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Short film · 2022 · عبر الأزقة

In the Long Run

Sent to buy bread before lunch, seven-year-old Ahmed drifts through Ibb’s Old City and turns a simple errand into a portrait of community, endangered architecture, and childhood wonder.

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Ahmed and another child playing marbles in Ibb’s Old City

Omar’s selection

04 images

Ahmed and an elder outside a stone house in Ibb’s Old City — P10-S00801

Ahmed speaking with a seated elder in a stone-lined street — P10-S02302

Ahmed peeking around a weathered stone corner — P10-S02403

A donkey and pedestrians moving through a narrow Old City lane — P10-S03204

Full gallery

30 images

A child seated in a traditional family room — P10-S00101

A figure standing in a modest family kitchen — P10-S00202

Ahmed crossing a sunlit courtyard in the Old City — P10-S00303

Ahmed standing alone in a narrow alley, seen from above — P10-S00404

Children playing marbles beside a stone wall — P10-S00505

Ahmed and an elder emerging through an old stone doorway — P10-S00906

Historic white architecture reflected in a pool in Ibb — P10-S01007

Children kneeling together along a stone wall — P10-S01108

A funeral procession moving through the Old City — P10-S01209

A quiet market street framed by historic buildings — P10-S01310

An Arabic shop sign beside the green funeral cloth — P10-S01411

The funeral procession seen from a high window — P10-S01512

Ahmed running down a narrow stone alley — P10-S01613

Portrait of Ahmed carrying bread through the Old City — P10-S01714

Ahmed speaking with men gathered in an Old City square — P10-S01815

A narrow passage cut through weathered stone buildings — P10-S01916

Ahmed running past a wooden cart and hanging laundry — P10-S02017

Ahmed playing with brightly colored fabric — P10-S02118

Ahmed walking through the stone alley beside a wooden cart — P10-S02219

Ahmed carrying bread through a broad Old City lane — P10-S02520

Ahmed walking near stepped stone buildings — P10-S02721

Ahmed entering a red wooden door set in a stone wall — P10-S02822

Portrait of the elderly storyteller — P10-S03023

Ahmed beside an elder while children play nearby — P10-S03124

A donkey and townspeople passing along a stone lane — P10-S03425

Children walking through a sunlit Old City street — P10-S03526

Close view of Ahmed holding an elder’s hand — P10-S03727

Ahmed running through a descending stone passage — P10-S03828

Portrait of Ahmed holding bread near a doorway — P10-S03929

Flatbread resting on a cloth beside a red plastic bag — P10-S04030

Behind the scenes

02 images

A brief view behind the camera in Ibb’s Old City—working closely with the director, young cast, and local crew to shape the film’s intimate journey.

Omar A. Nasr and a crew member monitoring the cinema camera on location — P10-BTS-00101

Camera, track, reflector, boom, and crew working in the Old City location — P10-BTS-00202