Kaveh Nabatian
, 2020
, 95 min
A young, impoverished Afro-Cuban couple dreams of wealth and success. A Canadian Iranian-Jewish divorcée yearns for personal freedom. These three lives converge in Sin La Habana, a film in which power, money, creativity, and destiny intertwine into a passionate love triangle, with a hint of magic, where cultures clash in a torrid dance. Leo, a…
July 2024
Djibril Diop Mambéty, Kaveh Nabatian
TRACES OF THE UNKNOWN brings together films addressing the human condition through stories and mysterious occurrences connected to spirits and gods derived from West African and Afro-caribbean diasporic religions. Featuring Djibril Diop Mambety’s Le Franc (1994) and Kaveh Nabatian’s Sin La Habana(2020) and Kite Zo A (2023), the filmmakers present narratives rooted in temporal realities and contexts, revealing cycles as well as…
September 2023
Larissa Sansour, Marwa Benhalim, Alia Yunis
Screening Online: Sept 27-Oct 1RSVP: arabfilmseries.org Free with RSVP / $5 suggested donationAvailable Worldwide THERE IS SALT AND BREAD BETWEEN US presents a selection of films by Larissa Sansour, Youmna Chlala, Alia Yunis, Andrea Nones-Kobiakov, and Marwa Benhalim. The films are centered around the theme of food, which is employed as a vehicle to explore political and cultural narratives. Trespass…
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.
Eliane Raheb
, 2021
, 128 min
MIGUEL’S WAR With Director Eliane Raheb in-person Screenings: Sunday, March 5 at 7 PM at Spectacle Theatre, followed Q&A with director Eliane Raheb moderated by Ginou Choueiri (Director of Film Programs, ArteEast) Wednesday March 9 at 7:30 PMSunday March 12 at 5 PMTuesday March 21 at 7:30 PM Address: Spectacle Theatre, 124 South 3rd Street, Brooklyn,…
