“Come… whoever you are”, Galal El Deen El Roomy - Rumi. Hanan, a woman with a hidden past, gets into a relationship with Bakr, a Sufi dancer with his own history. They discover new horizons and meanings in their lives through this relationship whilst Bakr’s son, a troubled boy, is trying to find his own path […]
Four Palestinian women, all former political prisoners in Israeli jails, reveal experiences of daily life within the current political climate.
“The TV is coming! The TV is coming!” The small Tunisian village of el-Malaga erupts in excitement upon the arrival of a German television production.
Sanaa is having a difficult morning. Frantically running around after her husband and family; she’s late for work, the baby is crying and she can’t find the keys to her apartment. Nothing is going her way.
Following the 1967 occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, more than 200 Israeli settlements and outposts have been built in Palestinian territories. The Iron Wall explores these settlements as a cornerstone of Israeli policy and what this means for the future of a Palestinian state.
In Beirut, five women meet regularly in a beauty salon, a colourful and sensual microcosm of the city where several generations come into contact, talk and confide in each other. Between haircuts and sugar waxing with caramel, their intimate and liberated conversations revolve around men, sex and motherhood.
What begins as a simple trip to the bakery turns into a journey that depicts not only the subtle tensions of a politically charged environment, but also illustrates the grief that can result from growing up under occupation.
A Japanese pilot during World War Two, a young Lebanese woman during the civil war of the 1980s, and a young Palestinian man from a refugee camp in the Occupied Territories. Before setting off on their missions, each has their portrait taken.
Lebanon Burning investigates the object of war, and provides a personal account of its effects from ordinary citizens who became the real targets.
A Wishful Smile captures the beauty and complexity of Lebanon set against a backdrop of conflict and turmoil.
Nadine is a young woman living in Beirut during a critical time in Lebanon’s history.
