Festival Coming Soon, July 2-5
In 2009 the festival will bring you a strong and exciting program of Arab films from around the world - features, docos, shorts, animations and music video clips. Keep your eye on this space for further updates on our program. Yallah! We’ll see you at the Movies.
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Filmmakers
Mirna Nassar»
Mirna Nassar was born in Lebanon in 1983, but due to the political instability of the time, her family moved to Sydney, Australia. From an early age till present she has pursued an interest in the performing arts, which then lead her into the study of Digital media at the University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts.
Oday Rasheed»
Oday Rasheed was born in Iraq in 1973. He attended the Institute for Electrical Science and the Institute for Applicable Art in Baghdad. Shortly after completing his studies he worked for local newspapers writing critical essays and articles on cinema. In the late 1990’s, Rasheed produced several experimental movies. His works include Mud Whiteness (1997), [...]
Cherien Dabis»
Cherien Dabis born to Palestinian immigrant parents, award-winning independent filmmaker and television writer Cherien Dabis has been recognised by the industry’s top organisations and trade publications, including the Sundance Institute, IFP and Filmmaker Magazine. A 2004 graduate of Columbia University’s Masters of Fine Arts Film program, Dabis’ short films have screened at some of the [...]