Our Males and Females (2023)
- Original title
- وذكرنا وأنثانا
- Directed by
- Ahmad Alyaseer
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Jordan
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A short film set in Jordan that looks at how people deal with gender identity and the roles society expects them to play. It follows characters navigating their relationships and the pressures around them.
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What happens
Our Males and Females is a short film from Jordan directed by Ahmad Alyaseer. It was written by Rana Alyaseer and Ahmad Alyaseer and produced by Mais Salman and Ahmad Alyaseer. The film explores themes of gender identity, societal expectations, and the complexity of human relationships. The film has won notable awards including Best Narrative Short film at the 54th Nashville Film Festival making it eligible for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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مار ماما (2023)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.