Discoveries from Oman World Cinema

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.

A short film by Abdullah Habib, shot in New York City.

This film shows the ship’s construction and launch. It tells the story of how she was sewn together without a single screw, nail or bolt and the mighty struggle to launch her.

A short film by Muzna Almusafer.

A short film by Muzna Almusafer.

During a family trip to Malaysia, a distant mother rediscovers the true value of presence and connection.

A bus-load of madmen along with a veteran revolutionary, a hysterical man, a shrewd politician, a blind traveler and Kareem ride along a remote highway with no sense of what lay ahead of them.

Recording a 24-hour period throughout every country in the world, we explore a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen before on screen. We follow characters and events that evolve throughout the day, interspersed with expansive global montages that explore the progression of life from birth, to death, to birth again. In the end, despite unprecedented challenges and tragedies throughout the world, we are reminded that every day we are alive there is hope and a choice to see a better future together. Founded in 2008, it set out to explore our planet's identity and challenges in an attempt to answer the question: Who are we?

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.

Nine-year-old Aseel's father is the sheikh of his village and trains camels for racing. Excessive tourism results in a natural disaster that affects the villagers. When the father becomes a victim, Aseel must return his camel, destroying his dreams.

A short film by Abdullah Habib, shot in New York City.

There is no escape… From one side of the globe to the other, there is no escaping the faces, the visions, the ever-watchful camera. There is no escaping the mask, there is no escaping the resonating echoes of images and sounds that cross each other over time. There is no escaping the cinema. There is no escaping the terrors of the mind. “A mysterious loner, perhaps a poet, journeys through a series of uncanny surrealistic landscapes with an unclear purpose. His adventure is divided into three sections. The main theme of this experiment is to compare the eerier qualities of different landscapes and interpose the characters within them, elaborating the project’s ongoing preoccupation with extracting sinister moods from ordinary settings. In a way, these can be seen as experimental horror films in which an atmosphere of dread is evoked and sustained without the expected narrative trappings.”

A piano player tries to bring his wife back to life, but the deal awakens the devil inside him.

A personal short film by Abdullah Habib.

A rural villager, RIPON is surprised anyone would send him a package. he opens it, shocked to find the Courier has delivered a box full of garbage he recognizes as items he had discarded into the river Surma during his wedding celebration.

A short film by Abdullah Habib, shot in New York City.

Linked by a tour company owner's narration, this documentary short keeps it personal with profiles on four Omani beekeepers, whose stories about family, business, and a love for their culture form perspectives into a small but growing industry under the searing desert sun. Served with a side of Omani bread and delicious honey.

Human dignity within a family is a fundamental concept that emphasizes the inherent worth and value of each individual, regardless of their actions or circumstances. When a father puts pressure on his son, it is important to approach the situation with empathy, understanding, and respect for both parties involved.

An unsettled academic, seeking solace in the mountains to escape his internal conflicts, tries to uncover the truth that all the forces that bind him—and humanity—are nothing but illusions, only to discover that the idea is eternal under the framework of words and cannot be surpassed.

The film deals with the profession of cultivation and manufacture of Omani red sugar in a cinematic way. It dealt with the human aspect and the economic and social aspects of this profession, and how some families maintained this profession, which mixed between pleasure and difficulties in the production process and the extent of acceptance of modernization, while documenting important aspects with concern to the competent authorities.

A short film by Abdullah Habib, shot in New York City.

A short film by Abdullah Habib, shot in New York City.