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Mujtaba Saeed

Mujtaba Saeed

Directing

Biography

Mujtaba Saeed was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. From an early age, he was curious about exploring the theater and film scenes of the Arab World. In 2006, he moved to Germany where he continued his studies in film directing and graduated from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2020. Mujtaba’s directing credits range between short fiction films, feature screenplays, T.V series and feature documentaries through which he explores themes of intercultural contexts, identity, and the dilemmas of human existence. He is best known for his short films “Lime”, “Compass”, “Darkness is a Color”, and the multi award winning film “Zawal” produced by ARTE Germany.

Known For

Darkness Is A Color
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Horst is a hunter trying to stave off the inevitability of aging. Futile, as we all know. Nevertheless, he suffers a crisis of identity about himself, his world, and the forests and glades he so loves. Two days after the disappearing of his gundog Birko, Horst plunges deep into the forest to try and find the wayward pooch, and in doing so, re-immerses himself in his beloved natural world. He hears barking and ploughs on, in search of Birko. Deeper and deeper he goes. What will he discover, deep in the bosky depths?

Darkness Is A Color

2019
El Pianist: Musician in the time of Sahwa
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A Saudi pianist who struggles the prevention of his musical talent and die before the rebirth of art in Saudi Arabia.

El Pianist: Musician in the time of Sahwa

2019
Ramadan in a Day
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On the last day of Ramadan, we accompany six individuals of Eastern origins living in German towns and villages as they face the challenges of fasting in a non-Islamic environment and interact with a society different from their own. Clinging deeply to their identity and the spirituality of the holy month.

Ramadan in a Day

2023
Zawal
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Eight year-old Adam confronts a mutated world, when he breaks out of the designated quarantine area for refugees.

Zawal

2021
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After being cast out by her family for her relationship with a German man, a young Arab woman finds herself abandoned and alone, confronting her past and present in a relentless search to understand her fractured identity.

hayat

2012
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Autism by Salamtak, an awareness-evoking short cinema on how to discover and deal with autism.

Autism

2019
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When a traveling fish vendor refuses to accept the death of his close friend, he embarks on a mysterious journey to find him, plunging into a world of illusions and psychological conflicts that turn his life upside down.

Lime

2015
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When Mishal is compelled to travel to Berlin to prove his marriage to the scholarship student Nora at the cultural attaché’s office, his relentless curiosity drives him to explore the bustling Western city. But his presence quickly stirs suspicion and chaos when he realizes that finding the Qibla in Berlin is a puzzle, with each person praying in a different direction. As Mishal hops from one adventure to the next in search of the “right” direction, his journey spirals into a series of comedic encounters that spark curiosity and questions wherever he goes.

Compass

2015
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A mockumentary about german actor Volker Figge.

After the Death of Volker Figge

2013
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When a disillusioned Turkish man joins a far-right German party out of curiosity and defiance toward his Turkish immigrant community, he finds himself facing a series of provocative and absurd tests set by the party’s skeptical leader in a darkly comedic challenge of his loyalties and beliefs.

Mein Krampf

2014