Our Males and Females

Arab Short Films

Our Males and Females

Genre:
Drama

Year:
2023

Duration:
11 minutes

Rating:
18+

Screenplay: Rana Alyaseer, Ahmad Alyaseer

Cast: Kamel El Basha, Shafiqa Al Tall

Cinematography: Samer Nimri

Editing: Abdallah Sada

Production: Mais Salman, Ahmad Alyaseer

Awards: - Best Narrative Short – Nashville Film Festival – Tennessee – USA – 2023 - Best International Short Film –B eirut Women Film Festival – Beirut – Lebanon – 2024 - Jury Prize for Best Short Film – London Film Week – London – UK, 2023

Début Status: Jordanian Première

Synopsis

A father and a mother are faced with the painful task of washing and shrouding their deceased transgender daughter. Shrouding is an Islamic religious practice that is deemed obligatory to carry out upon death. But when no one agrees to wash her and shame falls onto the family, how far is the father willing to go to make sure his "son" is washed?

Director’s biography

Ahmad Alyaseer is a Jordanian director, producer and writer. He recently directed his short film "Our Males and Females" which was longlisted for the 2024 Oscars and won 124 awards across 47 countries through 160 international film festivals. The film played at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival and Palm Springs ShortFest. Alyaseer also directed the Emmy Award-nominated kids show “Ahlan Simsim – Sesame Workshop”. Alyaseer is developing his feature “To Him We Return”, which received development support and has been selected at several labs and workshops. Additionally, Alyaseer has more than nine years of experience directing and producing TV series for regional platforms including Shahid, VIU and MBC.