Sex Is Work - Two Documentaries by Elliat Graney-Saucke
2020-07-22
Screening of Conflict of Identity (Berlin Identities) and the US Culture Wars (Christian Right and Gender/Sex Radicals)

PRE-RECORDED
Screening two short documentaries by Elliat Graney-Saucke. The first is Conflict of Identity that considers mixed cultural realities in Berlin, Germany, including Afro-German Femme Performer and Palestinian-Israeli Sex Worker Performance Artist. This will be followed by a short about the US Culture Wars and defunding of the National Endowment for the Arts in the 1990s by the New Christian Right. This session begins: Screening will start on July 22 at midnight PDT / 9am CEST and be available for 24 hours (until July 22, 11:59pm PDT / July 23, 8:59am CEST).
This event is part of the the online bashment that is not only a birthday celebration for The BSWC’s founder MF Akynos: it will be 22 hours of non-stop edutainment! Bridging the gap between sex work and other forms of labor and human rights issues, our aim is to raise awareness and give support to sex workers and other freelance artists/laborers being left out of financial plans from local government.
‘Who’s Allowed To Make Money?’ when government and policy only recognizes some workers and not all, vulnerable workers are left without rights, protections, and supports. Restricting sex workers to the margins, outside of what is considered “real work,” prevents us from participating in labor struggles, as well as limits our access to the protections guaranteed to other workers. Because of current regulatory and conceptual frameworks of sex work as “not real work” our profession has unnecessary impacts on our legal status, health, housing and food security, and our families.
To raise awareness of these issues The BSWC invites you to help us raise $43,000 which will directly support US based sex workers and freelancers who are being impacted by COVID-19, and who have been excluded from accessing other supports intended for workers.
Artists and performers across Australia, Canada, Europe and the US will take part in this groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind, non-stop party and education fest. Experience DJs, burlesque showcases, workshops, symposiums, film screenings, poetry readings and other forms of engagement in streams that can be seen at different hours across continents.
It’s a one-day only, 22 hour event that you don’t want to miss! Sign up to attend each performance separately, your ticket is for the performance of your choice. Each ticket includes information on how to access your event. Check back here for the schedule as it is updated, and don’t forget to purchase a T-shirt to support the event and the BSWC! We have lots of other ways to support on our website as well, so check in there at www.TheBSWC.org

Sundance Film Shorts: Northwest Film Forum
2020-07-24 - 2020-07-31
Many film shorts including: So What if the Goats Die
France & Morocco (Director and screenwriter: Sofia Alaoui)

Abdellah, a young shepherd living in the mountains, is forced to brave the snow blocking him in order to get food and save this cattle. Once he gets to the village, he faces a supernatural phenomenon. Winner, Sundance Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize.

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Jul. 24 – Aug. 21
2020 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour (Virtual Version)
(~80 min)

A program of six shorts selected from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, a major American showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers. The Short Film Tour includes fiction, documentary and animation from around the world, giving new audiences a taste of what Sundance offers. • TICKETS ON SALE JUL. 24!/

FILM PROGRAM INFO

Arab Film Series Online: Yemeni Stories Told by Yemeni Filmmakers + Talkback
2020-07-26 12:00 - 14:00 UTC
3 p.m. EDT Sunday, July 26, 2020
Yemeni Stories Told by Yemeni Filmmakers
Free; suggested donation benefits Yemen Aid
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In partnership with Romooz Foundation, the Arab Film Series is pleased to bring you an afternoon of Yemeni documentary short films, created and told through the eyes of Yemeni filmmakers (full lineup TBA). These short films showcase the impact the war in Yemen has had and continues to make on the Yemeni community throughout the world. These films uplift the voices of Yemeni filmmakers and their experiences. These are their stories.
Following the screening will be an intimate talkback with several Yemeni filmmakers from across the world.
This collaboration between Romooz Foundation and AANM comes together through the Museum’s Artists + Residents program, which is currently hosting Yemeni American visual artist, filmmaker and art practitioner Ibi Ibrahim. Ibrahim is the director of Romooz Foundation, an independent, non-profit foundation dedicated to support emerging Art and Literature in Yemen.
Yemen, United States / Documentary / 60 minutes / Rated PG13 / In Arabic and English with English subtitles

Daily Arab Movie Streams - Aflamuna
2020-07-28 - 2020-12-31
about aflamuna
aflamuna (our films) is an initiative launched by a group of arab filmmakers and film institutions, led by Beirut DC. During these hard times – and hopefully long after they’ve passed – we will be bringing you some of the best, most thought-provoking and independently-minded works of contemporary Arab cinema to enjoy for free on this website for a limited time. A new issue will be released (at least) every 15 days.
Check their website for currently running films!

