May 2023
Randa Chahal Sabbag
A key figure in Lebanese cinema, as both a documentary filmmaker and a director of fictional narratives, Randa Chahal Sabbag was born in Tripoli, Lebanon in 1953, to a Christian mother and a Sunni Muslim father, both militants involved in the local communist party. It was her father who introduced Chahal to the cinema, at…
, 1979
, 80 min
Synopsis: This film is the result of two years of work, from February 1976 to March 1978. Through its analysis, and through certain documents, it looks beyond the period to grasp at the remote causes of the conflict. It attempts to draft a timeline of events: the dismemberment of Lebanon, the liquidation of the Palestinian movement,…
Ghassan Salhab
, 2010
, 83 min
As night falls on Beirut, a forty-year old man heads for Beirut airport, supposed to leave the country for a month. But instead of taking off, he rents a car, leaves the city and heads north on a mountainous road.
October 2022
Mohammed Shebi
This month on Arab Film Series: Mohammed Shebl’s 1981 film Fangs (Anyab) “Weaved into its camp aesthetics, horror genre tropes and 80s disco numbers, Anyab provides a running commentary on the social situation in Egypt, from youth unemployment to class struggle, while intersecting sexual politics into the mix. ” (Gasworks) A girl and her fiancé are…
, 1981
, 100 min
A girl and her fiancé are on their way to a party on New Year’s Eve when their car has an accident, and they find nowhere to go except a strange castle. They are met there by many vampires, led by count Dracula, who instantly falls in love with the girl and wants her for…
August 2022
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
ArteEast is excited to announce the U.S premiere of Memory Box by Joana Hadjithomas And Khalil Joreige at Film Forum starting August 5! All 7:40 pm shows from August 5 – 11 will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers recorded especially for this event. The Q&A is co-presented by ArteEast, and moderated by ArteEast Film Programs Curator Ginou Choueiri. SPECIAL DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR ARTEEAST AUDIENCES! USE THE PROMO CODE ARTEEAST AT CHECKOUT. For tickets…
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…
