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Jahfar Muataz

Director
Class #11
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Jahfar Muataz

Director
Class #11
Jahfar Muataz
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Super16 films of
Jahfar Muataz
Splittet

Malik feels like a stranger in Sweden after his family fled there from Iraq. In Sweden he is bullied and often gets into fights at school. When Saddam Hussein is hanged, the family decides to move back to Iraq, which excites Malik as he can now finally feel at home somewhere. Soon after arriving, however, Malik begins to feel the same strangeness that he did in Sweden. It begs the question: What is home and what does it really mean to belong somewhere?

Final film
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28 min
2022
Splittet

Malik feels like a stranger in Sweden after his family fled there from Iraq. In Sweden he is bullied and often gets into fights at school. When Saddam Hussein is hanged, the family decides to move back to Iraq, which excites Malik as he can now finally feel at home somewhere. Soon after arriving, however, Malik begins to feel the same strangeness that he did in Sweden. It begs the question: What is home and what does it really mean to belong somewhere?

Det ottende sakramente

Before the funeral of a young woman, the woman's father Torben confesses to stuff that happened during her childhood. And now the devoted Catholic priest William is faced with a fateful dilemma.

Mid-term film
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11
11
22 min
2021
Det ottende sakramente

Before the funeral of a young woman, the woman's father Torben confesses to stuff that happened during her childhood. And now the devoted Catholic priest William is faced with a fateful dilemma.

Kaboos

Kaboos is about Amna the college student whom we follow 72 hours before her final exam in biology. Amna is haunted by sleep paralyses and anxiety which effects her everyday life.

First-year film
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11
11
27 min
2020
Kaboos

Kaboos is about Amna the college student whom we follow 72 hours before her final exam in biology. Amna is haunted by sleep paralyses and anxiety which effects her everyday life.

Filmography
Splittet
Instructor
Producers
Screenwriter
2022
Det ottende sakramente
Instructor
Producers
Screenwriter
2021
Kaboos
Instructor
Producers
Screenwriter
2020
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Films of the same year
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Opera Night

The discovery of a crack in the basement wall at her workplace at the Opera, sends foresightful and unafraid cleaner Angeli out for a magical musical quest for help, while everyone around her seems to follow the motto "the show must go on" by heart.

Mid-term film
#
11
Class #11
15 min
2021
Opera Night

The discovery of a crack in the basement wall at her workplace at the Opera, sends foresightful and unafraid cleaner Angeli out for a magical musical quest for help, while everyone around her seems to follow the motto "the show must go on" by heart.

Dit navn skrevet i bølger

Karl and Andrea arrive at a summerhouse, they have rented for the weekend. At first the mood is good, but slowly the true agenda of the weekend starts to unveil. Andrea has been unfaithful to Karl, and the question is whether or not the young, vulnerable couple can overcome their personal insecurities and struggles and stay together.

First-year film
#
11
Class #11
24 min
2020
Dit navn skrevet i bølger

Karl and Andrea arrive at a summerhouse, they have rented for the weekend. At first the mood is good, but slowly the true agenda of the weekend starts to unveil. Andrea has been unfaithful to Karl, and the question is whether or not the young, vulnerable couple can overcome their personal insecurities and struggles and stay together.

Bjergets Tårer

Heavily pregnant and in the early summer heat, Mina has wandered up into the Montenegrin mountains in search of answers to the problems she is facing with her partner, Daniel. She longs for him, but she is full of doubt.

Final film
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11
Class #11
28 min
2022
Bjergets Tårer

Heavily pregnant and in the early summer heat, Mina has wandered up into the Montenegrin mountains in search of answers to the problems she is facing with her partner, Daniel. She longs for him, but she is full of doubt.

Heartbreak

Albert and Sixten are getting married. Today. The only problem is that if they were honest with each other, they shouldn’t even be a couple anymore. Frictions arise on the morning of the wedding, and quickly, it's obvious that something is completely wrong.

Final film
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11
Class #11
26 min
2022
Heartbreak

Albert and Sixten are getting married. Today. The only problem is that if they were honest with each other, they shouldn’t even be a couple anymore. Frictions arise on the morning of the wedding, and quickly, it's obvious that something is completely wrong.

Parade

Bojana, the local hand ball coach is put to test when parents of the little league team start questioning her stern pedagogical methods. Bojana feels trapped during a heated match where everyone seems to have an opinion on her behaviour.

First-year film
#
11
Class #11
19 min
2020
Parade

Bojana, the local hand ball coach is put to test when parents of the little league team start questioning her stern pedagogical methods. Bojana feels trapped during a heated match where everyone seems to have an opinion on her behaviour.

Balladen om den forsvundne revolver

In a suburban town characterized by an unpopular no-drinking policy and a simmering atmosphere of misery, the drunken country sheriff wakes up with a raging hangover and a big problem: he's lost his revolver. In search of his missing revolver, the officer fights a futile battle to maintain control over the workers' drunkenness and a strange moped gang with evil intentions.

Mid-term film
#
11
Class #11
26 min
2021
Balladen om den forsvundne revolver

In a suburban town characterized by an unpopular no-drinking policy and a simmering atmosphere of misery, the drunken country sheriff wakes up with a raging hangover and a big problem: he's lost his revolver. In search of his missing revolver, the officer fights a futile battle to maintain control over the workers' drunkenness and a strange moped gang with evil intentions.

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Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

First-year film
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12
Class #12
27 min
2022
Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

Wild Child

The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?

Mid-term film
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12
Class #12
23 min
2023
Wild Child

The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?

FOMO / Armageddon

William is convinced it is his fault that the world is coming to an end. On the planet's last day, he is faced with a dilemma; Should he spend his last hours with his family, who have chosen to celebrate his disabled sister's birthday, or should he meet up with his crush, who is impatiently waiting for him at the local beach?

Mid-term film
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12
Class #12
12 min
2023
FOMO / Armageddon

William is convinced it is his fault that the world is coming to an end. On the planet's last day, he is faced with a dilemma; Should he spend his last hours with his family, who have chosen to celebrate his disabled sister's birthday, or should he meet up with his crush, who is impatiently waiting for him at the local beach?

Kuglen & Keglen

Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.

First-year film
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12
Class #12
16 min
2022
Kuglen & Keglen

Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.

Død af grin

In this absurd dark-comedy, funerals are happy and joyful events celebrating the deceased. Ole's sister has just passed away after a long battle with cancer, which calls for the usual festivities. The only problem is Ole's deep sorrow and grief, which doesn't seem to fit the occasion.

Mid-term film
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12
Class #12
21 min
2023
Død af grin

In this absurd dark-comedy, funerals are happy and joyful events celebrating the deceased. Ole's sister has just passed away after a long battle with cancer, which calls for the usual festivities. The only problem is Ole's deep sorrow and grief, which doesn't seem to fit the occasion.

Sneglehuset

The poor and pregnant maid Karen slaves her days away, taking care of the imprisoned noblewoman Rigmor. Their fragile friendship suddenly presents an opportunity for a better life, when Rigmor mentions a valuable treasure buried in the forest. In hope of freedom, the two women spite their differences and attempt an escape. But can they create an alliance across class, and flee from fate?

First-year film
#
12
Class #12
24 min
2022
Sneglehuset

The poor and pregnant maid Karen slaves her days away, taking care of the imprisoned noblewoman Rigmor. Their fragile friendship suddenly presents an opportunity for a better life, when Rigmor mentions a valuable treasure buried in the forest. In hope of freedom, the two women spite their differences and attempt an escape. But can they create an alliance across class, and flee from fate?