The Spirit of Qatar

This cut down of an original five minute animated film, is an origin story of Qatar and how one boy grew up to become a young scholar and then an iconic warrior. We infused emotion, passion and energy into a vibrant painterly animation that unfolds across his life’s journey.

This was a project that became a personal journey for the team, creatively & technically. We wrote the script, storyboarded, then designed the look and feel of the environments and the characters. We used motion capture to get the realistic motion of the characters and applied utmost care and diligence to the creature animation (horses, camels). It was all rendered in CG, and ultimately we intended to bring a painting canvas to life.

Role - Director/Creative Director

The Spirit of Qatar - Cutdown version

The Spirit of Qatar - Behind the Scenes