Layal Watfeh

Unique traits: Middle Easter Have a vast interest in different cultures and their music

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  Photocopy (2017)
  Film (Drama) Composer Where do you see yourself in five years? A standard question Mahmoud is asked in a job interview, only to open up deeper questions within him about his life's purpose. A former manual worker in a printing press whose job has become obsolete due to the growing use of computers, Mahmoud is at point in his life where he begins to relate to the extinction of dinosaurs. He leads a routine life that revolves around the photocopy shop he owns, his pension, always late, and his neighbors and customers who, like him, are warm and affectionate. Nothing clouds this pretty picture except for the greedy landlord, who harbours no compassion for Mahmoud's financial difficulties, and is constantly nagging him about his late rent. Meanwhile, Mahmoud grapples with developing feelings for his neighbor, Safeya, a widow, who in turn grapples with loneliness. Their budding romance hits many roadblocks, from their advancing years, to Safeya's son's disapproval of the relationship, to Safeya's own troubled ... Written by Amir Ramses

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  Motel fin de la route (2016)
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  Qabl Zahmet al-Saif (2015)
  Film (Drama) Composer Set in a seaside resort, the film tracks a group of people who meet each other by the beginning of summer season.

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  Nawara (2015)
  Film (Drama) Composer Every day Nawara goes to work along a path that takes her between the alleys of the poor neighborhood and the roads that lead to the villas within a luxury compound. Every day, on her way to work, she carries the worries of the people in her neighborhood and their simple dreams. Little does know that the spring of 2011 will bring her something unexpected. Written by anonymous

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  Dhakerah Men Waraq (2015)
  Television (Drama) Composer The series mixes mysteries of the past with riddles of the present, and explores brazen societal issues that revolve around Gulf students living in Berlin.

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  Abu Mohammad (2015)
  Film (Short, Drama and Family) Composer At 71, Abu Mohammad finds new ways to communicate with his family.

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  Moga Harra (2013)
  Television (Crime, Drama, Romance and Thriller) Composer Magnificent Egyptian series about a murder and a detective is on the case whom will discover shocking events behind the case

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  I Hugged the Berlin Patient (2013)
  Film (Documentary, Adventure and Comedy) Sound department A documentary film-diary about a spirited cancer survivor from Singapore, Edgar Tang, who plunges into a spontaneous quest to find Timothy Ray Brown a.k.a. 'The Berlin Patient' - the first man in the world actually cured of HIV. With his old friend Dzul Sungit behind the camera, Edgar embarks on a raw and reflective exploration spanning three continents, retracing the medical marvel's life through his favorite city Berlin, the doctor who cured him, and his friends. As details emerge about Timothy's ordeal, beginning with his first risky bone-marrow transplant in 2007, Edgar finds lyrical parallels to his own recovery from Stage III Hodgkins' Lymphoma that same year. Armed with only his instinct and quirky personality, Edgar fleshes out an illogical plan to travel farther, just to hug the man. I Hugged The Berlin Patient is an organic journey about taking chances and making choices, culminating in a riveting face-to-face meet between the two survivors. Written by Anonymous

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  Al Arkaan (2012)
  Film (Short, Drama and Family) Sound department Chaptered according to the Five Pillars of Islam. A recently divorced couple try to deal with change in a changing society.

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  Acid (2011)
  Video (Short, Drama and Mystery) Composer Like a hallucination, four unlikely characters converge at their final destination - a private club called ACID - to be vindicated, whether they like it or not.

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  Abandoned Memories (2011)
  Video (Short and Drama) Sound department Seems like it was yesterday.

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  The Road of Death (2011)
  Film (Documentary and News) Sound department This short documentary was shot in Somalia and Dadaab camp in extremely dangerous conditions. The short film focused on the true and painful story of a Somalian mother, Amna Ahmad Adjo who was forced to leave her village in the drought stricken area of Djin and walk the Road of death to find water for her desperate children. But the journey is too long. Along the way her children die from thirst and exhaustion. She is forced to bury them one by one in the hard earth. In Dadaab Camp she meets a man from the Red Crescent who tries to make a difference. With over 12 million Somalians facing starvation this story needed to be told. Written by Anonymous

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  Butterflies of Trip City (2010)
  Film (Short, Drama, Fantasy and Sci-Fi) Composer In the post-apocalyptic world of Trip City any contact with nature is outlawed, the language is internationally primitive and TV dictates the rules. Moarah, one of the factory workers, keeps a little secret at home. Her life may change significantly if anyone finds it out. Written by Anonymous

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  A Journey to Tripoli (2010)
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  Baram & Hamza (2010)
  Film (Short and Drama) Composer After an unusual morning, two 6-year-old boys, Hamza a Palestinian, and Baram an Israeli, leave their homes under usual circumstances. While each of their mothers is planning a new life for her child, the boys walk a great distance as Hamza chases the towns stray dog and Baram shakes off a fight he had with his sister, leading the two to meet at a hillside above an Israeli Settlement. Despite the fact that both boys come from strongly opinionated families, in which the rights for the land have been longed, and regardless of having no common language, Baram & Hamza become fast friends playing with nothing but dirt, rocks and an abandoned barrel. Innocently exchanging concrete items of their their identity, and before they even know it, they become part of the viscous cycle where humanity has become a luxury that is hard to achieve. Written by Zaid Abu Hamdan

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  The Strange Case of Salman abd al Haqq (2007)
  Film (Short and Action) Composer The use of a foreign policy established in the mid-1990s by the US government has begun to spiral out of control since 9/11. Stories of Extraordinary Rendition, dubbed "the outsourcing of torture," have damaged America's image as a bastion of human rights advocacy with one scandal after another. The Strange Case of Salman abd al Haqq is a fictional short film based on the testimony and experiences of torture victims who have fortunately been released to tell their tales. It tells the story of its fictional protagonist Salman, who finds himself jailed and interrogated by the brutal Egyptian secret service in Cairo because of his alleged involvement with three suspected terrorists. Meanwhile, through flashbacks, we learn about Salman's past, from his up-bringing by devoutly Muslim parents in the wake of 9/11 to an identity crisis exacerbated by a year studying at a religious school in Saudi Arabia. The Strange Case touches on issues such as the morality of torture, the effectiveness of ... Written by Tim Gregory

• Gold for best music New York festivals
  (2011)

• Gold for best voice performance New York festivals
  (2011)

• PROMAX Asia SILVER for best sound design
  (2007)

• PROMAX world GOLD for best sound design
  (2006)