Abdulrahman Batawie is a film director known for its young trend storytelling and its cinematic style. 'Art Block' (2023) is his debut film.

synopsis

The story of the film revolves around a young man named Abood, a designer who works in a creative advertising agency. Abood is known for his distinctive creative abilities, and these abilities are the reason for his success in a field that requires continuous creativity. One day, Abood arrives at his office to start a new day of work. In that day, he checks his email and finds a pile of tasks, including a project that is due to be delivered that evening. Abood is worried and tries to rush to finish the task. At that moment, Abood's manager comes to work and stresses the importance of delivering the work on time by 2:00 pm. Abood gets distracted and feels exhausted. He falls asleep at his desk out of fatigue. Abood wakes up to find himself suffering from a strange condition that he does not understand. Abood's colleagues notice this and try to help him in their own ways, but to no avail. Time runs out, and Aboud goes to his manager's office in frustration, He is surprised to hear that he has been fired because he failed to complete the task. His manager adds that he knows that Abood is going through difficult circumstances, but that is not a sufficient excuse. Abood, feeling sad, gathers his belongings and heads out the door of the company. At the last moment, he is surprised to find that the condition he was going through has simply disappeared. Read More

Highlights

Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi Arabia