A Beautiful Excuse For A Deadly Sin
2023 | 16mins | Bahrain | ArabicA young man tries to escalate a horse up the narrow stairs of the building to live with him in […]
A Dog, A Stone
2023 | 13mins | Tunisia | ArabicMariem, a sex worker, tries to reach Dali. Her unrest grows when she fears he will break the promise to […]
Ahmed
2023 | 8mins | Canada | Arabic, EnglishTwo immigrant parents are invited to talk about their journey from their home countries.
All Roads Lead to More
2023 | 78mins | Germany | Arabic, GermanTo cope with the daily trauma of a lost home, Syrian filmmaker Afraa Batous is filming her friends as they […]
And If Not Now, When?
2022 | 28mins | Belgium, Morocco | Arabic, FrenchThis essay documentary makes an intimate journey into the world of Paulette, one of the last remaining Jews in Marrakech […]
Anxiety
2024 | 22mins | Germany | GermanA young refugee struggles with learning the German language while being existentially at the mercy of the bureaucratic system.
Ayam Zaman (The Old Days)
2023 | 7mins | Canada | Arabic, EnglishHadi finds himself an unexpected guest at Adam’s engagement party decades since they last spoke, and at last come face-to-face […]
Beneath a Mother’s Feet
2023 | 15mins | United Kingdom, Morocco | ArabicA single mother in Morocco, trapped in a mundane existence, confronts her dreams and fears, leading to the agonising decision […]
Better
2023 | 92mins | France, Morocco | EnglishBetween 2009 and 2011, I filmed and edited Nassim Lachhab’s very first skateboarding videos in Rabat, Morocco. In 2020, after […]
Bottles
2024 | 18mins | Morocco, Italy | ArabicSaid, a 13 year old boy in the old Medina of Rabat, has a side job collecting empty beer bottles […]
Conditional Desire
2023 | 15mins | Tunisia | ArabicIn a conformist society, Ahmed and Salma, marry for convenience to pursue their passions with secret lovers.
Edris
2023 | 17mins | Egypt | Arabic, TigrinyaA 17-year-old Eritrean boy fled the war in his country to settle in Egypt, where he dreams to overcome the […]
First Sky
2023 | 19mins | Egypt | ArabicA young skater from Alexandria receives a Super 8 camera from his older brother who has recently emigrated. Over the […]
Goodbye Julia
2023 | 116mins | Sudan | ArabicWracked by guilt after covering up a murder, Mona — a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage — […]
Hanina/Homesick
2023 | 8mins | Egypt, United States | ArabicA young girl flies back in time to her drowned homeland, guided by the songs and stories of her community
I Never Promised You A Jasmine Garden
2023 | 20mins | Canada | Arabic, EnglishTara, a queer Palestinian woman in her late 20s, attempts to suppress her internal emotional turbulence during a phone call […]
Light upon Light
2022 | 78mins | Egypt | Arabic, EnglishA philosophical field trip from Cairo, along the Nile and into the desert in search for what light means as […]
Locus Cordis
2023 | 19mins | Syria | Arabic, EnglishOccupied by Israel in 1967, the Syrian Golan has a military border running through it, which families “cross” by shouting […]
Mandoob
2023 | 110mins | Saudi Arabia | ArabicA mentally fragile man working as a night courier gets caught up in an illegal alcohol ring.
No Key
2023 | 22mins | Morocco | ArabicTwo young thieves find a sealed jewelry box that becomes the envy of rival gangs.
On the Sidelines
2023 | 20mins | France | Arabic, FrenchAmra recently left her family to make her professional football debut. But her grandparents who raised her aren’t young anymore, […]
Six Feet Over
2023 | 96mins | France, Algeria | Arabic, FrenchSon of a former Algerian diplomat Sofiane lived his entire life to this point abroad. Now a student in Lyon, […]
Six Months
2023 | 2mins | Canada | English“Six Months” is a critique of alcohol within a North American cultural context, through societal pressure and mass marketing.
Sixty Egyptian Pounds
2023 | 20mins | Egypt | ArabicA struggling family is attempting to deal with the consequences of a horrible catastrophe.
Somewhere, but not here
2022 | 23mins | Canada | Arabic, English, FrenchMiles away, I watch the slow erasing of my home. Scattered between two places, I am no longer anywhere.
Suspended Dawn
2023 | 19mins | Palestine | ArabicSuspended Dawn is a poetic archeological excavation of Egypt’s golden age, the video essay is divided into chapters featuring digital […]
Tadur
2024 | 50mins | Lebanon | ArabicA young farmer on the outskirts of a mountain village wastes away with gangsters and prostitutes who lurk in the […]
Take My Breath
2023 | 95mins | Tunisia | ArabicWhen Shams’ intersex identity is exposed, the young seamstress’ tranquil life unravels.
The Factory
2023 | 46mins | Syria | ArabicA feature documentary film that deals with a group of events experienced by Captain Maher, a firefighter who, through a […]
The Last Queen
2023 | 110mins | Algeria | ArabicInsipired in the legendary Princess Zaphira, wife of the last King of Algiers Salim Toumi, and his fight to defend […]
The Old Oak
2023 | 113mins | Belgium, France, United Kingdom | Arabic, Dutch, EnglishA pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the […]
The Poem We Sang
2024 | 20mins | Canada, Jordan, Palestine | ArabicThe Poem We Sang is a 20-minute, colour and black and white, experimental documentary that meditates on love and longing […]
The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry
2023 | 21mins | Jordan | Arabic, English, GermanWandering through desolate bars, hotels, and offices, Ida attempts to feel Ismail’s presence one last time and to say goodbye.
The Soil and the Sea
2023 | 74mins | Lebanon | ArabicIn Lebanon there are more than 100 untouched mass graves dating back from the Civil War, and thousands of families […]
The Tedious Tour of M
2023 | 76mins | Egypt | ArabicA peanuts street vendor who turned into one of the stars of the modern history of Egyptian literature in the […]
VHS Tape Replaced
2023 | 17mins | Saudi Arabia, Canada | ArabicSet in 1987, a young black Saudi man attempts to impress a girl by mimicking the music video of Crown, […]
Valley of Exile
2023 | 107mins | Canada | ArabicSet in the early years of the Syrian war, Valley of Exile chronicles the journey of Rima and Nour, two […]
Water Religion
2023 | 29mins | Oman | Arabic, EnglishWater Religion is a short narrative film tells the story of Issa, a blind tanager who has dream to sail […]
What Else Grows On The Palm Of Your Hand?
2023 | 16mins | Belgium, Morocco | ArabicThe routines of two women fuse together as their similar gestures get repeated over time. Their hands intersect through their […]
À toi Jeddi
2024 | 61mins | Canada | FrenchAfter discovering the memoirs of her Libyan grandfather, Sara decides to go and discover her paternal origins.