Film review: Yosr Gasmi and Mauro Mazzocchi’s documentary boasts two compelling protagonists, but risks losing its focus while chasing high-brow aesthetics.
Film review: Nehir Tuna’s debut feature zooms in on fourteen-year-old Ahmet, who has been sent by his recently converted father to an Islamic dormitory to learn Muslim values.
Film Review: Cyril Aris’ latest documentary follows the aftermath of the Port of Beirut explosion through the eyes of a film crew working on Mounia Akl’s debut, Costa Brava, Lebanon.
One of the rare features produced in the Middle Eastern country, Amr Gamal’s sophomore film is a sombre tale about an Aden family facing the consequences of the civil war and an unexpected pregnancy.
Amjad Al Rasheed’s debut feature, Jordan's first film at the Cannes Film Festival, follows the vicissitudes of a desperate widow who has no power over her fate and deals with the enduring misogyny of the society she lives in.
Kordo Doski’s debut documentary feature is an endearing crowd pleaser revolving around the titular football team, born as a social project in a rural working-class town back in 2004.