Our Males and Females​
TITLE
Our Males and Females
DIRECTOR
Ahmad Alyaseer
COUNTRY
Jordan
YEAR
2023
DURATION
11′
GENRE
Live Action
Overview
Our Males and Females
A father and 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 BIOGRAPHY - Ahmad Alyaseer
Ahmad Alyaseer is a Jordanian director, producer and writer. He recently directed the Emmy Award nominated kids show (Ahlan Simsim - Sesame Workshop). His Sci-Fi experimental feature (When Time Becomes a Woman, 2012) was screened at various film festivals including Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival. Ahmad is developing his feature (To Him We Return) which received development support and has been selected at several labs and workshops. Additionally, Ahmad has more than nine years of experience directing and producing TV series for regional platforms including Shahid, VIU and MBC.
Credits
- DirectorAhmad Alyaseer
- Screenplay Ahmad Alyaseer and Rana Alyaseer
- Cinematography Samer Nimri
- Editing Abdallah Sada
- Cast
- Producer/s Mais Salman, Ahmad Alyaseer
- Production Company
- Distributor/sOuat media Sales Agent Worldwide All Rights
Specifications
- Project TitleOur Males and Females
- Project TypeLive Action
- Completion Date January 1, 2023
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Country of origin
Jordan -
Country of filming
Jordan - LanguageArabic
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Ahmad Alyaseer
Ahmad Alyaseer is a Jordanian director, producer and writer. He recently directed the Emmy Award nominated kids show (Ahlan Simsim - Sesame Workshop). His Sci-Fi experimental feature (When Time Becomes a Woman, 2012) was screened at various film festivals including Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival. Ahmad is developing his feature (To Him We Return) which received development support and has been selected at several labs and workshops. Additionally, Ahmad has more than nine years of experience directing and producing TV series for regional platforms including Shahid, VIU and MBC.