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On the 15th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, ‘Mirrors of Diaspora’ explores themes of exile, creativity, identity and war told through the lives of seven Iraqi artists living outside the country of their birth for close to half a century. The artists featured in this documentary belong to a group known as ‘Iraqi Artists in Exile’. Filmed over three decades, this ambitious project explores their challenges, failures and successes, both as artists and in their private lives: from the time they graduated from art school in the 1970s, working as street artists in the piazzas of Rome and Florence, to becoming well-known. The central question the film poses is: what are the consequences of spending most of one’s life in exile? At a time of unprecedented global migration when barely a day passes without a tragic story played out in the international media, ‘Mirrors of Diaspora’ contributes to greater understanding of one of the defining issues of our time.

A documentary film about the black Abaya.

A documentary film that tells the story of the artist Fawzi and the series of Experiments and experiences which he had in the field of Caligraphic art.

Two amazing children dreaming about a Lebanese star leaving on the other side of the wall. A touching short on the Moroccan society and its social classes differences.

The story of an old abandoned cinema in Kosti, a town in White Nile state.

Eltayeb Mahdis film ARBA'A MARAT LIL ATFAL depicts the everyday life at that time in facilities and schools for children with physical or mental disabilities. Children in class are being shown where amongst other things art, woodwork and speaking are being taught but also the hustle and bustle in the schoolyard as well as physiotherapy and the handling of walking aids are being described.

A portrait of a migrant worker in Lebanon.

This documentary is unique from the previous films that dealt with the Corona pandemic, as it raises the issue of the virus that has stoned the entire world and stopped the wheel from the viewpoint of scientists who are currently spending time on the front lines in fighting the virus. From students of his fairy code, through suggested treatments, to vaccines, and their availability soon. The documentary also includes impressive testimonies of the infected survivors and testimonies of relatives who have lost loved ones, giving the film a human look that shows how our lives and human relationships have changed in the time of Corona and his enemy

It is the story of two adjacent villages, between them a runner and a bridge between them and a girl enchanted on the bridge. The bridge and the cutter were lost on a long-standing enmity that continued and deepened day after day. But the cause of enmity is unknown and has nothing to do with the crucifixion of the story. In the past, the two communities gathered a relationship of friendship and love until a mysterious grudge came and separated them, making them one of the deadliest enemies. The estate of the bridge cut off the course of water heading towards the cutter's estate, causing its lands to dry up and destroy its crops. A state of explosive hatred and boiling prevailed between the two villages for a long time.

Through simple collage art, "Alazeef“ conveys the typical life of an Iraqi soldier one week before the 1991 Desert Storm. This nameless soldier has a deep mentality in which he looks through his life and others’ in Baghdad. He dreams and wonders about the United States and their soldiers. The narration, written by Fady Alsaegh, aims to explain the huge war machine through diving in the life of one soldier.

Straight out of Khartoum comes a short film featuring a collection of young men who call themselves Hip Hop Artists, In Search of Hip Hop, directed and shot by Issraa El-Kogali, offers a an inside look at a fresh new wave of creative expression in Sudan. With a recent boom in live performances and visiting DJs and MCs from Europe and the USA the Hip Hop fire is really catching on in the city of two Niles. The film features live performances, spur of the moment free-styling and footage from the first Sudan Boombox live DJ party in spring of 2010.

Imagine that your father is a Palestinian Arab, and he had fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Imagine that you have siblings, and you cannot talk to them because you do not speak the same language. Imagine that you have a family, but you were raised without parents... The film reveals the extraordinary story of a Palestinian family.

Mamdouh, a young man estranged from his father, starts a poultry farm on his secretary's advice. He meets his secretary's sister Aida, a young woman looking for wealth. When he introduces her to the dancer Nousa, she convinces Aida to become a belly dancer.

A documentary approach that explores a sensitive subject in a shocking way. Do we investigate the horrors we face in our societies, or stay in denial?

A journey into a strange new world. Director Qamar Abdulmalik relies on collective memories of advertisements, familiar yet artificial, to create the atmosphere of a “dream”. In that space, he renders the complex realities of nationality, country, and home.

It's about a loving-life girl who faces many obstacles in her way achieving her dream nevertheless she insists on going on.