Daniel, a Swiss botanist, is plagued by his own suicidal intentions. Stressed by his environment and social pressure, he decides to retreat to his parents' mountain hut to escape his depression. At the same time, Zaineb and her eight-year-old daughter, after being dropped off by a human smuggler at the Italian-Swiss border, wander through the mountains trying to reach a Swiss town illegally.
The film captures the Palestinian workers commuting from their homes to workplaces in Israel. For work permit holders, the day starts with long hours of waiting in line, humiliating body searches with sniffer dogs, and the risk of suffocation at densely crowded checkpoints. Workers unable to obtain work permits, in contrast, must sneak into Israel with the help of smugglers - a dangerous gamble to earn a living. We accompany workers on their respective routes and capture hair-raising risks, random stops, daily threats, and the looming spectre of Covid with no guarantee of getting home again or of receiving proper medication. The film also highlights the leadership and courage of Palestinian women attempting to compensate for a husband’s long absence from home: The challenges of pursuing alternative sources of income and keeping vigil over the roads while the men sneak out to reach their jobs.
Filmed over a period of ten years, Dance with a Bullet is about the personal story of a 27-year old Iraqi male dancer named Anmar Taha, his survival after being shot in Baghdad by Muslim extremists in 2006 and the new life he built up for himself after fleeing to Sweden. Anmar's close friend - the filmmaker - narrates.
A film director, facing a creative block, follows a woman through her day, only to find himself entangled in a deeper mystery.
A young artist reach out to a producer, switch to a dealer and kills his own producer and becomes a different person.
Exploring the unfiltered beauty of movement through an intimate journey into Morocco’s unique horse-riding culture.
In a satirical comedy framework, the events of the play deal with Jordan's position on normalization with Israel after the end of the Israeli-Palestinian war with the Oslo Accords, and discusses many important political issues in the nineties
A farce, discussing many Jordanian political issues, and the suffering of the people with increasing taxes, so many resort to selling everything they own to provide for the necessities of life
The very first Sudanese feature film.
A critical satirical play that deals with the state of the popular and social situation, the street movement, daily events, and is presented in the form of café talk, what is happening on the ground, how the simple citizen thinks, and how governments think in their own way.
Through the character of Abu Saqr, the great artist "Musa Hijazin" presents many social issues and political situations in a comedic way
A critical satirical play that deals with the state of the popular and social situation, the street movement, daily events, and is presented in the form of café talk, what is happening on the ground, how the simple citizen thinks, and how governments think in their own way
During the war, the father dies and the rest of the family gathers together. After years of separation, three siblings have to come to terms with their broken relationships and the death of their father. Despite the arduous journey to the distant village, the sister insists on fulfilling their father's will. Over time, they are confronted with difficult decisions.
"Thank you Soma - شكراً صوما" explores the relationship between Nour, a young Lebanese woman, and Soma, the migrant domestic worker who’s played a large part in her upbringing. It is a reminder to us not to become complacent in the comfort of our daily lives and to continue to question the complexity and injustice inherent in being a migrant domestic worker today.
