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Film Country: Saudi Arabia
September 17, 2026
Al Baraneya
Pregnant Amal lives together with her extended family in Al Baraneya, a jasmine-farming village outside of Cairo. Their chaotic yet loving home life is upended when a developer offers to buy their land, sowing doubt and disagreement between family members. When a visit from Amal’s cousin from Cai...
March 31, 2025
Far From Home
Offered as a tribute to our roots, these sentimental and tender shorts lovingly consider identity and belonging. Containing stories of migration, disconnection from ancestry, and striving to fit in, this program addresses what it takes to feel at home in a complicated world. Films in thi...
April 1, 2024
Frames of Reference: Documentary
These five incredible shorts function as a window into diverse forms of the human experience, highlighting courageous expressions of identity, examples of uplifting community, and insightful responses to common misconceptions. Please note: Films in this program contain themes, images, an...
April 13, 2020
Wadjda
Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. After a fight with her friend Abdullah, Wadjda sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale. She wa...
