It’s 2013, two years after the initially peaceful uprising that led to the Syrian civil war, and a group of citizen soldiers are advancing from their hometown of Saraqeb to Al-Tabqa Military Airport, Raqqa to fight Bashar al-Assad’s army.
Since the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have imposed a reign of terror that is particularly brutal towards women. Risking their own lives and those of their loved ones, groups of women are protesting against the regime, and standing up for the right to freedom, education and security. The filmmaker follows and interviews two of these women, Reshmin and her sister.
As mold spreads through the city of Beirut, a woman faced with an auto-immune syndrome questions her ambivalent relationship with her body, surroundings, and the return of her partner.
Story of Uncle Aati Al-Mourki, the Godfather of Saudi fans, the oldest fan of Al-Wahda and one of the pillars of the Saudi stadium culture from 1984 until now. In this documentary, Uncle Aati shares personal and football related memories. We travel alongside him through the neighbourhoods of Mecca, from his home to the local alley, passing by the dusty playgrounds, and lastly at Al sharae Stadium, where cherished memories reside.
Palestine, the Land of the Free. a Palestinian teacher "Waheed" and he's stories.
This short addresses the international struggles, liberation and acceptance of queer life.
"I Thought I Was Going to Make a Poetic Film With My Brother" follows young filmmaker Ahmed as he documents his family's house in northern Egypt, set for demolition under a new government plan. Through this project, Ahmed seeks to reconnect with his younger brother by exploring their shared memories of the house and village. As they delve deeper, they uncover a deep wound that fractured their family's ties to the village. The older brother attempts to heal this wound and help his younger sibling find reconciliation.
From a young age, Faisal has been marked by his indecisiveness. Each birthday, his mother would lovingly knit him a sweater in a different color, symbolizing the various paths he could take in life. These colorful threads tell a story of a boy growing up under the warm and watchful eye of a mother who wishes only the best for her son.
On an endless road, a young man tries to get out of his boring car, after realizing that he was programmed by some force.
An uncovered archive recounts my childhood through sketches, scribbles, and a forgotten love poem.
The television evening revolves around Nawal, a married woman, who became a cruel lady after receiving her inheritance from her father, and is severely forced on her brother and everyone around her
13-year-old Said lives in the old medina of Rabat. As a side job, he collects empty beer bottles and sells them to a shop. He wants to use the money to buy food for a dog he is hiding.
Historical documentary from Palestinian filmmaker, Ibrahim Abu Nab (1931 - 1991), narrates the aftereffects of the 1967 War on the people of the West Bank. From powerful testimonials from lawyers, academics and victims of displacement, to the chronicling of the story of a Palestinian leader targeted as he demands justice for his people, we understand the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian life, and the consequences of attempting to defy it.
A visual poetry collage reflecting the director's journey as a queer Arab immigrant, exploring identity, belonging, and the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion. Inspired by Omar J Saker’s poetry book ”The Lost Arabs,” it conveys the emotional struggles of a queer Arab artist.
“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.
