What kinds of stories will audiences see in Doha?
I don’t know what’s in the pipeline right now, but I can offer a couple of examples of Middle Eastern films that were shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In Abadan, a lonely Iranian woman who is recently separated from her middle-class husband — and still attached to him — goes in search of her elderly father, who has run away. In Baghdad High, four high school seniors in Iraq are given digital cameras to record their lives for an entire year. Will this festival showcase only Middle Eastern directors? Tribeca Film Festival Doha will promote Middle Eastern themes and filmmakers, but not exclusively. Approximately 40 films will be presented at the new Museum of Islamic Art and in cinemas across Doha. Innovative work by established filmmakers will be shown alongside the debuts of newly discovered directing talents. Filmmakers can visit our website for more information. One thing that distinguishes the Doha festival is that it was built from the ground up with input from the
