A struggling artist, Rakan, is trying to follow his dream while the expectations of a marriage way on him by his wife, Amani, who is trying to keep this relationship stable, splitting him between responsibilities and his dreams.
The documentary sheds light on Syrian history in the context of its civilizational development and formation over many centuries, sharpens the viewer's attention to the changes in public opinion that have taken place over time. To reveal social processes, the author uses a special monologue method, and the vision itself is realized by combining the internal analysis of the hero of the film and its director, who returns to Syria and sees his country after a long absence differently, than it was before the war. The film shows the destruction and vandalism caused by terrorists in many archeological, religious and residential areas of the country, which became dangerous for the population, especially in late 2015 and early 2016 - the most difficult phases of the war on Syrian soil.
A family’s difficult but endearing journey that re-defines motherhood: is it through nature or nurture? Yasmine is a young woman forced to raise her 3 younger siblings after being struck with life’s difficult circumstances. Trying to provide for their stability, she begins working random part time jobs to make quick and easy money and is constantly trying to balance between her personal life and work life. This family’s journey is difficult, but it is surely heartwarming. Throughout the film, we discover why Yasmine has to be responsible for her siblings despite her age.
Short Movie by Ali Al Ghazouli
A documentary exploring the phenomenon of child labour in Gaza. The film tells the moving stories of four children, looking into the economic, social and political conditions that led them into the workforce at a young age, and examining the impact and implications for their families, the society and their future.
Bait Al Wurud was intended as commentary on disputes on inheritance. It evolved into a meditation on loss. The 12 minute video, depicts a shadow through a window of a sunset at the artist's grandfather's house. When the video is watched intentionally, the 12 minutes feel perpetual, yet when the viewer is not paying attention, it seems to be fleeting. Alaa wanted to capture both the feeling of longing and dread, manifested through capturing the sunsets shadow on the wall; a phenomena that happens daily in the house, even when no one is around to see it.
An Iraqi youth attempt to portray the problems and deviations of Iraqi youth in the late fifties. The major cinemas rejected the film's screening because it did not meet the usual length, as its duration did not exceed forty minutes. However, the Regent Cinema agreed to screen it with another foreign film.
Fleeing the war in Syria, a group of women and girls carve out a future that has become a business in the harsh lands of Lebanon.
A documentary interview with Khookha McQueer a queer visual and performing artist, non-binary transgender activist. Active in raising awareness of the rights of people living with HIV. Discussing her personal experience, sexual health and people living with HIV’s condition in Tunisia.
Although she now lives in the UK, some of Jamal Al-Lail's most precious childhood memories come from growing up in the sacred city of Makkah where her father was a mutawwif, or guide for pilgrims. In reflecting on the timeless nature of her own purpose in life, which she locates in the interplay between travel and transformation, she found herself reminiscing about those cherished days. The resulting film Here and There paints a nostalgic picture of pilgrimage, eschewing narrative for an accumulation of so many little quieter moments of faith. It was shot on a handheld camcorder to recreate the wobbles, washed out palette, and grainy visual artefacts of older technologies, and mirror the memories imprinted on her own mind.
Anhar, her sister Ansam and friends attempt to explore the modern part of Al-Balad in Jeddah. Anhar Salem documents herself walking for the first time in her car-oriented city.
The story takes place in a hotel isolated in the middle of nowhere, when (Rakan) finds himself in a state of despair and psychological exhaustion after spending 101 days away from his family. In a strange context of the hero's psychological thoughts, he wishes to emerge from them happily and peacefully.
A helicopter sweeps the desert, surveying a land at once ancient and modern, natural and built. Farmers work their fields, children play and bells sound a call to prayer. Dynamite ruptures the earth. UNDR is a poignant found-footage essay film about an otherworldly landscape charged with history and potential that has become an eerie site of surveillance and incursion.
Salma begins her attempt to cross into her country illegally. On her journey, she encounters many obstacles to self-conflict in order to make a fateful decision between rescuing passers-by or continuing her journey and transporting her brother’s body
Dana becomes a local hate figure when she turns her father’s house on the quiet island of Dalma into a holiday rental
Hayat, as a theater actress, dreams of practicing her work with creativity, but she finds herself facing a challenge to break free from the constraints she imposed on herself in a moment of weakness in the face of her fears of societal beliefs and public opinions
In the shallow waters of the Red Sea, a happy-go-lucky fish is forced to set out on a journey to save the sea creatures from the soulless monster before it kills all life underwater.
When two friends decide to try out something new their lives takes an unexpected turn and panicking is the last thing they need
An extensive journalism project directed by Palestinian journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh. The documentary provides a comprehensive insight into the Palestinian resistance men that directed and participated in the raid of the "Nahal Oz" Military base during the 2014 war on the Gaza Strip. The program delves into the strategic, tactical role that the resistance's tunnel technology plays in their battles.
