Mayar Hamdan

School of Art, Art and Technology, MFA 2

Al-Mashata

“Al-Mashata” is a 360º interactive film/game made to be experienced on a mobile phone. “Al-Mashata” is Arabic for “the groomer,” but also means to “clean” or “beautify drastically”. The film is set in a beauty salon in the Middle East and puts you (the user/viewer) in the shoes of the main character, who is entering a beauty salon for the first time. You enter with your Mother. At the salon, you meet an array of characters, each manifesting a part of theme. The ending of the film utilizes the usage of AR beauty filters - which can be uploaded to Instagram (for accessibility and marketing purposes).

Collaborators:Ghouna Jaber (Producer) Hadeer Omar (DOP) Dana Atrach (Co-Writer) Autumn Rogers (Unity Developer) Falah Hannoun (Sound Recordist and Sound Designer)

https://mayarhamdan.com/al-mashata