A short documentary by Saad Nadim documenting the relocation of the Philae temple complex from its original island to Agilkia as part of the UNESCO-led Aswan High Dam rescue efforts, preserving Egyptian heritage amid the flooding of Nubian lands.
Skin, the living covering that covers humans and animals, is not just an outer layer but a complex system that constantly protects and adapts. It is the first line of defense against danger and a means of camouflage in the wild. It is also adorned with feathers, scales, and bright colors to carry profound visual messages. More details are revealed in the documentary "The Story of Creatures' Skin."
A Kuwaiti play directed by Ali Al-Hussaini and written by Iraqi writer Qasim Al-Matroud was performed at the 12th Kuwait Theatre Festival. The play won several awards at the 12th Kuwait Theatre Festival, including Best Theatrical Performance, Best Direction, Best Supporting Actor for Issa Diab, Best Lighting for Faisal Al-Obaid, and Best Sound Effects for Walid Sarab.
In a small town on Mount Lebanon, a young boy tests God after his mother’s sudden death.
A Palestinian mother-to-be in the Netherlands grapples with emotional and physical challenges during pregnancy. Through intimate reflections, she confronts pain, uncertainty, fear of bodily changes, and an identity crisis, all while challenging societal norms around motherhood. Torn between her personal struggles and the devastation in Gaza, she feels guilt and shame, questioning her right to feel pain and wrestling with her privilege while others endure unimaginable suffering.
This is the story of Buyema Abdelfatan, also known as Castro, an ex Saharan soldier that now a days runs a centre for disabled children in the refugee camp of Smara (Tindouf, Algeria). A personal project that has earned him both praise and criticism, but could not continue without his dedication, perseverance and humanitarian aid that he receives.
In the backseat of a car ride through the streets of Cairo, runs a one way dialogue where the language of a space or a film is inquired about. Intercutting the dialogue, a misfit, young ballerina, dwells in an unfinished interior of a house. She looks out of the windows onto the city. As the dialogue runs, the gaze of the ballerina and the camera replace one other interchangeably. Eventually, it is not identifiable of which the dialogue is indicative of.
Two people are working under the control of a computer and its orders.
A palestinian shepherd takes care of his goats.
In old Acre, Saeed dreams of finishing his first film, 15 years after injuring his lead actress on set.
This film is about the suffering of Sahrawi youth in the occupied Western Sahara. It tells the tragic story of their lives under occupation, and how Moroccan authorities push them to risk their lives and leave their homeland on flimsy boats to flee from a life of repression, fulfilling Morocco's goal of emptying the territory of youth, who are the foundations of society.
“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.
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Atef, a heavy equipment repair technician, excels with his passion and attention to detail, inspiring others to follow their passion.
Basem goes to a garden to wait for his friends. He falls asleep and a flute sound wakes him up, leading him to encounter a mysterious girl in the garden.
The war of 1948 changed the lives of the Palestinian inhabitants of Jerusalem forever. 'My Jerusalem' is the story of how they were living, what it was like to go to school there, what they played in the 'hara' or playgrounds. The story is told by the people who were born and grew up there before 1948. They then talk us through the war that forced them to leave their homes and lives forever.
This documentary is a collection of stories told by Palestinians about their childhood memories of life in Safad until 1948. Several former Palestinian natives of Safad interviewed by the director describe their forced exodus from the city in the 1948 Nakba.
Jaffa, the city of oranges, was the home of many Arab families for centuries until it was all taken over in 1948. 'My Jaffa' is the story told by some if those families about the lives they led in Jaffa before 1948. They tell us what it was like to grow up by the sea and what it was like to be a part of the booming Jaffa orange industry. This is their personal journey from living in their homes, going to school then overnight having to run away and escape.
