Directing

Muzna Almusafer

Muzna Almusafer was born in Muscat. Her admiration for images began at an early age through her father, a painter and photographer. She graduated from Kuwait University majoring in Mass Communication with a minor in Political Science, and studied Swedish Cinema and Television Culture at Stockholm University. Her first short film, ‘Niqab’, won the student competition short at the Gulf Film Festival…

Known For

The Falconer

The Falconer · 2021

Follows Tariq and Cai, two best friends who work together at a zoo, but their friendship is challenged when Tariq plans to steal animals from the zoo and sell them to save his sister from an abusive marriage.

Clouds

In 1978, in the south of Oman, Dablan, a widower lives with his children Salma and Amr in a traditional rural village. Dablan faces pressure from his tribe to kill a leopard threatening the village - pressure that increases when he resolves to set the animal free. A journey inside a tribal society undergoing transformation, shot with intimacy and palpable empathy.

Cholo

The dark-skinned 11-year-old Cholo meets his fair-skinned younger stepbrother Abdullah for the first time when their father Said arrives in Muscat.

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The Falconer

The Falconer · 2021

Follows Tariq and Cai, two best friends who work together at a zoo, but their friendship is challenged when Tariq plans to steal animals from the zoo and sell them to save his sister from an abusive marriage.

Associate Producer

Clouds

In 1978, in the south of Oman, Dablan, a widower lives with his children Salma and Amr in a traditional rural village. Dablan faces pressure from his tribe to kill a leopard threatening the village - pressure that increases when he resolves to set the animal free. A journey inside a tribal society undergoing transformation, shot with intimacy and palpable empathy.

Director

Cholo

The dark-skinned 11-year-old Cholo meets his fair-skinned younger stepbrother Abdullah for the first time when their father Said arrives in Muscat.

Director