Meriem Bennani
, 2018
, 26 min
Party on the CAPSParty on the CAPS synopsis: In a world where teleportation has replaced planes, a wacky crocodile named Fiona tells of life on the CAPS: an island-turned-refugee-camp for illegal immigrants caught mid-teleportation. Themes of displacement, biotechnology and privacy are evoked through the augmented reality of a raucous birthday party in the Moroccan quarter of the…
Mariam Mekiwi
, 30 min
Before I Forget Synopsis: El Captain disappears, one of his disciples takes a journey in the ocean to cut off the internet cable, the water level is rising, an amphibian woman appears at the shore looking for her mother, and the memories of two women in a ward intertwine. Scientist Dr. Sharaf is trying to congregate all…
Larissa Sansour
, 2012
, 9 min
Nation Estate synopsis: With its glossy mixture of computer-generated imagery, live actors, and an arabesque electronica soundtrack, the Nation Estate film explores a vertical solution to Palestinian statehood. Palestinians have their state in the form of a single skyscraper: the Nation Estate. One colossal high-rise houses the entire Palestinian population – now finally living the high life.
Søren Lind, Larissa Sansour
, 2016
, 28 min
Synopsis: Combining live-action and computer-generated imagery, In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain explores the role of myth in history, fact, and national identity. A narrative resistance group makes underground deposits of elaborate porcelain, which they suggest belonged to an entirely fictional civilization. Their aim is to influence history and support future claims to their…
Suzannah Mirghani
, 2020
, 20 min
Synopsis AL- Sit: In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, 15-year-old Nafisa has a crush on Babiker, but her parents have arranged her marriage to Nadir, a young Sudanese businessman living abroad. Nafisa’s grandmother Al-Sit, the powerful village matriarch, has her own plans for Nafisa’s future. But can Nafisa choose for herself?
Sarra Idris
, 8 min
Synopsis Adam & Howa: In a small town, in the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan a rickshaw driver struggles to overcome his past until he meets a mysterious stranger.
Hashim Hassan
, 12 min
Synopsis A Handful of Dates: In a mythical Sudanese village between the desert and the Nile, a young boy enjoys an idyllic childhood, taking pleasure in the fertile fruits of the land and basking by the river. But the boy’s precious world begins to unravel when he learns the disturbing truth behind his family’s fortune and a…
Elia Suleiman
The Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute, and ArteEast, in partnership with Doha Film Institute, are pleased to celebrate and showcase the work of famed Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman. Throughout his career, Elia directed four feature films –Chronicle Of A Disappearance (1996), Divine Intervention (2002), The Time That Remains (2008), It Must Be Heaven (2019) – all of which we are pleased…
, 2002
, 92 min
Synopsis: In Nazareth, under a guise of banal normalcy, the town embraces folly. Under pressure from his failing business, a man takes matters into his own hands and tries to break a chain reaction of petty feuds. He breaks down himself. A love story takes place between a Palestinian man living in Jerusalem and a…
, 2008
, 105 min
Synopsis: At the time of the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, during the final hours before the surrender of Nazareth, Fuad – a member of the Palestinian resistance is separated from Thurayya, the love of his life. She flees the conflict, traveling to Jordan with her family, but Fuad is captured before being…
