Arabic

A woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.

A Syrian exile living in Australia returns when his brother is taken into custody by the Assad regime in 2011.

A father and his estranged son must come together to hand deliver his daughter's wedding invitations to each guest as per local Palestinian custom, in this rousing family drama from Annemarie Jacir (When I Saw You).

1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of thousands of refugees pour across the border from Palestine. Having been separated from his father in the chaos of war, Tarek, 11, and his mother Ghaydaa, are amongst this latest wave of refugees. Placed in "temporary" refugee camps made up of tents and prefab houses until they would be able to return, they wait, like the generation before them who arrived in 1948. With difficulties adjusting to life in Harir camp and a longing to be reunited with his father, Tarek searches a way out, and discovers a new hope emerging with the times. Eventually his free spirit and curious nature lead him to a group of people on a journey that will change their lives. When I Saw You is the story of people affected by the times around them, in search of something more in their lives. A journey full of adventure, love, humor, and the desire to be free. A story of the human spirit that knows no borders.

A romantic drama about a working-class woman and her experiences traveling back home.

A young Palestinian schoolteacher gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison where she fights to protect him, survive and maintain hope.

On the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, a Syrian Father makes a decision that puts his daughter's life at risk.

Occupied Palestine: A serene landscape now pockmarked by military checkpoints. When a Palestinian film crew decides to avert a closed checkpoint by taking a remote side road, the political landscape unravels, and the passengers are slowly taken apart by the mundane brutality of military occupation. Both a visual poem and a narrative about the fragmentation of a people, "like twenty impossibles", also questions the politics of filmmaking and the opportunism of artists.

In present-day UAE, a drama unfolds surrounding an old woman, Um Alkul (Moza Almazroie), who is well known for always having helped people. In a related story, an artist runs amok after a painfully felt incident. The Emirati Um Alkul (Literally: "mother of all") lovingly fulfills the role of mother and benefactor for Rabie, Sarah and the Palestinian young lady Deema. Um Alkul's son Sultan was an artist who studied abroad and returned with liberal ideas that did not find favor with his society. When Um Alkul goes into a coma, her family begins to crumble, and the young couple starts to investigate her motivations and character. Deema is courted by the stateless young man Adel and a rivalry for her heart takes place between him and Rabie. Warda, Dr Sarah's patient and Adel's sister, dies. Rabie abandons the family when he discovers that he is an orphan with no known parents.

A story about nostalgia, loneliness, and the absence of love. Haneen is an old woman surviving within the memories of her home, struggling between slow monotony and her passion to rediscover life.

When 40-year-old Amir visits his ailing father in hospital intending to reveal a long held secret, the nature of their dysfunctional relationship gets in the way. As the two men battle out their differences, the tension mounts on Amir who finally withdraws and leaves. Blinded by rage and his galloping emotions, Amir finds himself stuck between guilt and a desperate need to race back to his father before it's too late.

Salam's dream of becoming a mother shatters when she finds out that she is unable to have children with her husband. A lifetime of convictions and beliefs are put to the test as Salam realizes she must make a choice.

A story of a young, ambitious mother who takes advantage of a series of events, which become instrumental in her pursuit for human dignity.

A mosaic of 13 short films less than 3 minutes in length, reflecting in one shot, the mood of summer.

Ruwayshed is the last village in Jordan before the Iraqi border. It's no man's land. This short documentary gives an insight into the lives of a few people who live there.

In the short film EN TERRAIN CONNU, director Nassim Amaouche digs with his father in the rubble of the family home in Kabylia, Algeria, bombed in 1957, searching for his father's lost childhood, or a new start between both men.

Having left his neighborhood to go to law school, Samir gets ready to come home to his family and relatives for the baptism of his little brother.

Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military, she struggles to put her life back in order. In a moment of sudden revelation, she decides to send out a special message in a cookie.

The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.

Like many people of his generation, Ali has decided to run away from the hardships of war. Along his way, he meets a strange person in a bus station: an encounter that will change his perspective.

A unique Israeli/Palestinian cooperation.

Separated by a checkpoint, Palestinian lovers from Jerusalem and Ramallah arrange clandestine meetings.