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“I have a game I enjoy playing with kids, called ‘What do you see that isn’t what it is but you believe it is?’. We randomly pick an object and explore all the possibilities it holds. This is how a pen can become a spaceship, a flute, an earring, a telescope, a car lever. However, how does this game function when, everywhere you turn towards, there’s a wall? How do you play this game when, despite the desire to see beyond the wall, you shouldn’t? Such a wall must be seen as what it is; transforming it into a poetic and imaginative possibility equals silencing and making invisible its reality. Because this wall, like many others, should not exist.” –Stéphanie Janaina

Set in 1956, 8 year old Nabil navigates through new social norms he cannot fathom that impact his next door best friend in post nationalized Egypt. Inspired by true events.

Stop-motion animation interrogates images in a book on Israeli state formation, questioning what lies beyond the image.

A young woman tries to help her mother overcome the absence of her son, only to realize that the depth of her grief is too strong to reconcile.

In his journey through the depths of his past, a man finds himself submerged in a flood of nostalgic memories shared with his grandmother. As he searches for an answer, he ponders the fate of his deceased poplar tree, yearning to know if it still breathes with life.

Two competitive social media Influencers go head-to-head to snatch the "Social Man" of the year title and are willing to break all the rules to win.

This work follows the life of Mustafa Mahmoud, tracing his academic journey, writings, and influence in the Arab and Islamic spheres. It highlights the phase of doubt he experienced intellectually before ultimately resolving it for good. The work also sheds light on new facts previously unknown, such as the pressures from Zionist groups on Al-Ahram newspaper to stop Dr. Mahmoud's articles, and how these pressures escalated to the point of contacting Osama El-Baz, the Information Secretary to the President, about the matter. Additionally, it discusses Mustafa Mahmoud's articles on the issue of intercession, which he wrote in his final days and which sparked significant reactions, including media campaigns against him. This section also chronicles his unique experience in presenting his famous program "Science and Faith," and it reviews the museum he founded as a club for scientists and his extensive charitable activities within the Mahmoud Mosque Association.

Palestinian film in support of Gulf revolutionaries

The only beautiful daughter of Captain Fouad dies by a gang, so he decides to take revenge on the daughter's killers out of his work, and out of harming them

a poignant drama exploring the struggles of individuals grappling with loss and trauma. The story follows Hussein, a man devastated by his father's death, and Amna, a mother seeking solace and support. As they attend a group therapy session, they confront their deepest fears and insecurities, uncovering the hidden pain that binds them together. This film is a submission for the Red Sea Film Festival's 48Hr Film Challenge and was entirely shot and edited within 48 hours.

The life of a young family as it is interwoven with the stories of the past year; of protests, change, revolutions and martyrs. The birth of a baby, the death of a child who became iconic: hope and misery are closely linked.

An experimental theatre project is touring Syria. Through interactive plays, they investigate violence in its different forms and question traditional social rules.

A short, oneiric video in which a two-faced camera attacks its subject.

In the final film of the Encounters on the Tigris trilogy, Abbas travels by boat to Al-Amarah to discover the rich diversity of flora and fauna along the river, before travelling to Al-Hammar marshes where locals reflect on the politically motivated drought of 1991, and the ongoing effects on local communities’ socio-economic wellbeing and access to water.

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.

Images of the training camps of Al-Assifa, the military wing of the Fatah movement in Jordan. The Israeli army organized raids against the city of As-Salt, located northwest of Amman, on August 4, 1968. Members of the terrorist brigade, interviewed in English and German, talk about their guerrilla actions, which sometimes involved soldiers of the Jordanian army.

Ahlam, a young Palestinian fashion designer plans to open her own atelier in Gaza city. With the opening date approaching, things take a different path than what she is planning. But with a name like Ahlam, meaning dreams in Arabic, her ambitions won’t fade.