American Doctor
An unapologetic cry for humanity that reveals the on-the-ground reality of the genocide in Gaza and the experiences of the frontline medical volunteers who put their principles into practice.
Atonement
An Iraqi mother meets a US marine, years after his squad killed her loved ones. Both suffer from the knowledge that bullets can never be un-fired.
Bouchra
In this striking animation set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, a queer coyote breaks the wall of silence with her mother nine years after her coming out.
Chronicles From the Siege
Depicting life under constant bombardment, a Berlin award winner highlights how humour and humanity persist amid the horrors of war.
Coyotes
A Palestinian woman confronts an existential threat on a deserted road to Ramallah.
Do You Love Me
A play-it-loud trip through 70 years of Lebanese history.
Intersecting Memory
Personal memories and collective trauma, home video and news footage intertwine in a powerful portrait of a Palestinian childhood under occupation.
Land of Barbar
A reimagined spin on a canonical tale that flips Western narratives about North Africa.
Mardochi
A man’s failed pilgrimage to his father’s Moroccan hometown instigates a more sensual search for his place in the world.
One in a Million
A profound cinematic odyssey filmed over a decade, this portrait of the coming of age of a Syrian girl in exile won Sundance’s Documentary Competition Audience and Directing awards.
Past Future Continuous
This layered, IDFA-awarded portrait of an Iranian family long divided by geography but reunited by technology exudes a keen and haunting resonance.
Strawberries
In this Cannes Un Certain Regard–premiering political drama, two Moroccan women doing seasonal work in Spain struggle against dire labour conditions.
What Do the Maknines Dream Of
Two young Algerians spend one last sweet day together, hoping to sell a caged bird before flying away to seek new lives.
Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep
The evocative debut of a former student of Abbas Kiarostami and Béla Tarr, this is an atmospheric portrait of the patriarchal weight of Bedouin tradition.