Amjad Abu Alala

Films in our catalogue

YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY

Sudan, province of Aljazira, nowadays - When Muzamil was born, a prophecy by the holy man of the village predicts that he will die when he is 20 years old. Muzamil’s father cannot stand the doom and
travels away from home. Sakina, as a (...)

Biography

Amjad is a Sudanese Director and Producer, born and currently residing in the UAE. He studied media at the Emirates University and worked as a films and documentaries director with various media institutions for Arab and Western channels. He made many short films that screened on different film festivals, “Tina” , “Coffee and Oranges”, “Birds Feathers” and “Studio” In 2012 that supervised by Abbas Kiarostami, in 2013 he received the Best Arabic Theater Script award from the Arab Authority for Theater for “Apple Pies”. He Produced a Film Narrative Lab with Doha Film Institute that made 5 short films, now he work as Head of Programming Committee on Sudan Independent Film Festival.