(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Doha Film Institute will present a captivating showcase of four short films by Qatar and GCC filmmakers on Thursday and Friday at the Museum of Islamic Art as part of its quarterly 'Hekayat Khaleejiya' screenings that highlight contemporary cinema voices from the region.
The screenings will be followed by interactive Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and talents associated with the movies.
Fatma Al Remaihi, CEO of Doha Film Institute, said, "Through the Hekayat Khaleejiya series we provide an opportunity to experience these works on the big screen as well as a dynamic forum where audience members can speak with members of the cast and crew about their creative process."
The July screenings under 'Hekayat Khaleejiya' include Qatari director Ali Al Anssari's Qarar (Qatar, 2014), which received Special Mention at the 'Made in Qatar' Awards at Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014. A science fiction short, Qarar narrates the suspenseful tale of a young married couple trying to survive an epidemic that has turned the population of Doha into zombies.
Chai Haleeb (Kuwait, 2013), directed by Mishal Al Hulail charts the journey of Ahmed who is retracing his missing father Nasser's movements, beginning at the restaurant where he has breakfast every morning. Ahmed soon discovers that his retiree father has been selling residence permits. The search soon leads Ahmed to Nasser's aide Farouq, and the unlikely duo embarks on a hilarious quest around Kuwait City to find the missing old man. Curiously, an unsolicited cup of milk tea awaits the men at their every destination.
Koshk (UAE, 2014) is directed by Abdulla Al Kaabi, noted for his debut short film, The Philosopher starring Jean Reno. Koshk depicts the story of an abandoned mother who faints while carrying wood only to be saved by a traveller who resembles her own son. She invites him to her tent and goes to fetch him some food only to find her kindness repaid with theft. Koshk is a story of how far a mother would go to comfort her own seclusion.
The fourth film in the showcase is Bosala (Saudi Arabia, 2015), directed by Mujtaba Saeed. It is about Noura Al Ahmad, a graduate student, who is asked by the Saudi Student Cultural Association to live with her husband, Mashaal, during her stay at the University of Berlin. Mashaal, however, raises a controversy while he is there.
Qarar, Chai Haleeb and Bosala are in Arabic with English subtitles, while Koshk is in Farsi with Arabic with English subtitles. The films will be screened from 7pm on Thursday and Friday.
Tickets can be purchased in person from the Museum of Islamic Art DFI Ticket Outlet.
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