Oustaz

At a glance

Oustaz, is a 2016 Saudi movie, directed by Bentley Brown, and starring Mahamat Ali Boukhary, Bentley Brown, Aaron Brown. with a runtime of 19 minutes.

Overview

Oustaz is a deeply personal documentary in which an American-born filmmaker raised in Chad revisits home videos made alongside his Arabic language teacher. After the teacher's death, the filmmaker uses this intimate archive to explore the moment their shared passion for cinema first took shape. The film is both a tribute to a formative mentor and a meditation on memory, language, and the ways a single relationship can define a creative life. A touching portrait of teaching, loss, and the enduring power of human connection.

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