Films
Zelal
Marianne Khoury, Mustapha Hasnaoui | Egypt, France, Morocco, United Arab Emirates
A quiet masterpiece of hard-hitting reportage, Mustapha Hasnaoui and Marianne Khoury's 'Zelal' has drawn global critical praise for its hard-hitting and sobering insight into the lives of those afflicted by....
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Niether Allah, Nor Master!
Nadia El Fani | France
Tunisian-Franco filmmaker Nadia El Fani, an avowed atheist, takes a personal approach to this cinematic exploration of secularism in the Muslim country of Tunisia before and after the deposition of....
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Goodbye Mubarak!
Katia Jarjoura | Egypt
On January 25, 2011, the world was captivated as thousands of protesters flooded Tahrir Square in Cairo, demanding an end to the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. But the ground....
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All for the Nation
Carol Mansour | Lebanon
According to the Lebanese nationality law, Lebanese women that choose to marry a foreign man are denied the right to extend their citizenship to their husband and children. Without citizenship,....
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It’s All in Lebanon
Wissam Charaf | Lebanon, United Arab Emirates
Director Wissam Charaf traces the recent history and identity of Lebanon through its political campaigns, PR imagery and pop videos. And most importantly, how has Lebanon gone about nation-building during....
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Letters from Iran
Manon Loizeau | France, Iran
When a girl named Neda was murdered on the street during the student protests in Iran in 2009, images of her were transmitted all around the world. Since then, Western....
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All I Wanna Do
Michelle Medina | Morocco
48-year-old Simohamed works as a parking guard, but the has dreams. His 17-year-old son Ayoub once acted in a Hollywood film and thought he may go to Hollywood. It doesn't....
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THIS IS OUR HOUSE
Ramtin Nikzad | United States
A renowned Iraqi painter, displaced by war, longs for his past while his young daughter carries only a fading memory of her birthplace.
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Ameer got his gun
Naomi Levari | Israel
Ameer, an Arab-Moslem-Israeli citizen, volunteers to join the Israeli Army with the innocent belief that his induction will turn him into an equal citizen.
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