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A Camera on the Roof

Film A Camera on the Roof Directed by Houssam Jlelati Synopsis: “This morning, I read in the newspaper about a taxi driver who decided to live on the...

A Day’s Work

Film A Day’s Work Directed by Max Kerkhoff Synopsis: A DAY’S WORK is both a short documentary and a film installation. Without dialogue, contrasting perspectives are...

A letter from your far off country

Film A letter from your far off country Directed by Suneil Sanzgiri Synopsis: “Drawing upon a rich repository of images – from digital renderings of Kashmir’s mountains to the textured...

And then they burn the sea

Film And then they burn the sea Directed by Majid Al-Remaihi Synopsis: And Then They Burn the Sea is an elegiac contemplation on familial memory and loss. The filmmaker...

Beware of the Monster

Film Beware of the Monster Directed by Abdulrahman hamad Synopsis: Hassan, a retired man who lives with his wife, Suheir, alone after their children got married, which...

Branka

Film Branka Directed by Ákos K. Kovács Synopsis: Yugoslavia, 1991. Far away from the war zones, Branka gets a job at a maternity ward of...

CUCKOO!

Film CUCKOO! Directed by Jörgen Scholtens Synopsis: An absurd comedy about a lonely man (Frank Lammers) who lives inside a cuckoo clock. Every hour...

Go Home

Film Go Home Directed by Razan Madhoon Synopsis: When a young Palestinian woman tries to claim asylum in the UK, she faces the indifference of...

Don’t Get Too comfortable

Film Don’t Get Too comfortable Directed by Shaima Al-Tamimi Synopsis: ‘Don’t Get Too Comfortable’ is a heartfelt introspective letter to my deceased grandfather. The letter questions the...

Mulaqat

Film Mulaqat Directed by Seemab Gul Synopsis: She is a graduate of the London Film School. “Zara, a schoolgirl in Karachi (Pakistan), shares a...

Muzynah

Film Muzynah Directed by Sahar Al-Jabli Synopsis: The film talks about a 22-year-old young woman named “Sama,” who has a hobby of Yemeni heritage...

My Grandmother is an Egg

Film My Grandmother is an Egg Directed by Wu-Ching Chang Synopsis: “As a child, my grandmother was given to another family to be raised as a future daughter-in-law...

Perm

Film Perm Directed by Shekh Al Mamun Synopsis: ‘Nisha,’ from Bangladesh, lives in a rural village in Korea with her mother-in-law and her husband, Byeong-shik....

Shadow of the past

Film Shadow of the past Directed by Amr Al-Khulaidi Synopsis: “Amr Al-Khulaidi is a Yemeni filmmaker with an academic background. By studying graphic design at the Lebanese...

Stay Home Sisters

Film Stay Home Sisters Directed by Uma Bista Synopsis: “I was confined for twelve days. Restricted from going out into the sunlight, from seeing any male...

The Visit

Film The Visit Directed by Azadeh Moussavi Synopsis: “After six months, Elaheh is finally allowed to visit her husband, who is a political prisoner. Elaheh...

To the elbows

Film To the elbows Directed by Anas Al-Odaini Synopsis: “Because of weather conditions, they meet after a long absence; they exchange conversations, no one changes, The...

What if?

Film What if? Directed by Omima Tareq Synopsis: I am an 18 years old Yemeni girl who just finished high school and has many dreams...

When Beirut was Beirut

Film When Beirut was Beirut Directed by Alessandra Chanty Synopsis: This poetic hybrid documentary introduces us to three majestic, abandoned buildings that witnessed Beirut’s tumultuous history—coming to...

Honorable Lady

Film Honorable Lady Directed by Ana Sol Alonso, Teresita Cherry Synopsis, Almost two years after the beginning of the last military dictatorship in Argentina, a mother writes a...

Mashoom

Film Mashoom Directed by Hossein Mirzamohammadi Synopsis: Bloor, An Afghan girl was able to run away from the Taliban after being their hostage for...

1941

Film 1941 Directed by Asim Abdulaziz Synopsis: With the ongoing war in Yemen, peoples rely on knitting to distract themselves from reality, with its...

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