Meshal Aljaser

Born: 1995-01-24

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.


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Is Sumiyati Going to Hell?

as Meshal Aljaser
Released: 2016-11-03

A seven-year-old child narrates the struggles of her nanny, Sumyati, who must navigate prejudice...

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Folaim - Hot Sauce

as Saud
Released: 2015-03-22

A duel between two students on who has it tougher in his academic life.

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Folaim - Allolo

as uncredited
Released: 2016-12-28

A group of outlaws decide to makeup for anything bad they do after they have fun doing it.

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Folaim - Maybe

as Khalid
Released: 2017-07-12

A guy with autism describes what it's like to be autistic.

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Folaim - Moment of Silliness

as Abdullah
Released: 2014-12-23

A guy who makes silly puns with his friends realizes that he's showing symptoms of a new pandemic.

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Folaim - Copyrights

as Meshal
Released: 2014-06-25

A young director shares his drafted script with his friend only to be surprised that his friend...

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Folaim - Eid's Heart

as Yousef
Released: 2014-07-25

A Chubby kid experiences Eid for the first time of his life.

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Folaim - Can I Go Out?

as Khalid
Released: 2017-12-26

A girl asks for her parent's permission to go out with her friend.

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Folaim - Joker Experiment

as Khalid
Released: 2014-08-13

A young guy reenacts a scene of Dark Knight's "Joker" for an audition.

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Folaim - My Friend Satan

as Satan
Released: 2017-02-23

The relationship between a Saudi student living in LA California, and Satan.

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Folaim - Barrel

as Sami
Released: 2014-08-30

An introverted painter finds a mysterious red barrel in his room.

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Folaim - Cocktail

as uncredited
Released: 2014-11-04

A sarcastic mashup of several genres to deliver a simple incident between a group of guys.

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Folaim - Cheetah Wound

as uncredited
Released: 2013-07-06

A hectic short film that sarcastically mimics the repetitive scenarios of the Gulf state's...

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Folaim | These with Public Needs

as Faris
Released: 2017-04-23

A thief encounters a guy on a wheelchair and has a change of heart.

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Folaim - Super Drbawy

as Bullied Teenager
Released: 2012-10-13

A Saudi teenager encounters a stereotypical Saudi bully "Drbawi," but with super powers.

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Folaim - School is Next Week

as Angry Teenager
Released: 2012-08-25

A short film featuring a teenager raging after realizing that school is next week.

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Folaim - Math Night

as Student
Released: 2013-05-05

A teenager spends the night before his math exam with his stereotypical math tutor.

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Folaim - Ahm Ahm

as uncredited
Released: 2014-10-11

While a guy chokes on a date, no one around him realizes.

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Khambalah

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-05-23

Khambalah: A word that has no meaning other than randomness, everything and nothing.

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Folaim

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-08-25

Folaim Ya gholaim - The Eccentric Cinema of Meshal Al Jaser

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