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Our Time Is Running Out (Waq’tna Yamdi)

New Voices in Cinema

Meriem Mesraoua / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2017
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Drama, Fantasy
World Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.

Synopsis

With ‘Our Time Is Running Out’, director Meriem Mesraoua creates a compelling and disturbingly blissful alternate universe in which a society of children lives according to strict and absolute rules. Every day, there are lessons and tasks – and every day, there is trepidation, for any deviation from the norm means eternal banishment. When one youngster wakes to find himself changed, he makes a desperate attempt to cling to the familiar. Time and life, however, march inexorably forward.

About the Director

Meriem Mesraoua earned a BSc with Honours in Media Industries and Technologies from Northwestern University. She explored various facets of the film industry, while at Miramax, NYWIFT, DFI, film sets or festivals. Her short films are ‘Coucou’ (2009), ’Our Time Is Running Out’ (2017), and ‘Under Her Skin’ (2020). She is currently developing her first feature narrative, ‘The Other Wife’.

Credits

Director

Meriem Mesraoua

Screenwriter

Dana Atrach, Meriem Mesraoua

Producer

Nadine Toukan

Editor

Abdul Jabbar Maki

Production Designer

Rand Abdul Nour

Cinematographer

Ghassan Nazmi

Production Company

Doha Film Institute

Sound

Falah Hannoun

Cast

Kareem Abu Roza, Laila Kabesh, Omar Abdel Majid, Zakaria Al Arab, Joseph Asmar, Salma Abdalla

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