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Language: Arabic
September 17, 2026
Skin of Olives
Using an at-home DNA test, an adoptee seeks to make sense of his ancestral past. After reconnecting with long-lost relatives online, a trip to his home country shows him welcomed by extended family but raises darker questions about his immediate origins and reunification with his birth mother. T...
September 17, 2026
Drama Shorts: We’ll Meet Again
When a mixed-race German and Indonesian man visits his sister in Indonesia, he finds himself caught between two identities in “Vaterland” or A Bule Named Yanto. In White Musk, a teen girl becomes her terminally ill mother’s primary caretaker, which creates a new dynamic they both struggle to acce...
September 17, 2026
What Do the Maknines Dream Of
Two best friends spend an eventful day in an Algerian town, as they prepare for a life-changing journey. This heart-rending film perfectly captures the vibrant and dynamic environment, as well as the profound connection between the two boys. This film screens as part of the Drama: We’ll Meet A...
September 17, 2026
White Musk
As a teen girl becomes her terminally ill mother’s caretaker, they both struggle to accept the new dynamic. Tender and contemplative, this beautiful meditation on grief and personal evolution is quietly powerful and deeply moving. This film screens as part of the Drama: We’ll Meet Again shorts...
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...
