Mother of Fog (2024)
In what could be considered a follow up to Al Qasimi’s 2020 work Mother of Fire, she once again invokes the figure of the jinn (spirits in Islamic mythology) to explore the ghosts of British imperialism in the UAE. As its spectre lingers on the horizon, two teenage girls seek to liberate a pirate damned to spend purgatory on a site now being developed into a hotel. Originally commissioned for Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present, Al Qasimi entangles historical narratives with contemporary notions of piracy. In examining how it has been historically and culturally represented, new perspectives of old mythographies come into focus. (Myriam Mouflih)
Director: Farah Al Qasimi
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Aaliyah Alawadhi as Noura |
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Almaha Jarallah as Meitha |
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Gaith Abdullah as Majid Bin Rashid |
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Steven John Bond as Sir Henry William Clarke |
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Farah Al Qasimi as Um Al Dhabaab |
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Jusab Channa as Jusab Channa/Jack Sparrow |
| Directing | Farah Al Qasimi | Director |
| Sound | Farah Al Qasimi | Music |
| Production | Kadist Foundation | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sharjah Art Foundation | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Farah Al Qasimi | Costume Design |
| Sound | Joaquin Gutierrez Hadid | Sound Engineer |
| Visual Effects | Mohamed Chajid | 3D Director |
| Writing | Farah Al Qasimi | Writer |
