The Council

Name: The Council
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Released: 2014
Duration: 80 min

Director: Yahya Alabdallah

Rights:

Highlights

Winner of the International Documentary Award of the Final Cut in Venice at the Venice International Film Festival.
The film received Dubai Film Market’s Enjaaz Fund.
This documentary film genuinely examines the problems facing the free educational systems in Jordan and the Arab world.

2014/ Jordan - UAE80 min/ Documentary, Comedy

Original Title

Al Majlis

SYNOPSIS

A journey of three young Palestinians running for the student council in a refugee school in Jordan, from announcing the election till the end of the academic year.

CAST

Omar Nofal
Abdlghany Howytat

CREW

Screenwriter: Yahya Alabdallah
DOP: Yahya Alabdallah
Editor: Yasmine Mustafa

Production Company(ies)

The Imaginarium Films
Dubai Media and Entertainment Organization

Producer(s)

Rula Nasser

Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries, Egypt

Arab Film Festival, USA

Paris Biennal of Arab Cinema, France

Carthage Film Festival (JCC), Tunisia

Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), UAE

Venice International Film Festival, Italy

Certificate of Appreciation at the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries, Egypt

Special Mention at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), UAE

International Documentary Award at the Venice International Film Festival, Italy

Reviews

Ola Al Sheikh - Emarat Al Youm (Arabic)

Quotes

"Alabdallah, director of The Last Friday, transfers the view from one scene to the next, and from one character to another. He leaves no stone unturned, delving into and connecting everything together. The scenes cannot be separated." Ola Al Sheikh - Emarat Al Youm (Arabic)