A Message from Libya 1974
Libyan documentary.
Libyan documentary.
The film takes place at an indefinite time, probably at the beginning of the twentieth century. The young Khlifa, bald because of ringworm, was able to freely enter female circles as courier-messenger and enjoy the benefits of this situation. But one day, his hair starts to grow and he has to leave his usual environment. He then asks his boss, the diviner Boubaker, to return his illness.
Libyan film based on a work by Ahmad Ibrahim al-Faqih. The film's events revolve around an Arab woman, her status and varying roles, examined through a historical evocation of the poet Layla al-'Amiriya.
Said is a young man in his thirties. He lives in Casablanca with his stepmother Halima. Halima, separated from the young man's father, is opposed to Said's relationship with his colleague Hayat. Unbeknownst to his stepmother, Said decides to join Hayat. However, tired of his hesitations, she ends up abandoning him for another man.
Jean Chamoun and Mai Masri link the stories of four people who are attempting to reconstruct their lives after Lebanon's long and devastating civil war. The film features two ex-militia fighters from Beirut; a woman searching for her missing husband; a playwright from southern Lebanon. Each share their lives and hardships amidst the rubble of their war-torn homeland.
Mazen, a struggling young man, is addicted to living large on a less-than-mediocre income. He falls in love with a co-worker, Elsa, who happens to be high-society. One day, Mazen saves a rich philanthropist’s life and is awarded a credit card that can withdraw a thousand US dollars every day. Mazen’s life turns around overnight.
The population of Saraqeb in Syria expresses the ongoing misery in their country and the changes after the revolution through graffiti. The walls are the basis for their existence, providing protection from outside violence. They also bear the names of martyrs, common expressions, poetry, revolutionary slogans and other graffiti. The documentary Lovers' Notebooks was shot over three years and is the first film by Saraqeb inhabitant and media activist Eyad Aljarod who directed it with Canadian-Syrian Aliaa Khachouk. The film reveals the constant tension between the revolt-sparked energy and a sense of despair, between leaving a place and the decision to return, between the euphoria about the beauty of an image and the fear of war. During the film and during the night, the walls of Saraqeb are filled with text like a lover's notebook.
Short film about the politics of measuring.
A traditional Kuwaiti girl seeking life beyond her society, to achieve her ambitions and dreams in the modern era, to sing, to dance, and to flourish. We don't know for sure if it's a dream or reality.
A documentary on the Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani, who died July 8th, 1972 after American and Israeli intelligence services placed explosives in his car while he was on his way to «AI Hadaf» newspaper, of which he was the editor.
A short documentary about Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef, reflecting on his life, poetry, and thoughts on exile and memory.
A young boy living at the top of a mountain discovers a mysterious forest nearby. His decision to follow a strange creature and venture into the forest will alter his fate forever.
Amidst the silent aisles and book-lined walls of the library, Asser finds himself alone, confronting a critical gap in documentation. He faces an inner struggle: cling to hope, or surrender to the permanent loss of his father's legacy? That is, until an unexpected opportunity arises, shifting the entire course of his search.