DHAHRAN: Saudi filmmaker Ismail Albukhari’s latest short film “Synthetic,” which premiered at this year’s Saudi Film Festival, will screen on Oct. 13 as part of the official selection at this year’s New York Shorts International Film Festival. Albukhari is currently based in NYC, studying for a master’s degree in directing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. But he still has Saudi Arabia, and Saudi audiences, on his mind. “I specialize in genre films — so if you’re looking for something deep and dr

Source: Arab News