Layaly Badr
, 1983
, 7 min
An animated short film for children. The film is based on the testimony of the girl Laila, who lives in a Palestinian refugee camp.
Ali Siam
, 1969
, 6 min
Set to the famous song by Fairouz, Flower of All Cities, a harmonious picture of Palestinian civil life in Jerusalem is disturbed by the Israeli army’s occupation of the city following the 1967 war. A rare example of the work of Hani Jawharieh, one of founding fathers of Palestinian cinema.
Alia Yunis
, 2019
, 85 min
The Golden Harvest is a 6,000-year old love story in which the filmmaker tries to understand the profound, often troubled, relationship between olive trees and the people of Mediterranean, including Palestinian father.
September 2023
Pegah Pasalar, Mounira Al Solh, Basma al-Sharif, Suneil Sanzgiri
EVERYWHERE WAS THE SAMEFeaturing Pegah Pasalar, Mounira Al Solh, Basma al-Sharif, Suneil Sanzgiri, and Mirene Arsanios In-person Sep 12, 2023 screening:at e-flux Screening Room at 7 pm ETScreening will be followed by a conversation with filmmakers Pegah Pasalar and Suneil Sanzgiri moderated by writer Mirene Arsanios.Address: 172 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205Get Tickets here Online Screening:…
August 2023
Latifa Said, Moumen Smihi, Dina Amer
UN/BELONGING Featuring works by Dina Amer, Latifa Said and Moumen Smihi Screening Online: August 12 – 20, 2023 RSVP: artearchive.orgFree / $5 suggested donationAvailable in the Middle East, North Africa, United States and Canada In person screening: Sunday, August 13, 2023UnionDocs: 352 Onderdonk Ave, Queens, NY 11385Buy tickets here UN/BELONGING presents films that share intimate stories from the North African immigrant experience in…
Moumen Smihi
, 1971
, 16 min
Synopsis: Shot in Paris after Smihi completed film school, Si Moh, the Unlucky Man is an investigation of the life of migrant workers in France. Connected to the Maghreb by postcards and to his fellow migrants by shared experiences of alienation, the character Simoh negotiates the industrialized suburbs of Paris as the subject of his intimate camera. Smihi’s…
Dina Amer
, 2021
, 90 min
Synopsis: Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris. After the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world. Director Dina Amer takes on one of the darkest issues of our time and deconstructs it in…
Shayma Aziz
, 2023
, 10 min
Between Land and Sky is an experimental moving image project which involves narration, stop motion animation, performance, ritual music and manipulated video. It explores the idea of estrangement by following a sequence of nonlinear events that connect childhood trauma, and vague memories to longing for a sense of home. The connection comes through the voice…
June 2023
Sajjad Abbas, Ali Eyal, Sarah Munaf, Rijin Sahakian, Bassim Al Shaker
Ahmed Kamal
, 2006
, 13 min
