Kashta
DFI Cinema Under the Stars
A.J. Al Thani / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2016 / Colour
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Action, Drama, Family
No Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
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Synopsis
Out in the beautiful quiet of the desert, a man teaches his young sons how to track and hunt. Frustration leads to an apparently harmless struggle between the two brothers – but their carelessness brings about sudden disaster. Qatari filmmaker A.J. Al Thani’s film strikes just the right balance of calm and calamity, adolescence and adulthood, knowhow and panic to tell a seemingly simple story with a sense of gravity that will echo with anyone who has seen an innocent plan go horribly wrong.
About the Director
A.J. Al-Thani is an award-winning Qatari filmmaker film, television and commercial director. She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Communications and a concentration in film. She began to pursue her dream of being a filmmaker with the launch of the Doha Film Institute (DFI). Her relationship with the Institute began in 2010 when she participated in one of its first film workshops, which opened the door for many local filmmakers to pursue their passion. For almost ten years, she has been developing her skills with the help of the Institute. A.J. Has made two short films ‘Kashta’ (2016) & ‘The Black Veil’ (2020).
Credits
- Director
- A.J. Al Thani
- Screenwriter
- A.J. Al Thani
- Producer
- Jaime Siordia
- Editor
- Menna Kamel
- Production Designer
- Lauren McCarthy
- Executive Producer
- Justin Kramer
- Cinematographer
- Christopher Moon
- Production Company
- The Film House
- Sound
- Sasha Parsons
- Cast
- Mansour Al Nahdi, Ahmad Nasser Afif Alyafei, Ali Al Nahdi