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In this animated film project, Sherko Abbas draws on his own childhood memories of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, as well as using found images and animated footage originally broadcasted on national Iraqi TV programs during the war. After a visit to London’s Imperial War Museum in 2018, Abbas was struck by the display of a Soviet-made T55 tank, which had also been captured in Iraq during the 2003 US invasion. The tank became the catalyst for him to revisit his memories of the Iran-Iraq war, which dominated his childhood. In this work, he revisits the sirens that blared at school and Iraqi state television broadcast propaganda cartoons that glorified Saddam’s war efforts.

Aspirin and a Bullet (2011) is the first feature film by Syrian multimedia artist Ammar Al-Beik. The 2-hour autobiographical black and white film follows the conversations and confessions of those souls close to Ammar; mother, brother, lovers.

A documentary filmed in the controversial labor camps of the United Arab Emirates. The film follows a massive Bollywood singing and trivia competition that searches across 70 labor camps throughout the country to find and crown the champ of all camps. The film alternates between music trivia competition and the gritty reality of a drab life lived by the laborers, while weaving in intimate scenes of their daily routines and emotional reflections on their life as laborers in Dubai.

Being a woman caught between these two Codes: the Family Code and my family's code. Two codes that feed off each other. Prohibitions, injunctions, rules of conduct for women dictated by men of law, family, and society. And women in all of this? Être une femme prise entre ces deux Codes : le Code de la famille et le Code de ma famille. Deux codes qui se nourrissent l’un l’autre. Des interdits, des injonctions, des règles de bonnes conduites destinées aux femmes dictées par des hommes de loi, de la famille et de la société. Et les femmes dans tout cela ?

A young Nubian girl embarks on a journey back in time to reconnect with her drowned homeland.

"Zafir," an unknown entity discovered by a space explorer, accompanies him on a profound philosophical journey.

“I am love.” These verses from a poem by the Emir Abdelkader open this study of love led by Izgar, a young activist stunned by the magnitude of the issue as they wander through life, seeking their place. Violent love, love of God, or self-love? An urgent gesture, and a delicate snapshot of LGBTQIA+ love in Morocco today.

The film follows a day in the life of a girl dea-ling with her inner darkness as seen through her facial expressions, behaviors, and innermost emotions expressed through dance. The plot eventually takes a turn that we all encounter in our daily lives.

A young man in his mid-thirties with a mental illness awakens from sleep to prepare for an audition. To qualify for the audition, he must choose one of many characters to play, causing a conflict that will unveil a certain complication.

An audacious idea consumes Yahya Al-Qaisi after joining a Saudi hiking team. How will he embark on this experience? This is what director Khalid Hwsa reveals in the film 'The Hidden Forest Man'

"Hudhudah" is a film about the maternal tenderness evident in lullabies, their lyrics, melodies, and emotions.

Between Youssef, the former blind soldier, and Dhafer, who fled from the security authorities.

How can a soldier who participated in war regain 28 years of relationship with his daughter?

"Transit" is a mystery film that tells the story of the mysterious communication received by Jacob, who is tasked with answering calls from the victims' relatives during the war.

"The Grocery List" is a short film set in a hidden and strange supermarket that only sells milk bottles.