Meshal Aljaser
Meshal Al Jaser was born and raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He became interested in film at a very young age. Since Saudi Arabia didn’t have movie theaters at the time, he decided to make his own films. At 17 years old, Jaser was the main contributor to Folaim’s channel and was one of the first Saudis to direct short films for Telfaz 11’s YouTube channels. Together the channels have garnered around 870 million viewers, and 8.6 million subscribers. In 2016, Jaser directed “Is Sumiaty Going to Hell?” a short film that addresses the struggle Indonesian maids face in the Gulf. The film received final nomination in Oscar eligible festivals, such as LA Shorts Fest and NewFilmmakers Los Angeles. It was also a winner of the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards and was officially selected in many other festivals. His next short, “Under Concrete,” released in 2017, was the winner in the worldwide Qomrah competition. This year, Jaser directed a United Nations campaign for refugees. He was also one of 10 Saudi directors chosen by the Saudi government to represent the Saudi consul in events at Paramount Pictures, Ace Theater, and the Cannes Film Festival.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.289 |
Birthday | 1995-01-24 |
Place of Birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Also Known As | مشعل الجاسر, |
2016
Is Sumiyati Going to Hell?
7.5/4
A seven-year-old child narrates the struggles of her nanny, Sumyati, who must navigate prejudice and cruel treatment from the family she works for.
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Is Sumiyati Going to Hell?
2014
Folaim - Cocktail
0/0
A sarcastic mashup of several genres to deliver a simple incident between a group of guys.
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Folaim - Cocktail
2015
Folaim - Hot Sauce
10/1
A duel between two students on who has it tougher in his academic life.
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Folaim - Hot Sauce
2016
Folaim - Allolo
0/0
A group of outlaws decide to makeup for anything bad they do after they have fun doing it.
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Folaim - Allolo
2017
Folaim - My Friend Satan
0/0
The relationship between a Saudi student living in LA California, and Satan.
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Folaim - My Friend Satan
2017
Folaim - Can I Go Out?
0/0
A girl asks for her parent's permission to go out with her friend.
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Folaim - Can I Go Out?
2017
Folaim - Maybe
0/0
A guy with autism describes what it's like to be autistic.
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Folaim - Maybe
2017
Folaim | These with Public Needs
0/0
A thief encounters a guy on a wheelchair and has a change of heart.
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Folaim | These with Public Needs
2014
Folaim - Barrel
0/0
An introverted painter finds a mysterious red barrel in his room.
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Folaim - Barrel
2012
Folaim - Super Drbawy
0/0
A Saudi teenager encounters a stereotypical Saudi bully "Drbawi," but with super powers.
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Folaim - Super Drbawy
2013
Folaim - Math Night
0/0
A teenager spends the night before his math exam with his stereotypical math tutor.
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Folaim - Math Night
2013
Folaim - Cheetah Wound
0/0
A hectic short film that sarcastically mimics the repetitive scenarios of the Gulf state's annual TV dramas.
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Folaim - Cheetah Wound
2012
Folaim - School is Next Week
0/0
A short film featuring a teenager raging after realizing that school is next week.
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Folaim - School is Next Week
2014
Folaim - Eid's Heart
0/0
A Chubby kid experiences Eid for the first time of his life.
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Folaim - Eid's Heart
2014
Folaim - Joker Experiment
0/0
A young guy reenacts a scene of Dark Knight's "Joker" for an audition.
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Folaim - Joker Experiment
2014
Folaim - Copyrights
0/0
A young director shares his drafted script with his friend only to be surprised that his friend betrays him.
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Folaim - Copyrights
2014
Folaim - Moment of Silliness
0/0
A guy who makes silly puns with his friends realizes that he's showing symptoms of a new pandemic.
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Folaim - Moment of Silliness
2014
Folaim - Ahm Ahm
0/0
While a guy chokes on a date, no one around him realizes.
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