Cinema Arabiyya

A series of lesser known, or just lesser shown, films from the Arab world, selected to challenge and excite curious cinephiles, expand their knowledge of international cinema and provide a greater understanding of Arab arts and culture.

As I Open My Eyes
Jan
21

As I Open My Eyes

A few months before the revolution in Tunisia, 18 year-old Farah has a passion for life and sings in a political rock band. But her mother, knowing the dangers, wants her to pursue a career as a doctor.

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Wajib
Nov
19

Wajib

A father and his estranged son must come together to hand-deliver his daughter's wedding invitations to each guest.

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Feathers
Sep
9

Feathers

An Egyptian dark comedy about an authoritarian patriarch is accidentally turned into a chicken by a magician during a children's birthday party

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Bosta
Jul
24

Bosta

Former schoolmates meet up again after 15 years and drive across Lebanese regions in a rundown school bus trying to introduce a new blend of music in their native villages, a mix of the traditional dance – the Dabkeh – coupled with a techno beat.

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Yomeddine
May
22

Yomeddine

Two outcasts, a Coptic leper and his orphaned apprentice, leave their leper colony for the first time and embark on a journey across Egypt to search for what remains of their families.

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Tlamess
Jan
16

Tlamess

A soldier is granted one week’s leave after the death of his mother. Rather than return to active duty, he absconds and soon finds himself a wanted man, pursued through an eerily deserted city.

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The Sea and its Waves
Sep
24

The Sea and its Waves

On a full moon night, the young Najwa and the musician Mansour reach Beirut. They follow the trail of smugglers to join a woman on the other side of the sea. A few streets away, Selim, the old lighthouse keeper, tries to repair the electricity of his neighborhood.

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