The Jakar

A story of the extinct cultural heritage of an annual race that exceeded 100 years ago, beginning of the twentieth century . It was held on the coasts of Jeddah city in the most important period of the year at that time. And has local and international popularity, but it ended in the sixth decade of the same century with the construction of the new Jeddah Islamic port berth And dispensing with the old coast to confine these boats to a place known today as "The graveyard of boats". An exciting story told from the perspective of a grandson of the race leaders and "The Sea Lane" neighborhood.

  • Nazeeh Abo Dawood
    Featuring
    Featuring, Archival Material
  • Abdulaziz Bawazeer
    Director
    Film Director, Post-Production Supervisor
  • Lujain Hussain
    Producer
    Producer, Boom Operator
  • Osama Rubihan
    Director Of Photgraphy
    Cinematographer, Film Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    الجكر
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    History, Drama, Mystry, Documentry, Short, Archive
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 3, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Saudi Arabia
  • Country of Filming:
    Saudi Arabia
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony A7s II, 24 fps
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Abdulaziz Bawazeer

Results oriented professional, creative eye within all aspects of film production.

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Director Statement

Professional, creative filmmaker and video editor within all
aspects of of storytelling. My experience on editing as freelancer was with SBC channel in 5 TV programs it being shown on the channel between 2019-2020. Then directed "The Jakar" documentary short film at 3rd of March 2020.