Award-winning photographer Misan Harriman brings powerful message of social justice to 2024 Ajyal
The Peninsula
Doha, Qatar; November 20, 2024: Acclaimed photographer and Oscar nominated filmmaker Misan Harriman said he was in tears when he was invited to the 20...
Doha, Qatar; November 20, 2024: Acclaimed photographer and Oscar nominated filmmaker Misan Harriman said he was in tears when he was invited to the 2024 Ajyal Film Festival by Doha Film Institute Chief Executive Officer Fatma Hassan Alremaihi.
"I've never heard of a major film festival opening with a film about Sudan, where the world witnesses the largest loss of lives," says Harriman. "That Ajyal recognised it by opening with Sudan, Remember Us – to me – is an extremely revolutionary moment.”
He was further moved by the fact that Ajyal 2024 was bringing From Ground Zero, set against the backdrop of the ongoing war on Palestine, with 22 short films created by filmmakers from Gaza.
“I have many colleagues in Gaza, some of them no more, and to see the reality of what is happening reflected in real-time in this way is crucial."