure about the ties that bring families together and make us who we are.
Next Door Spy
Thu, Nov 29, 05:30 PM
Directed by: Karla von Bengtson
‘AC’ dreams of being a detective. Starting a small investigation bureau, she sets out to solve a spate of thefts from her local grocery shop.
The Man Who Stole Banksy
Mon, Dec 3, 08:30 PM
Directed by: Marco Proserpio
In 2007, anonymous street artist and activist Banksy painted a number of politically divisive artworks in Palestine.
The Night I Swam
Fri, Nov 30, 02:30 PM
Directed by: Damien Manivel, Kohei Igarashi
In the beautiful snow-covered mountains of Japan, a fisherman makes his daily trip to the market in a nearby town.
Weldi
Sat, Dec 1, 05:30 PM
Directed by: Mohamed Ben Attia
A father is confronted by his own reality and has to question himself and his choices.
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What Walaa WantsWed, Nov 28, 08:30 PM Directed by: Christy Garland Raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank, while her mother was in prison, Walaa is determined to become one of the few women in the Palestinian Security Forces. |
Zoo
Fri, Nov 30, 05:30 PM
Directed by: Colin McIvor
Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save ‘Buster’ the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941.