1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
The inspiring story of a brave young scientist from the 11th century
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This film is available in many languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, German and Spanish. To access all language versions please visit the YouTube playlist.
The late legendary actor Omar Sharif takes the lead role in the short film that brings to life the story of Ibn al-Haytham’s quest to discover the nature of light and vision. The partly animated storyline is intertwined with a live-action backstory starring Sharif, who guides in the quest of discovering Ibn al-Haytham’s journey to understand how we see, and the principles of light and optical theories.
The short film is produced by Ahmed Salim, starring legendary actor Omar Sharif, voice by Khalid Abdalla and music composed by Sami Yusuf.