Perishable Idol

Director

Majid Al-Remaihi

Country

Qatar,, Kuwait, France

Runtime

18 min

Language

Arabic

Synopsis

Hassan Al-Failakawy, an archaeologist, returns to Kuwait’s abandoned Failaka Island. Amid ruins left by war, he confronts questions of return, restitution, and belonging.

Screenplay

Majid Al-Remaihi

Producers

Luc-Jérôme Bailleul, Elodie Wattiaux

About the Director

He is an award-winning artist and filmmaker from Qatar. His short And Then They Burn the Sea was Qatar’s first at Locarno in 2021. He focuses on the complexity of historical narratives and their reconstructions within the Arabian Gulf.