April Returns

April Returns 2025

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“What might the feelings of returning to one’s hometown be? On a journey in search of truth, a story of longing and belonging to a homeland that embraced many.”

2025

Journey of a Whale Shark

Journey of a Whale Shark 2024

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An unprecedented ocean odyssey, following in the wake of the largest and perhaps most enigmatic fish in the sea.

2024

GAZA.MP4

GAZA.MP4 2024

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“GAZA.MP4” is a meditation on the mundanity of hope in the aftermath of the war on Gaza post-7th October 2023. The video portrays scenes of daily life in Gaza through the lens of a disrupted communication between two friends, Diaa and Mohannad. Diaa requests filmmaker Mohannad to use his phone to capture raw visual materials during his displacement journey from Gaza, Khan Yunis, and Rafah since October. Mohammad’s compliance cements a bond forged during their student days and addresses the phenomenon of data clouding and transferring through alternative channels like Telegram. Using the chat window as a visual element to evoke a sense of our modern anxiety and the relentless pace induced by ADHD, the footage is received and processed by Diaa.

2024

The Swing

The Swing 2009

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The movie was filmed in the village of Jabdeen/Damascus countryside, starring Samer Salameh, Tasneem Farid and Dunya Taj.

2009

Iraqis in Multi-classes Exile

Iraqis in Multi-classes Exile 2008

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"Iraqis in Multi-classes Exile" is documentary exploring the fragmented lives of Iraqi intellectuals exiled in Damascus, Syria, many of whom fled Iraq in the 1970s and 1980s under political and social duress. At its core, the film examines the psychological and existential burden of exile, especially through the lens of names and identity. Several of the film’s protagonists have lived under pseudonyms for decades, adopting fictional names to survive politically, socially, or artistically in a country that is not their own.

2008

Homs: the chant of survival

Homs: the chant of survival 1970

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is a movie about Homs, the capital of the Syrian revolution. It was filmed in August 2011 during Ramadan. Obscurity is the basic element in this movie, it is an artistic thought through choice. It represents the obscurity in telling the truth about the conversation taking place between the regime in power, and the people on the ground, and the obscurity in reporting the conflict between both voices: the voice of the regime/gunshots, and that of the people/songs This movie walks into the obscurity in Syria and strike opens those doors the regime has closed. It starts in obscurity and ends in broad daylight, exactly like what will happen in Syria right after the revolution

1970

Looking For Shattanoufy

Looking For Shattanoufy 2024

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A film about a philosophy teacher on a journey to find his missing cat, Shattanoufy.

2024

Palace Guardians

Palace Guardians 2024

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Filmed in the southern Moroccan city of Assa, Palace Guardians is a compelling and detailed documentary that explores the region’s vibrant cultural legacy. Focusing on the local community, the film reveals their vital efforts to safeguard and perpetuate time-honored palace traditions, offering viewers an immersive look into this historically significant area.

2024

The Sky Never Disappointed Anyone

The Sky Never Disappointed Anyone 2024

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Mounir grapples with masculinity and societal expectations. In a surreal exploration of identity and tradition, his attempt to break free leads to a haunting confrontation with his own limitations, mirroring the myth of Icarus.

2024

I Stole the Keys of my Own House

I Stole the Keys of my Own House 2024

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At 14 years old, Zinia discreetly steals the spare keys of her own house, after her parents decide to sell it subsequently to a murder of three family members. Today at 21 Zinia uses these keys as a healing tool to her and her Family.

2024

ABOU SALIM EL AYACHI

ABOU SALIM EL AYACHI 2019

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"Abou Salim el-Ayachi" is a Moroccan biographical film that portrays the life of Abou Salim Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr Al-Ayyashi (born in Sha’ban 1037 AH / 1627 CE – died in 1090 AH / 1679 CE). He belonged to an Amazigh tribe called Ait Ayach, located in the Jabal Al-Ayachi region. A renowned traveler and Islamic scholar, he is best known for his famous travelogue "Ma’ al-Mawa’id" (The Water of Banquets). bou Salim el-Ayachi is considered one of the most prominent intellectual and religious figures of Morocco and the broader Islamic East during the 11th century AH.

2019

A City Drowned with Details

A City Drowned with Details 2024

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As dawn breaks on Dina’s final night in Damascus, she and Sami confront their love, losses, and city.

2024

Living Icons

Living Icons 1999

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Based on the travel diary of the director and his team, Living Icons traces and exposes the ordinary life of the last Christians in Iran.

1999

Palestine Under Siege

Palestine Under Siege 2002

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Documents the destruction caused by the 2002 Israeli attack on Jenin refugee camp in Palestine.

2002

Weddings of Flowers

Weddings of Flowers 2001

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The film Weddings of Flowers, and the director Iyad Al-Daoud deals with the issue of Palestinian children, especially those who were martyred by the occupation bullets.

2001