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Release Date:
March 1, 2024
Original Title:
Um Al Dhabaab
Alternate Titles:
Mother of Fog
Genres:
Documentary | Fantasy
Production Companies:
Kadist Art Foundation
Sharjah Art Foundation
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 29
In what could be considered a follow up to Al Qasimi’s 2020 work Mother of Fire, she once again invokes the figure of the jinn (spirits in Islamic mythology) to explore the ghosts of British imperialism in the UAE. As its spectre lingers on the horizon, two teenage girls seek to liberate a pirate damned to spend purgatory on a site now being developed into a hotel. Originally commissioned for Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present, Al Qasimi entangles historical narratives with contemporary notions of piracy. In examining how it has been historically and culturally represented, new perspectives of old mythographies come into focus. (Myriam Mouflih)
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3D Director:
Mohamed Chajid
Co-Producer:
Sharjah Art Foundation
Kadist Foundation
Costume Design:
Farah Al Qasimi
Director:
Farah Al Qasimi
Music:
Farah Al Qasimi
Sound Engineer:
Joaquin Gutierrez Hadid
Writer:
Farah Al Qasimi
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