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The Life and Career of Soudade Kaadan
For the fourth annual Arab Women in the Arts showcase, we’ve chosen to celebrate and explore the work of visionary Syrian filmmaker Soudade Kaadan. Our opening night film is her 2022 feature Nezouh, playing in New York City on May 2 at the Nitehawk Cinema – Williamsburg, and in San Francisco on May 9 at the Roxie Theater. As of 2024, she has written and directed two feature films and several shorts, and is the recipient of several festival recognitions and awards.
Join AFMI from May 2-12 for the 4th annual Arab Women in the Arts Showcase in NY, SF & Online! Arab Women in the Arts 2024
Arab Women in Cinema metafilm | OVID.tv
A Family Reunion with High Jinks and Catharsis in “Cousins” The New Yorker
Four Daughters Receives Oscar Nomination
Today the Academy released its list of films nominated to the Oscars, and we are happy to share the news that Four Daughters has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film!
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Cinema of Palestine 156 films
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Oscar Nominated Arab Films 41 films
To accompany the piece "The History of Arab Cinema at the Oscars" on the Cinemayaat blog (this list includes films…
Cinema of Algeria 54 films
To celebrate Algerian Independence Day, discover narrative and documentary features and shorts from the country 🇩🇿
Queer Arab Films 111 films
Happy #PrideMonth! Features, documentaries and shorts showcasing queer life in the Arab world and its diaspora 🏳️🌈
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Over 100 Narrative Feature Films Directed by Arab Women 116 films
A note: there are a few directors here of Amazigh descent, and while some may not directly identify with the…
Letterboxd 50: Highest Rated Arab Feature Films 50 films
Letterboxd's Top 50 Arab movies, based on the average weighted rating of all Letterboxd users. In order to get a…
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Announcing the opening night film for our third annual Arab Women in the Arts showcase!
April 6, 7:30PM at the Nighthawk Cinema - Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
We're pleased to announce The Blue Caftan as the opening film of this year's Arab Film Festival! Screening November 11 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, with director Maryam Touzani in attendance. Get your tickets here!
This new film by Leyla Bouzid will be available April 7-17 through the 2022 Arab Film Fest Collab!
Grab your early bird tickets and see the full lineup of Arab features, documentaries and shorts here: arabfilmfestcollab.org
Ladies and gentlemen, the opening night film for the 25th Arab Film Festival!
November 18 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco--
Tickets here: aff2021.eventive.org/schedule/opening-night-amira-615e47c92698ae005b5a77b8
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Feels like having a picnic with a Palestinian woman who shares precious items connected to memories of her homeland. Wonderful documentary.
A beautiful & insightful documentary on one of my favorite bands out of Lebanon and about being queer in the Arab world.
It's available to watch for free on The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/jun/22/one-good-song-can-do-more-than-5000-protests-the-queer-revolution-in-the-middle-east?CMP=share_btn_tw
Discover feature films, documentaries and shorts on Palestinian life and history.