{"id":27860,"date":"2022-09-28T13:32:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T09:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=27860"},"modified":"2022-09-28T13:32:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T09:32:37","slug":"short-saudi-films-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/short-saudi-films-on-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Is Launching 11 Short Saudi Films"},"content":{"rendered":"

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All the significant changes that Saudi Arabia has witnessed in the past years, left a positive impact that opened doors for Saudis to shine, to rise, and to step forward. Today just so happens to be another great day for Saudi talents, with Netflix launching a curation of 11 short films titled ‘New Saudi Voices,’ which were previously showcased at <\/span>The Red Sea Festival<\/span><\/a> and are also part of the New Saudi\/New Cinema Shorts. <\/span><\/p>\n

The reason this is exciting, is that it highlights Saudi talents including up-and-coming filmmakers so they can stream their films and projects on NETFLIX. This significant step will be an addition to the already successful MENA region content on NETFLIX, which previously collaborated with Sard, a dedicated hub for Arab scriptwriters<\/a> to train women in creative writing, as well as investing $250,000 in Arab Female Filmmakers<\/a> like Jana Wehbe and Asmae El Moudir.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The two things that these films have in common are original concepts and great storytelling. Other than that, each one of them stands out in its own way.<\/p>\n

The 11 films will take us through different time eras and genres, from sci-fi, animation, to horror and more, starting with the fictional ‘Hallucinated’ by Mohamed Basalamah. This film takes us on a journey to illustrate how insomnia changes the life of Moayad, a delivery man whose condition keeps getting worse over time. Through the film, we will see the challenges and obstacles Moayad faces.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Day I Lost Myself\u2019 by Rami Alzayer, is another incredible film that will be showcased through Netflix’s new project. The story centres around Salem, who suffers from constant anxiety, and the film shows us how things take another leap when he goes to an interview and finds himself stuck in an elevator with an old man.<\/p>\n