‘My family is here. I’m hanging here, torn between these two countries, these two realities. I belong to both these countries without being totally part of them’
All posts tagged “film”
When I Saw You
‘Some people follow the masses. Others follow the sun’ - Annemarie Jacir’s bittersweet film about the Palestinian struggle, and one boy’s quest for freedom
Casablanca Mon Amour
A powerful documentary and critique of the relationship between Hollywood and the Arab world, which follows two boys on a road trip throughout Morocco
Berlin Telegram
Leila Albayaty’s film of love, loss, and music in Berlin, which recently screened at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival
Zabana!
Said Ould-Khalifa’s stirring portrayal of the origins of the Algerian War of Independence and its founding father, Ahmed Zabana
The Patience Stone
French-Afghan novelist and director Atiq Rahimi’s haunting, metaphorical tale of love, war, and liberation in modern-day Afghanistan
Rhino Season
Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi’s surreal and tragic love story of a Kurdish poet, starring the legendary Behrouz Vossoughi
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s dark film set in the Anatolian countryside is about far more than just a murder
Goodbye
As Mohammad Rasoulof’s recent film shows, sometimes it’s better to be a stranger in exile than in your own country
Mossadegh
A review of Roozbeh Dadvand’s short film about the last days of the legendary Iranian Prime Minister, Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh