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THE KING'S POEM
Director: Abdulwahab Bin Shaddad
The King’s Poem, is a documentary produced by Thmanyah Company for Publishing and Distribution. It features the story of a young Saudi poet who receives the prestigious title The Prince of Poets (Amir Al-Shu’ara), and nominated later to recite a welcome poem before King Salman. However, one word would render this festive evening into a nightmare. Haydar Al-Abdullah and his poem gained sudden fame on Twitter after that evening. For six years now, the timeline is still haunted with tweets and video clips ridiculing his choice of the word Suknana. For the first time, we get to hear the story from the poet’s perspective. We go back to his childhood, his relationship with both the city of Al-Ahsa and the poet Jassim As-Sahih, then winning the titles of Okaz Youth Poet and The Prince of Poets. We go behind the scenes of the infamous evening in 2016, and the advice he received from the Prince of Al-Sharqiyyah Province, when the latter listened to the poem recital days before the ceremony. Finally, the poet opens up about the effect of the collective ridicule attack on him, and on his family and relatives.
DETOUR
Director: Dhafer Alshehri
A simple employee with innocent dreams works in a detour for a project belonging to a company in a remote area. The area's remoteness affects his life and takes all his dreams away from him.
FEVER DREAM
Director: Faris Godus
(Abdulsamad) A retired football star, notorious and oppressed by the media, cooperates with his daughter (Ahlam) in an opportunity to take revenge on the social media portal. They find an opportunity to work with (Alaa) and (Hakeem), the most famous PR agents for influencers and talents in the country. Together, they work on marketing the largest real estate projects that increases their greed, and with the passage of events, more hidden truths are revealed, and the more Abdulsamad and Ahlam dive into the dream of fame and stardom, the greater their involvement.
FISHBOWL
Director: Reema Almajid
Alia has a secret passion: she wants to be a screenwriter. After years of suppressing her ambition, she resolves to turn one of her stories into a film. Surprisingly, she finds herself confronting her innermost fears, embodied as reality in every scene. When she reveals her plan to her husband, whom she has supported in his work for years, his reaction shocks her. She sees how her life has unfolded, starting with elementary school dominated by an authoritarian teacher, to her secondary school where she had to confront a friend, until she was first married and in conflict with the family’s and society’s expectations. She realises that, in telling her story, she is on an inner journey towards taking control of her life.
ART BLOCK
Drama and Comedy | Running Time: 5 minutes
2023 / Arabic
Country: Saudi Arabia
World Premiere
ProducerAbdulrahman Batawie, Abdulelah Al Qasimi
CastAmin Bin Sofron, Mohammed Yaser, Abdulelah Al Qasimi, Wajdi Al Sadi
ScriptwriterAbdulelah Al Qasimi
Abood is a star designer at an innovative advertising agency, where he is much admired for his distinctive creative abilities. One morning, Abood arrives at work to find a pile of tasks waiting in his email inbox, including a project due to be delivered at 2pm. Worried, he tries to rush to finish the task but falls asleep at his desk, exhausted. When he wakes up, he is suffering from a strange illness and cannot seem to produce anything; his colleagues notice and try to help, but to no avail. His deadline comes and goes. Abood goes to his manager to explain what is happening and, much to his surprise, experiences a miracle recovery.