Carol Mansour
, 2020
, 17 min
Shattered: Beirut 6:07 synopsis: Two months after the massive explosion that devastated Beirut, the inhabitants of the city are still reeling from the force of the blast and the accumulated evil they have been subjected to for decades. Carol Mansour explored her city in the aftermath of the blast, talking to friends and exchanging reflections on…
Wael Noureddine
, 2006
, 35 min
July Trip synopsis: Beirut, July 2006. The Israeli bombings strike the city. While Beirut is still on fire, the filmmaker starts a journey across his natal land. The film is not a documentary – although the images are burning real – but an essay. Using two complementary techniques, the 16 mm film and HDV, the artist…
Mariam Mekiwi
, 2018
, 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.
July 2021
Larissa Sansour, Meriem Bennani, Mariam Mekiwi
Disrupted Pasts, Displaced Futures is a selection of moving image works by contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa, blending science fiction, arabfuturism, and magic realism to tackle themes of displacement, migration, and climate crisis. Responding to an unstable present through the lens of the future, these alternate realities resist hegemonic narratives and open…
Suzannah Mirghani, Sarra Idris, Hashim Hassan
Next Gen Sudan + Talkback Thursday, July 15 to Sunday, July 18 Online Stream – Register for Free or $5 Suggested Donation Live Virtual Talkback: Sunday, July 18, at 3 pm EDT This month’s Arab Film Series brings us an intimate look at Sudanese youth – the challenges they face, the tough lessons learned, and the pride…
Suzannah Mirghani
, 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…
