Mufarrij Almajfel

Mufarrej Al-Mujaffal is a Saudi writer and screenwriter. He began his literary career in the world of very short stories and satirical texts, where he published several prose collections that left a clear impact on the local cultural scene. He was distinguished by his intense and profound style, which paved the way for his smooth transition to screenwriting, becoming one of the most prominent new cinematic voices in the Kingdom. Al-Muffil presented a number of notable cinematic works, including “The Departed,” “The Zero Distance,” “Had al-Tar,” and “Hawjan,” which won local awards and was shown at international festivals. He is known for his frequent cooperation with director Abdulaziz Al-Shalahi, and is distinguished by his high ability to build realistic characters and texts that carry a human and philosophical dimension, which made him one of the transformation makers in the contemporary Saudi cinematic scene.