Jowaher Alamri

Five shorts come together under an ‘Untitled Omnibus feature’, led by five Saudi women directors. The tone of the Omnibus feature will be brought together under a unified vision to realise nuanced reflections on women-centered narratives.

Nawaf, a high-school graduate in Saudi Arabia is under pressure to pick a college major. While everyone tells him what they think is best for him, he roams the city in search for an answer of his own.

After his marriage is over, Sultan is desperate to meet his daughter. The unlikely discovery of a puppet, Sadeya, sets a plan in motion. He brings her to life, and reaches his daughter with its help. But one day, the puppet leaves him.

Aljadel, a grieving Saudi teenager, refuses to participate in a chant with her middle-school choir honouring her deceased best friend. Meanwhile, the power hungry Main Teacher, rejects their permission to chant and decides instead to order the students to participate in an activity to re-enact the shrouding the dead. When Aljadel watches her friend being shrouded, her anger boils over and she rises to action, leading the rest of the girls to do the same.