Naila and the Uprising - Live Stream
2020-08-01 09:00 - 11:00, 2020-08-22 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
NAILA and the UPRISING
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The screening will be followed by Q&As and discussion with Suhad Babaa, Executive Producer.
Synopsis
When a nation-Wide uprising breaks out in 1987, a woman in Gaza must make a choice between love, family and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement that forces the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination for the first time.

Movie screening and discussion of Naila and the Uprising
2020-08-28 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
Join us for a screening and discussion of Naila and the Uprising, a Just Vision documentary, with the Deputy Director and a Producer.

About this Event

Join Museum of the Palestinian People for a special film screening and discussion of Naila and the Uprising with Just Vision’s Deputy Director, Emma Alpert and one of the film’s producers, Rula Salameh.
Naila and the Uprising is a documentary film about a nation-wide uprising that breaks out in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and the story of a young woman in Gaza who must make a choice between love, family, and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement that forces the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination for the first time. Naila and the Uprising chronicles the remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh and a fierce community of women at the frontlines, whose stories weave through the most vibrant, nonviolent mobilization in Palestinian history – the First Intifada in the late 1980s. You can watch the trailer, here.
The film will be available for registrants to view at their own convenience prior to our discussion with Emma and Rula on Zoom on Friday, August 28 at 12pm EDT. All registrants will receive info to watch the film and join the Zoom conversation via email after they register.
Suggested donation: $10. Free for Resilience Monthly Club Members.
Thanks to our Resilience Club supporters, we are able to host weekly events on Palestinian culture, history and heritage. To become a member, please visit here.
We are very grateful for your partnership and support. The Museum of the Palestinian People is based in Washington DC and here to tell our stories, which encompass the rich history, vibrant arts, culture and spirit of a people who thrive even in the face of adversity.
Visit our website to learn more: mpp-dc.org

Seattle Arab Film Festival 2020
2020-08-29 - 2020-08-30
Movies short and long from Sudan, Tunesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and more!
Check out this amazing list of movies and get your passes today!
https://seattlearabfilmfest.com/?page_id=1451

Free Screening of the Film "Martin Luther King in Palestine"
2020-08-29 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
Martin Luther King in Palestine follows an African American gospel group led by Stanford professor and King scholar Clay Carson who travel to Palestine in March of 2011 to perform an original play about MLK written by Carson. While there, the small choir of political neophytes quickly discover the repressive conditions Palestinians endure daily under the Occupation, and empathy develops between peoples who have a shared history of oppression

Arab Film Series Online: 10 Days Before the Wedding + Talkback
2020-08-30 12:00 - 15:00 UTC
3 p.m. EDT/12 p.m. PST Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020
10 Days Before the Wedding (2018) dir. Amr Gamal
Free; $5 suggested donation
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Rasha and Ma’moon, a young Yemeni couple, were set to get married but the war of 2015 stood in the way of their wedding. After so much suffering, they try the best they can to make it happen in 2018. But yet again, obstacles appear—except this time it’s not the war, but its aftermath. From evacuating their homes to dealing with warring parties controlling certain areas to the economic crisis, the couple struggles to race against time to make sure the wedding of their dreams happens on time.
Following the screening we will be joined by director Amr Gamal for an intimate talkback hosted by Romooz Foundation director and current AANM artist-in residence Ibi Ibrahim.
Yemen / Drama / 120 minutes / Rated R for Explicit Language / In Arabic with English Subtitles

Palestine Museum: "Stitching Palestine" Film Screening
2020-09-05 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
Screening of the Film “Stitching Palestine”

