The first feature film to address the Egyptian Revolution of January 2011. The film reveals the struggle of daily life in Egypt, through the eyes of Gouda Al Masri. Gouda loves his country, but fuelled by unemployment, humiliation from the authorities and police corruption, he decides to fight back
It’s the end of summer 1976, in the northern suburbs of Beirut, and Noha is getting married. It’s her last chance before she becomes an old maid like her elder sister. But 15 days before the wedding, Noha changes her mind.
An orphan boy sells books on the streets of Mohammedia, and longs to see a photo of his parents; a desire that launches him on dangerous adventure.
A Coptic girl with a Muslim lover falls pregnant. She is torn between losing him and losing her family. Can love transcend any social boundary?
Two criminals meet at a pivotal moment in their lives and begin to see the world from a new perspective.
Four-year-old Bashi is killed alongside his father, a top PLO lieutenant in 1983. But what if he had lived?
A poetic documentary about a feisty Beiruti grandmother, concocted by her grandson, to commemorate her larger-than-life character.
Weaving between past and present, animation and daily life, the documentary focuses on seven women in Ein el Hilweh refugee camp and how they helped their community survive.
Two weeks after the fall of Saddam Hussein, a 12-year-old boy begrudgingly follows in the shadow of his grandmother on a journey that will determine their lives forever.
The moving personal stories of five refugees in Lebanon and what brought them to this place in life.
Iman, a conservative woman, pays a surprise visit to her estranged daughter in London and is shocked to find her living with a boyfriend, Marlon.
When a new neighbour moves in next door, Samantha’s curiosity is aroused sending her on a mission of espionage.
A beautiful meditation on memory and history, Show and Tell is a collection of intimate portraits using personal objects to unlock memories and stories.
Ahmed, a determined young Syrian poet, detests his life in Damascus and the constraints of his traditional society.
Matteo, a young man of Italian origin, has come to ask Nina to marry him. Her family comes from the Maghreb, and he’s hoping to pop the question the way her family expects it to be done with the traditional rodba.
Younis decides to make his last tunnel run between Gaza and Egypt to break the Israeli siege, but things take a turn for the worst.
Mokhtar is a puppeteer who travels the Algerian countryside with his son in his beat-up van visiting scattered schools.
Lebanese activist artists take their protest online, creating a video game.
A young Emirati woman embarks on a secret ‘taboo’ date with a young man she has never met.
Two young boys must struggle to earn enough to buy medicine for their sick grandmother.
One sunny Tuesday morning in Beirut, an elderly lady walks out of an elegant boutique, wearing an expensive black dress. There is just one problem – she has not paid for it.
Kaboul visits his lover Houria after a trip to Afghanistan, bringing a bottle of wine. Trouble is, Houria doesn’t have a corkscrew.
@arabfilmfestau @lisafgeorge yep! When are tickets on sale... I'm coming with friends. x @arabfilmfestau
Thanks habibi ... Will check it out. Hey when is the festival opening for 2012?
