Private Project

Jumaa and Hakim

A young boy is homeless, another struggles to survive in the jungle. Their journey in life is forever altered by the influence of a stranger from another land.

  • Alawi Shareef
    Director
  • Alawi Shareef
    Writer
  • Alawi Shareef
    Producer
  • El- Mouwhid Abderemane
    Cinematographer
  • Farah Diab
    Cinematographer
  • Alawi Shareef
    Cinematographer
  • El Mouwahid Abderemane
    Editor
  • Alawi Shareef
    Editor
  • Alicia Gonzalez
    Executive Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 18, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    United Arab Emirates
  • Country of Filming:
    United Arab Emirates
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Front Range Film Festival
    Colorado
    United States
    April 22, 2017
    World Premiere
  • Zayed University Middle East Film Festival
    Abu Dhabi
    United Arab Emirates
    May 1, 2017
    Middle East
  • BronzeLens Film Festival

    United States
    August 24, 2017
  • Tangier International Film Festival
    Tangier
    Morocco
    November 30, 2017
    North Africa Premiere
Director Biography - Alawi Shareef

Born in 1991 in Comoros and raised in Dubai, Alawi Shareef graduated with Bachelor Degree in Mass Communication, Advertising and Journalism at Punjab Technical University in India. Later he pursued a Diploma in Cinema at the Asian Academy of Film and Television in New Delhi before returning to Dubai to work in the media industry. Jumaa and Hakim is his debut film.

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