by Maff | Aug 14, 2026 | 2026 AWFD Hel
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,...
by Maff | Aug 14, 2026 | 2026 awfd hel SHORT
IRTIZAZ Saudi Arabia I 2025 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 14 min ABOUT FILM Set in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a disillusioned mother, pressures her reluctant daughter Juju to approach a wealthy and newly widowed matriarch at a funeral. As the mother keeps...
by Maff | Aug 14, 2026 | 2026 awfd hel SHORT
PARADISE GARDEN Morocco, France I 2025 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles I 17 min ABOUT FILM Morocco. Naima, a single mum, and her son Ahmed, 11, live in a slum. As the State decides to rehouse them, Ahmed must change schools. But the law is formal: only the...
by Maff | Aug 14, 2026 | 2026 awfd hel SHORT
SALOPETTE Tunisia I 2025 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles I 17 min ABOUT FILM Salima, 25, is a rock band singer whose life has been divided since childhood. Seeking safety within her fractured family, she struggles to rebuild herself. As she confronts her...
by Maff | Aug 14, 2026 | 2026 awfd hel SHORT
SOMEWHERE ELSE Kuwait I 2025 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles I 10 min ABOUT FILM Dana, a desolate yet daring 10-year-old, runs away from her turbulent home on the Kuwaiti coast of Bnaider, escaping her mother’s rage. She roams down the shore, stumbling upon...
