SHORT FICTIONAL FILM | 13’ | QATAR | 2018
DIRECTOR
Amal Al-Muftah
CAST
Amna – Al Jori Al Darwish
Sultan – Mohammed Al Hosani
Mahla – M.A. Lazordi
Abdulrahman – Ahmed Al Hosani
SYNOPSIS
Upon hearing a myth about falling stars, a young girl’s curiosity is sparked. When night falls on AlWakrah village, she sets out on her father’s boat, with the assistance of her older brother, to chase the fabled comets.
PREMIERE
Ajyal Film Festival
FESTIVALS
Ajyal Film Festival – Qatar
AMAL AL-MUFTAH
Amal Al-Muftah was born in Doha in 1994. She started making films in high school, including ‘AlKora’ (2013) and the award-winning ‘Alhamali’ (2014). After graduating from high school, she enrolled in Northwestern University in Qatar’s Communications programme. During her first year there, she worked on ‘Smicha’ (2016) with Innovation Films, and ‘Eh fe Amal’ (2015). Her third narrative film, ‘Sh’hab’, screens at Ajyal Film Festival.