Qatar Heads to the Oscars
12/08/23
Beyond hosting the first World Cup in the Arab world, Qatar is also making history with And Then They Burn the Sea, the country’s first Oscar-qualified film in consideration for an Academy Award. Director Majid Al-Remaihi grapples with his mother’s gradual loss to dementia in this short documentary. He was part of the Class of 2018 but to care for his mother.
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