Saturday, September 5, 2020
12:00 PM 2:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM 11:00 AM PST

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The Story behind Stitching Palestine
Twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories, of their lives and of their identity.
Their narratives are connected by the enduring thread of the ancient art of embroidery.
Twelve resilient, determined and articulate women from disparate walks of life: lawyers, artists, housewives, activists, architects, and politicians stitch together the story of their homeland, of their dispossession, and of their unwavering determination that justice will prevail.
Through their stories, the individual weaves into the collective, yet remaining distinctly personal. Twelve women, twelve life-spans and stories from Palestine; a land whose position was fixed on the map of the world, but is now embroidered on its face.

Free Film Screening “My Love Awaits Me by the Sea”
2020-09-19 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Saturday, September 19, 2020
12:00 PM 2:00 PM EST

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“My Love Awaits Me by the Sea” is a poetic documentary narrating the story of the director who takes a first time journey back to her homeland, Palestine. She leaves a secluded reality and follows a lover whom she has never met, Hasan, a Palestinian artist who discovers a beautiful and utopian world. Fairytale and reality are woven together to ask the question about the elusive place, and the need to believe in dreams.

Arab Film Series Online: Brooklyn Inshallah + Talkback
2020-09-20 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
3 p.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020
Brooklyn Inshallah (2019) dir. Dir. Ahmed Mansour
Free; $5 suggested donation
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This documentary follows Father Khader El-Yateem, a Palestinian American practicing Lutheran pastor, and, he hopes, the first Arab American on the New York City Council. Having grown up amidst conflict before emigrating to the U.S., Father K works to alleviate the mounting fears of the diverse but marginalized Arab American community of Bay Ridge following the 2016 presidential election. With the support of political activist Linda Sarsour, he mounts the campaign of a lifetime, taking viewers into the heart of identity politics.
United States / Documentary / 83 minutes / In English and Arabic with English Subtitles
Embark on an engaging evening with community leaders from around the country! The program will kick off with opening remarks from activist and civil rights leader Linda Sarsour to set the stage. As an organizer and activist both in and outside the film, she will share her expertise and experience in mobilizing communities across the country, and the importance of being active and informed participants. Directly following the film screening we will be joined by director Ahmed Mansour and Father Khadr El-Yateem for an intimate talkback.

Toronto Palestine Film Festival: Resisting Borders Short Film Program and Other Special Events
2020-09-23 - 2020-09-29
Available starting 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020
Toronto Palestine Film Festival: Resisting Borders Short Film Program
$5 (Canadian dollars)
More info + Tickets
We are excited to co-present the short film program Resisting Borders with the Toronto Palestine Film Festival (happening online Sept. 23-29, 2020). Audiences around the world can enjoy this program with on-demand availability for the entire duration of the festival, in addition to other films, concerts and special events by your favorite Palestinian artists. Full festival schedule
Resisting Borders is a collection of fiction and documentary films that delves into the lives of teenage girls, a political prisoner and a subversive undertaker. Each story explores the physical and emotional toll of borders, and the different ways each character resists their effects.

Total Run time: 73 min, followed by Q&A.

Movie: Gaza Fights for Freedom
2020-09-26 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Film Screening:
“Gaza Fights for Freedom”
Saturday
September 26th
1:00 – 3:00 PM
(US Eastern Time)

Movie: Bayt Jadeed
2020-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Part of the Social Justice Film Festival

Bayt Jadeed: Seeking Home explores the parallels between Somali refugees’ experiences in St. Cloud, MN and refugees’ experiences in Germany. Through the commonalities in experiences, we hope to present a variety of perspectives to encourage a complex and honest conversation about how we define community.

YEAR
2019

RUNTIME
30 minutes

COUNTRY
Germany & US

This movie can be found in BLOCK 3: Together Against Hate as part of the Social Justice Film Festival Series. It includes:

Liberation Heroes (40 min.)
Bayt Jadeed: Seeking Home (29 min.)
Seva (16 min.)
Stronger than Steel (7 min.)

