Le Chant des Mariées – Wedding Song
Director: Karin Albou
France/ Tunisia 2008 feature film 100 min
Tunis in 1942 during the German occupation. Two teens, Jewish Myriam and Muslim Nour, have been close friends since childhood. Vivid description of the situation of Sephardic-Jewish women amidst politico-religious struggles. more...
Khamsa
Director: Karim Dridi
France 2008 feature film 100 min
Since his mother abandoned him – after an incident, in which his little brother had nearly lost his life – eleven year old Marco has lived in a nursing-home. Not being happy there, Marco runs away seeking hideout in a gypsy camp near Marseille. more...
Bled Number One
Director: Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
Drama France/ Algeria 2006 feature film 100 min
Bled Number One tells the story of the Algerian Kamel, who – after his deportation from France – returns to his homeland Kabylie in North-Eastern Algeria. Having grown up in the miserable outskirts of Paris, he remains a stranger in Algeria. more...
Ein Shams - Eye Of The Sun
Director: Ibrahim El-Batout
Egypt 2008 feature film 90 min
Under the pharaohs’ rule once Egypt’s capital, since Jesus’ and Virgin Mary’s visit a sanctuary, today Ein Shams is one of the most miserable and run-down areas of Cairo. In a clutch of heart-rending occasions the miscellaneous characters show the intricacies of Egypt’s political system and its social structure. more...
The Time That Remains
Director: Elia Suleiman
Palestine/ France/ Belgium/ Italy/ UK 2009, 106 min
In four episodes Elia Suleiman semi-biographically tells the history of his family – from 1984 until today. The movie tries to portray the daily life of those Palestinians who stayed in their land and who live – entitled as "Israeli Arabs" – as a minority in their own homeland. more...
Roma wa la n’touma – Rome Rather Than You
Director: Tarik Tequia
Algeria/France/Germany, 2006, 111 min
Kamel dreams of returning to Italy, where he once baked pizzas, this time leaving Algeria finely with his girlfriend Zina. more...
Reel Bad Arabs
Director: Sut Jhally
USA 2006 documentary 60 min
From the beginning of silent film up to today’s glamorous Hollywood productions, the movie describes the various prejudices attributed to the Arab – Bedouins, bandits, obedient beauties, bad sheikhs and terrorists. more...
Lebanese shorts - Reversed Gaze: Alienation in the City
Experimental films from young Lebanese filmmakers, how they perceive European cities, referring to topics like the alienation in their homeland and abroad. The program was curated by Nadine Khalife (Beirut). more...
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