Five different people experience life-changing moments that shift their lives over different routes. They live in a state of permanent waiting - for dreams and a sense of purpose. Some of them wait out of hope and optimism, while others wait out of despair.
Maher, seven years old, walks around the neighbourhood and watches other children playing with their sheep. He is the only child not to have one and his friend laughs at him… He takes refuge in his mother's arms and she is also frustrated in the face of her neighbours and complains to her husband. But how can you find a sheep when you don't have enough money ?
Saad is in kindergarten, a sweet and innocent child. When Dania joins his class, he falls in love at first sight, discovering feelings he didn’t know it was possible to have. Love turns Saad’s little life upside down. He can't concentrate, eat, or do any of his regular day-to-day activities. He tries to understand why this is happening, asking his father about what these feelings mean, but the response doesn’t answer any of his questions. Finally, he decides to give his beloved his most prized possession: his chewing gum. Is this what love is all about?
A Hasan Marih movie - A disobedient son
Jamal is a young man trying his best to look important despite a rough day filled with problems. He wears a suit that looks fancy at first glance, but he has no shoes, and he keeps checking a dysfonctional watch as if he’s on a tight schedule. Jamal gets rejected from a job interview, kicked out by a security guard, and misses the bus. All while holding into the image of someone successful, hoping to impress others and land a job.
A stop-motion animation short film.
During the quarantine period at the beginning of the pandemic, "Yasser" deals with his anxiety and questions by reconsidering his surroundings
On a journey to explore the complex connection between memories and the present, Salem revisits his mother’s legacy through a cactus plant.
Hussain Shariff's first film, a documentary centred on a traditional fertility rite of the Ingessana people in the southern Blue Nile State, celebrating ashes, the sun and good harvests.
A documentary about what Bashar al-Assad and his soldiers did to the innocent Syrian people
A remake of Layla and the Wolf story, aka "Little Red Riding Hood".
In 2016, a group of young men headed out on a short fishing trip around Farasan Island, off the coast from Jazan. Intending to be away for only an hour, they were soon driven off course in thick fog, heading unknowingly towards the war-torn Yemeni border. As they realized where they were and tried to head back, their boat ran out of fuel. For 90 hours, they drifted without food or water, constantly at risk from passing pirates or being shot from the shore. There were many moments when they despaired of surviving; then came a glimmer of hope.
Following a washed out actor who is desperate to get back to the theatre scene, and what would happen if a simple yet pressing matter might ruin his big night.
This short video was shot in the urgency of the Israeli war against Lebanon in July 2006. It sheds light on how the Lebanese would go about their daily lives during and right after the war. Far from the bombastic frenzy of media broadcast, the tragedy of war is recorded with compassion, simplicity, and even humor.
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.
