Ala'a Amer

# The Story of Kamelia The story follows Kamelia, who feels pressured to lose weight whenever she is reminded of her boyfriend, Edry, who is having an affair with her stepsister, Sahara. Her stepsister is more beautiful compared to her increasingly plump body. Kamelia begins taking various weight loss products without considering the side effects. After failing to achieve the desired results, Kamelia joins a special program at a gymnasium. An incident occurs that nearly costs Kamelia her life due to excessive consumption of weight loss pills, which eventually brings Kamelia and Irfan together. Irfan is the owner of the gymnasium, which he runs together with his best friend, Alif. However, secretly, Alif apparently harbors a grudge against Irfan. Without anyone's knowledge, Irfan is actually the heir to a giant corporation, but he is reluctant to get involved in the family business led by his grandmother.

Set in the historical Old City, in Ibb, Yemen, In the Long Run is built around a simple premise: burdened by the nearing arrival of guests, a housewife sends her kid to buy bread before lunch. But this errand soon transforms into a wondrous adventure. As Seven-year-old Ahmed runs determinedly through the alleyways—constantly distracted by the people and events (or perhaps non-events) around him—his journey becomes both a delicate observation of the familial community of Ibb, and an intimate voyage through the Old City’s endangered architecture and beautiful landscape. While Ahmed plays beads with other kids, stumbles into a funeral, and listens to folktales narrated by an 82-year-old, the looming question of whether he’ll make it home before lunch grows larger. Performed by city locals, In the Long Run presents gentle conversations about fear, fate, and faith. Yet, most importantly, it is a story of a child’s imagination, curiosity and wonder.