The Menace from Above
TITLE
The Menace from Above
DIRECTOR
Mariam Khayat
COUNTRY
Saudi Arabia
YEAR
2022
DURATION
6′
GENRE
Animation
Overview

The Menace from Above
In the shallow waters of the Red Sea, a happy-go-lucky fish is forced to set out on a journey to save the sea creatures from the soulless monster before it kills all life underwater.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Mariam Khayat
Mariam Khayat is an animation writer and producer. She holds an MFA degree in Animation and Digital Arts from the University of Southern California. She recently produced the animation shorts "The Menace from Above" and "Saleeg," which are recipients of the Daw’ Film Fund by the Saudi Ministry of Culture. Her previous animation shorts have screened at multiple film festivals around the world, namely the Lebanese Independent Film Festival and Silk Road International Film Festival in Ireland, and had won the Audience Choice Award at Mentor Arabia. Mariam co-founded Cinepoetics Pictures, a film production studio, where she’s currently producing animation projects. When she's not making films, Mariam is swimming, or diving.
Credits
- DirectorMariam Khayat
- ScreenplayMariam Khayat
- CinematographyMatthew Steidl
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Mariam Khayat, Talitha Barkow
- Production Company
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Distributor/s
Specifications
- Project TitleThe Menace from Above
- Project TypeAnimation
- Completion Date January 1, 2022
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Country of origin
Saudi Arabia - Country of filmingSaudi Arabia
- LanguageArabic, English
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectYes

Mariam Khayat
Mariam Khayat is an animation writer and producer. She holds an MFA degree in Animation and Digital Arts from the University of Southern California. She recently produced the animation shorts "The Menace from Above" and "Saleeg," which are recipients of the Daw’ Film Fund by the Saudi Ministry of Culture. Her previous animation shorts have screened at multiple film festivals around the world, namely the Lebanese Independent Film Festival and Silk Road International Film Festival in Ireland, and had won the Audience Choice Award at Mentor Arabia. Mariam co-founded Cinepoetics Pictures, a film production studio, where she’s currently producing animation projects. When she's not making films, Mariam is swimming, or diving.