THE POSTCARD

THE POSTCARD

THE POSTCARD Morocco, Qatar I 2020 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 83 min When director Asmae El Moudir finds an old picture postcard of a mountain village among her mother’s belongings, it brings a remarkable story to life. The picture is of Zawia,...
THE MAN WHO SOLD ..

THE MAN WHO SOLD ..

THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN Tunisia, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Turkey I 2020 I Arabic dialogue with Swedish subtitles l 104 min Synopses Sam Ali has fied to Lebanon from war-torn Syria, but sees no future there. He dreams of a life in Europe together with the...
PANEL DISCUSSION

PANEL DISCUSSION

INDEPENDENT ARAB WOMEN FILMMAKERS AT THE FOREFRONT – WHAT LESSONS CAN BE LEARNT? As numerous studies have shown, representation on screen matters. The kind of stories that are being told, as well as the voices telling those stories, influence how we perceive the world...
CHRONICLES OF HER

CHRONICLES OF HER

CHRONICLES OF HER Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco I 2020 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 100 min Diana, Latifa, Hoda, Amira, and Camilia are five heroines from five different, yet similar, worlds, who face social and systematic oppression and...
ADAM

ADAM

ADAM Morocco, France, Belgium I 2019 I Arabic dialogue with Swedish subtitles l 98 min Every morning, eager customers line up in front of Abla’s little bakery, where she sells homemade bread and pastries. She has established the bakery to provide for herself and her...
CURFEW

CURFEW

CURFEW Egypt I 2020 I Arabic dialogue with Swedish subtitles l 97 min Faten gets out of jail 20 years after committing a horrible crime. It is the fall of 2013, and Egypt is under a curfew. Faten is obliged to spend the night with Laila, who exposes her to a second...