Huda’s SalonDirected by Hany Abu-Assad
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Trumpets in the SkyDirected by Rakan Mayasi
2021 | PG | Short Feature | 15’ No dialogue Lebanon today - the war in Syria is next door. A once dreamy and undisturbed meadow changes drastically in the eyes of Boushra, 14 years - who returns from work picking potatoes to learn that she will get married. A poetic visual contemplation on landscapes and the complexity of human traditions.
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Little Palestine, Diary of a SiegeDirected by Abdallah Al-Khatib
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The JumpDirected by Shuruq Harb
2020 | PG | Short Experimental | 10’ Arabic with English subtitles ‘The Jump’ explores the psychological terrains of leaping into the void, its potential sense of cosmic freedom, physical thrill, suspension and definitive end. The two main film protagonists- author, literary professor Wafa Darwish and psychologist, trauma healer Laila Atshan, reflect on their own experiences of seeking freedom and overcoming the limitations of their disability.
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FarhaDirected by Darin J. Sallam
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'Farha' Director, Darin J. Sallam will be present for a live Q&A on Saturday 29th of January at 7:00pm and on Sunday 30th of January at 9:15pm.
Jordanian writer and director Darin J. Sallam holds an MFA in Cinematic Arts from the Red Sea Institute for Cinematic Arts (RSICA), affiliated with the University of Southern California (USC). To her credit are five award winning short films including STILL ALIVE (2010), THE DARK OUTSIDE (2012) and THE PARROT (2016), all of which received multiple awards and screened in internationally acclaimed film festivals worldwide. Her debut feature film, FARHA, had its world premiere in the official selection of the 46th Toronto International Film Festival 2021 and was selected at Busan IFF, Rome FF and the Red Sea IFF. |
Al Garib / The StrangerDirected by Ameer Fakher Eldin
2021 | PG13 | Feature | 112’ Arabic with English subtitles In a small village in the occupied Golan Heights, the life of a desperate unlicensed doctor who is going through an existential crisis, takes another unlucky turn when he encounters a man wounded in the war in Syria. Overturning all community expectations in times of war and national crisis, he ventures forth to meet his newly found destiny.
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As I WantDirected by Samaher Alqadi
2021 | PG16 | Documentary | 88’ Arabic with English subtitles Cairo, January 25, 2013. A string of severe sexual assaults takes place during a rally celebrating the second anniversary of the revolution. Egyptian women decide to take action. The future of their country depends on their individual emancipation.
Director, Samaher Alqadi will be present for a virtual Q&A on Thursday 3rd of February at 7:00 pm. Screened with:
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Waiting for GazaDirected by Guillaume Kozakiewiez
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Gaza: A Play Before The BombsDirected by Roger Hill
2021 | PG | Short Documentary | 13’ Arabic with English subtitles Set in the al-Mishal Cultural Center in Gaza before it was destroyed by an Israeli air strike on August 9, 2018 and filmed over a 4 year period. The film follows Abeer Ahmed, a young woman growing up in the Jabaliya Refugee Camp as she and the other members of her cast and crew prepare to put on a play.
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Jaffa, Mother of The StrangerDirected by Raed Duzdar
2019 | PG | Documentary | 71’ Arabic with English subtitles This poignant film is based on the oral histories of Palestinian elders from Jaffa, an important economic and cultural hub in the region before the Nakba. These storytellers, most living in exile, were born and raised in Jaffa before 1948. Their memories describe a thriving daily life in Jaffa and they also share testimonies of what became of their lives when the city came under attack in 1948.
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In Exile - ShortsThis selection of short films presents stories on the experience of displacement and the re-identification with one’s origin through difficult and enduring moments. This program included short films: Baladna, Omar, Mariam, Son of the Streets, Stones in Hand, Omar and Barzakh.
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Love In Resistance - ShortsWhen enclosed restrictions are a lived daily reality, characters seek love, either that of a distant partner, a lost child, or in a community space to find a freedom beyond the physical borders, a theme of hope and love in this this set of shorts featured films include: Black Listed, Layl, Lovesick In the West Bank, 120 KM, Liwan : A Story of Cultural Resistance.
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