Cinema Nights: Short Films

Title: Mera, Mera, Mera (20 minutes)

In a neighborhood threatened by demolition in Jeddah, Saeed suddenly loses his ability to speak، but only one word comes out of his mouth, and this phenomenon leads him to discover a mysterious outcome.
Language: Arabic
Subtitles: English

Title: Malika (15 minutes)

When Salma decides to cut her own hair, her mother is predictably furious,. As usual, she crawls into bed with her grandma for comfort. Salma’s grandmother is ill, but she is still the one who laughs at her little rebellions and tells her glorious stories about being queen in a faraway land, where she says she lost her crown. Convinced that if she found the crown, her granny would be well again, Salma sets off on a series of adventures that owe something to Alice in Wonderland and something to the Arabian Nights, gradually learning what it means to be a real queen.
Language: Arabic
Subtitles: English

Title: Diaa Shamsi (17 minutes)

At 17, Diaa feels stifled by her relationship with her mother, a narcissistic woman largely concerned with her nails and the opinions of others. Their antagonism threatens to boil over when Diaa, who is about to graduate from highschool school , wants to apply for a job as a corporate writer and her mother refuses, saying people will think she doesn’t care for her properly. Then her mother listens to the diary her daughter has been recording on cassette.
Language: Arabic
Subtitles: English

Title:  Sa'eed's Day (20 minutes)

In this lighthearted comedy-Drama, Saeed's day spirals into chaos after he wakes up late, faces missed meetings, and a series of unfortunate events. After a reminder to pray from a grumpy waiter, Saeed returns to find his shoes stolen, sparking a wild and hilarious chase involving stolen prayer beads and unexpected twists.
Language: Arabic
Subtitles: English

Title: Children of Barzagh (8 minutes)

A small girl carries her teddy bear across the rubble in war-torn Gaza, a city so ruined that it is barely recognisable. Hearing the whimpers of a dog under a pile of fallen bricks, she struggles to free the animal and finds herself with a loving, irrepressible new friend. Together, girl and dog traverse the city. With the dog’s help, the child is able to cross the divide between the living and the dead, finding and freeing the souls of children who have died. Meanwhile, the bombs keep falling.
Language: Arabic
Subtitle: English

What will you learn?
The audience will get a chance to watch one of the movies displayed during the Red Sea Film Festival.

Who is it for?
This is for anyone interested in films.