The Afternoon Hour

The Afternoon Hour 2026

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A quiet afternoon unfolds around a mother caught between routine and waiting. As time passes, the film gently explores absence, expectation, and the small comforts found in solitude.

2026

Donya

Donya 1970

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Saeed, a successful Egyptian businessman in his thirties, has built a new life in Tunisia. Outwardly confident and charismatic, he is a man used to control — in business, in life, and in his marriage. But his relationship with Donya, his introspective wife who is five years his senior, is quietly falling apart. Seeking a fresh start, the couple escapes to their private mountain chalet, far from the noise of the city. In the stillness of nature, they hope to reconnect, to talk, and perhaps to heal

1970

The death of the second man

The death of the second man 1970

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This documentary explores the life and controversial death of Egyptian Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer, a close friend of President Gamal Abdel Nasser and once considered the second most powerful man in Egypt. Although his death was officially ruled a suicide after the 1967 defeat, the film presents evidence and testimonies that suggest he may have been assassinated. Through historical analysis and rare archival material, it sheds light on one of Egypt’s most debated political mysteries.

1970

Aziza in a Cherished Land

Aziza in a Cherished Land 1970

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Worried about the deteriorating political situation in the West Bank, Aziza asks Tareq to leave Palestine and join the rest of his family in the US, leaving her and his grandmother alone in a state of war. Tareq takes sanctuary in Aziza’s garden, observing her seasonal way of living while confronting the difficult decision to leave.

1970

+477 Night

+477 Night 1970

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What does it mean to be sitting among your children and grandchildren, your wife and daughters around you, while the children play inside and outside a tent—and suddenly, a single missile weighing a ton or more falls upon you, erasing every detail of life and turning it into ash and blackened land? From here, our documentary film begins—to tell the story of life before the life of that family.

1970

Bounty of the Sea

Bounty of the Sea 2025

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Following a shrimp seller from his dawn start at the Al Jubail market to his home in Safwa, this film explores his daily hustle and the personal stories that shaped his resilience and craft.

2025

Sarkah

Sarkah 2001

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Scream is a family drama play.

2001

Al Danah

Al Danah 1986

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Al Danah (The Big Pearl) is a musical children play.

1986

Darwish

Darwish 2019

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A comedy film about a crazy man called Darwish

2019

Out of Frame

Out of Frame 2024

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A visual artist from northern Gaza returns to her destroyed studio, searching for what remains of her artwork. She tells us about her paintings in an effort to hold her art exhibition in words.

2024

Out of Frame

Out of Frame 2012

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Two young women from Gaza grow-up dreaming of a society in which their hopes and aspirations can find ground to grow. But they hit against a hard reality, crueler than they had ever imagined and end up feeling ‘outside the frame'.

2012

Fragments

Fragments 2024

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A juxtaposition of video, photography, and paintings intercut with an artist working on a painting that is completed at the end of the film.

2024

Farah and Myriam

Farah and Myriam 2024

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The documentary explores 10-year-old Farah’s life after the war, in which she saw her best friend Mariam lose her family to a bombing. Having spent her life besieged in Gaza, Farah ponders freeing her father’s pet birds from their own cage.

2024

Jad and Nathalie

Jad and Nathalie 2024

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Aws, a theatre actor from Gaza, returns to his destroyed neighborhood. Under the rubble of one home lies his beloved Nour, along with all their dreams of a life together.

2024

Charm

Charm 2024

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The dancing girl loses members of the dance group, during war and asylum she begins a journey to search for them, she manages to communicate with them spiritually.

2024

Echo

Echo 2024

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A long dark night at the Gaza Sea. The sounds of bomb, ambulances, and cries for help. The film captures the physical and metaphorical darkness enshrouding Gaza.

2024