The Black Veil
Qatar / Fiction / 17' / HD / Color / 2020
Reem a young Iraqi woman escapes her home in the middle of the night. She lives in Mosul after being forced to marry an ISIS soldier. Reem finds help in a taxi driver named Ahmed to help her escape Mosul and find her family again.
Director: A.J. Al-Thani
Script: A.J. Al-Thani
Director of Photography: Christopher Moon
Producer: Vibhav Gautam
Musician: Yassine Ayari
Editing: Abdul Jabbar Maki
Sound: Falah Hanoun
Cast: Sana Al Habib, Ahmed Al-Nowfal Al-Tamimi
CV
A.J. Al-Thani is an award-winning Qatari filmmaker who began to pursue her dream of being a filmmaker with the launch of the Doha Film Institute in 2010. She has made two short films, "Kashta" and "The Black Veil".
Filmography
Kashta 2016, The Black Veil 2020
Festivals Attended
The Black Veil: Tribeca Film Festival