Arab film

Arab film

From Abdul to Leila
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From Abdul to Leila: Reconnecting with memory through poetry

Film review: Artist Leila Albayaty digs deep into her family history to construct meaningful recollections & piece together her own complex Arab-French identity

Mariana Hristova
17 May, 2024
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Alam: A Palestinian teenager's love and political awakening

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Hanna Flint

26 April, 2024
Edgy casts, gritty plots: The makeover of Ramadan TV dramas
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Edgy casts, gritty plots: The makeover of Ramadan TV dramas

Aman Al Bezreh

Aman Al Bezreh

06 April, 2024
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Abdel Halim's family sues ad for 'tampering with heritage'

Nabila El-Gaafary
27 March, 2024
AlRawabi School for Girls: Season two or season taboo?
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AlRawabi School For Girls: Season two or season taboo?

Hasan Kilani

Hasan Kilani

15 March, 2024
The Letter Writer: Awkward rom-com takes shine off old Dubai
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The Letter Writer: Awkward rom-com takes shine off old Dubai

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Hanna Flint

16 February, 2024
Tunisian cinema activists air Intifada films guerrilla-style
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Tunisian cinema activists air Intifada films guerrilla-style

Isabella Crispino

Isabella Crispino 

09 February, 2024
Transcending stereotypes and shifting narratives in "Hollywood North"
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Fill the void: Canada spotlights melting pot of MENA cinema

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Hadani Ditmars

05 February, 2024
A cinematic feast from MENA, a hundred miles from Hollywood
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A cinematic feast from MENA, a hundred miles from Hollywood

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Hadani Ditmars

13 January, 2024
Donga: From Gaddafi's demise to a decade of Libyan civil war
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Donga: From Gaddafi's demise to a decade of Libyan civil war

Davide

Davide Abbatescianni

05 January, 2024
8 of the best MENA films in 2023
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8 of the best MENA films in 2023

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

29 December, 2023
VOY! VOY! VOY! takes on the Egyptian illusion of immigration
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VOY! VOY! VOY! takes on the Egyptian illusion of immigration

The New Arab Staff

Thaer Mansour

01 December, 2023
London Palestine Film Festival 2023 round-up: Ones to watch
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London Palestine Film Festival 2023 round-up: Ones to watch

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

27 November, 2023
Hounds: Revealing Casablanca's criminal, chaotic underbelly
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Hounds: Unveiling Casablanca's criminal, chaotic underbelly

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

24 November, 2023
Geology of Speration: Migrants trapped in a tiresome limbo
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Geology of Separation: Migrants trapped in a tiresome limbo

Davide

Davide Abbatescianni

24 November, 2023
Keep your eyes peeled at the London Palestine Film Festival
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Keep your eyes peeled on the London Palestine Film Festival

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

20 November, 2023
From a doll's house, Asmae El Moudir revives familial trauma
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From a doll's house, Asmae El Moudir revives familial trauma

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

27 October, 2023
Maysoon Pachachi on creating cinema against the odds
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Maysoon Pachachi on creating cinema against the odds

The New Arab Staff

Isabella Silvers

27 October, 2023
Bye Bye Tiberius: Succession star Hiam Abbass and filmmaker daughter Lina Soualem on representing Palestine at the Oscars
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Filmmaking mother-daughter duo represent Palestine at Oscars

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Alexander Durie

06 October, 2023
After The Fire
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After The Fire: Nothing is black and white after seeing red

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

16 September, 2023
Backstage: Psychological salvation in Morocco's Atlas forest
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Backstage: Psychosomatic salvation in Morocco's Atlas forest

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

16 September, 2023