Arab Women Film Days - Helsingborg Program 2026

THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE  Iraq, USA, Qatar I 2024 I Arabic dialogue with Swedish subtitles l 102 minABOUT FILM The Iraqi director Hassan Hadi made an extraordinary debut on the international film scene with his first feature film, The President’s Cake, achieving an...

ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU Germany, Cyprus, Palestine, Jordan, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia I 2025 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 146 minABOUT FILM Palestinian director Cherien Dabis has made a remarkable mark on the global cinematic scene with her feature film...

THE ESCAPE TO SCHOOL Sweden, Palestine I 2026 I Arabic dialogue with Swedish subtitles l 16 minABOUT FILM When a fierce winter storm destroys their forest homes, a group of wise small people seek refuge in a nearby village school. The children and their teacher...

STORIES BEYOND BORDERS: THE IMAGE OF ARAB WOMEN IN EXILE THROUGH FILM  How are Arab women in exile portrayed on screen? And how do notions of identity, belonging, memory and freedom change when life unfolds between different countries and cultures? In this panel,...

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FLANA Iraq, France, Qatar I 2025 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 87 minABOUT FILM Iraqi filmmaker Zahraa Ghandour presents her powerful feature-length documentary Flana, a deeply personal work that emerges from individual memory to reopen a collective,...

LOVE IMAGINED Egypt I 2025 I Arabic dialogue with swedish subtitles l 110 minAbout Film In her first feature-length fiction film, Love Imagined, Egyptian director Sarah Rozik presents a distinctive romantic musical that chooses to speak to emotions through imagination...