Wael Abumansour

At 40 years old, Saify Muhammed is a washed-up confidence trickster who owes money to everyone, including his ex-wife. Now he is trying his hand at blackmail. The year is 2000; Saify has a dilapidated music shop selling cassette tapes, including recordings of banned Islamic sermons he mistakenly thinks will turn an illicit profit. His sermon supplier is Al-Mahdi, shady religious advisor to the local bigwig Sheikh Asaad Aman, who has a name as a philanthropist. When Saify finds one tape containing a scandalous recording of the influential Sheikh Asaad, he thinks he’s finally in the money.

Masoud sets out with Salma on a journey with no destination and no plans to return. But when they break down in the desert, their adventure takes an unexpected turn.

Masoud (Mohammed Salama) sets out with Salma (Nada Almojadedi) on a journey with no destination and no plans to return. But when they break down in the desert, their adventure takes an unexpected turn. The mechanic Sufyan mysteriously disappears with the car and Masoud pursues, leaving Salma alone. Thus begins a voyage of self-discovery for Masoud. Alone in the wilderness, he must confront himself, a process that strips away old habits and beliefs as he begins to understand what is essential. The landscape becomes an interlocutor, expanding the psychological and social dimensions usually diminished by the noise of urban life. Within the liminal space of the desert, the values of the life Masoud has left behind are lain bare. Distorted by his immediate relationship to survival, the crisis of selfishness and consumerism that undermine his society becomes apparent. The film was supported in post-production by the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation’s “Bait Al Montage” Fund.

Mozmar is a cultural game rooted in the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia, in which people have stored elements of their art and true essence, identifying themselves and representing their neighborhood's pride, nowadays in a decaying stage.

Uncle Salem Bahijri leans upon as his heart as he rises upon the stairs of his traditional family home in Jeddah’s historical Yemen District. In his presence, the youthful air of a man in his twenties, leaving behind seventy years of age long spent in this very family home.

At 40 years old, Saify Muhammed is a washed-up confidence trickster who owes money to everyone, including his ex-wife. Now he is trying his hand at blackmail. The year is 2000; Saify has a dilapidated music shop selling cassette tapes, including recordings of banned Islamic sermons he mistakenly thinks will turn an illicit profit. His sermon supplier is Al-Mahdi, shady religious advisor to the local bigwig Sheikh Asaad Aman, who has a name as a philanthropist. When Saify finds one tape containing a scandalous recording of the influential Sheikh Asaad, he thinks he’s finally in the money.

At 40 years old, Saify Muhammed is a washed-up confidence trickster who owes money to everyone, including his ex-wife. Now he is trying his hand at blackmail. The year is 2000; Saify has a dilapidated music shop selling cassette tapes, including recordings of banned Islamic sermons he mistakenly thinks will turn an illicit profit. His sermon supplier is Al-Mahdi, shady religious advisor to the local bigwig Sheikh Asaad Aman, who has a name as a philanthropist. When Saify finds one tape containing a scandalous recording of the influential Sheikh Asaad, he thinks he’s finally in the money.

Masoud sets out with Salma on a journey with no destination and no plans to return. But when they break down in the desert, their adventure takes an unexpected turn.

Masoud sets out with Salma on a journey with no destination and no plans to return. But when they break down in the desert, their adventure takes an unexpected turn.

Masoud (Mohammed Salama) sets out with Salma (Nada Almojadedi) on a journey with no destination and no plans to return. But when they break down in the desert, their adventure takes an unexpected turn. The mechanic Sufyan mysteriously disappears with the car and Masoud pursues, leaving Salma alone. Thus begins a voyage of self-discovery for Masoud. Alone in the wilderness, he must confront himself, a process that strips away old habits and beliefs as he begins to understand what is essential. The landscape becomes an interlocutor, expanding the psychological and social dimensions usually diminished by the noise of urban life. Within the liminal space of the desert, the values of the life Masoud has left behind are lain bare. Distorted by his immediate relationship to survival, the crisis of selfishness and consumerism that undermine his society becomes apparent. The film was supported in post-production by the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation’s “Bait Al Montage” Fund.

Mozmar is a cultural game rooted in the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia, in which people have stored elements of their art and true essence, identifying themselves and representing their neighborhood's pride, nowadays in a decaying stage.

Mozmar is a cultural game rooted in the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia, in which people have stored elements of their art and true essence, identifying themselves and representing their neighborhood's pride, nowadays in a decaying stage.

Uncle Salem Bahijri leans upon as his heart as he rises upon the stairs of his traditional family home in Jeddah’s historical Yemen District. In his presence, the youthful air of a man in his twenties, leaving behind seventy years of age long spent in this very family home.