Free Film Screening “My Neighborhood”
2020-10-03 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Free Online Virtual Event
Click Here to Register for Event. Free Event but Registration is Required.
Click here to view the film trailer.
SYNOPSIS
Mohammed El Kurd is a Palestinian boy growing up in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in the heart of East Jerusalem. When Mohammed turns 11, his family is forced to give up part of their home to Israeli settlers, who are leading a campaign of court-sanctioned evictions to guarantee Jewish control of the area.
Shortly after their displacement, Mohammed’s family and other residents begin peacefully protesting against the evictions, determined not to lose their homes for good. In a surprising turn, they are quickly joined by scores of Israeli supporters who are horrified to see what is being done in their name. Among them is Jewish West Jerusalem resident Zvi Benninga and his sister Sara, who develop a strong relationship with Mohammed and his family as they take on a leading role in organizing the protests.
Through their personal stories, My Neighbourhood goes beyond the sensational headlines that normally dominate discussions of Jerusalem and captures voices rarely heard, of those striving for a shared future in the city.
My Neighbourhood follows Mohammed as he comes of age in the midst of unrelenting tension and remarkable cooperation in his backyard. Highlighting Mohammed’s own reactions to the highly volatile situation, reflections from family members and other evicted residents, accounts of Israeli protesters and interviews with Israeli settlers, the film chronicles the resolve of a neighbourhood and the support it receives from the most unexpected of places.
My Neighbourhood is directed and produced by Rebekah Wingert-Jabi, who documented Mohammed’s story over two years, and acclaimed filmmaker Julia Bacha. It is the latest production by Just Vision, an award-winning team of Palestinian, Israeli, North and South American filmmakers, journalists and human rights advocates dedicated to telling the stories of Israelis and Palestinians working nonviolently to achieve security, freedom and peace.

Shuruq 4.5: Olympia Arab Festival
2020-10-05 - 2020-10-30
The first online Olympia Arab Festival!
This free, month-long festival celebrates the arts and cultures of the Arabic-speaking region and diaspora.

Arab Film Series Online: Beauty and the Dogs (2017) dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
2020-10-18 12:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Free with RSVP/suggested donation; 100% of the donations raised will support ACCESS’ Domestic Violence program
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Employing impressive cinematic techniques and anchored by a tour-de-force performance from newcomer Mariam Al Ferjani, Beauty and the Dogs presents a gripping moral conundrum surrounding two young Tunisians. When Mariam, a young Tunisian woman, is raped after leaving a party, she is propelled into a harrowing night in which she must fight for her rights and her dignity. Based on a true story, Beauty and the Dogs tells an urgent, unapologetic and important story head-on.
Immediately following the screening will be a talkback with guests TBA.
Please be advised that this program contains sensitive subject matter related to the discussion of sexual violence and mental and emotional abuse, that may be triggering to some.
2017 / 100 minutes / Rated R for Adult References, Explicit Language and Sensitive Subject Matter / Drama / Arabic with English Subtitles

Move American: Screening + Discussion w/ Leila Awadallah & Zaquia Mahler Salinas
2020-10-22 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Free with RSVP/suggested donation
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Presented as part of AANM’s Arab Film Series Online, Leila Awadallah, Palestinian American choreographer and current AANM artist-in-residence, co-hosts an online dance screening event as one of 7 filmmakers presenting in DISCO RIOT‘s Move American series. Witness 7 short dance films surrounding voting, social justice and identity expressed by artists across the United States, followed by a discussion with Leila Awadallah, DISCO RIOT Artistic Director and Co-Founder Zaquia Mahler Salinas and AANM Director Dr. Diana Abouali.
Submissions from Distance Dance! (enter by Oct. 16!) will be screened as part of the program.

Movie: Breaking Fast
2020-10-23 - 2020-10-25
Available online at AFMI’s Virtual Cinema Platform: Arab Cinema ReImagined
Friday, Oct. 23 – Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020
Breaking Fast (2020) dir. Mike Mosallam
Pay-What-You-Can
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Set against a vibrant West Hollywood backdrop during the holy month of Ramadan, Mo navigates life after heartbreak with faith, food, and the promise of a new relationship.
Breaking out of your shell in West Hollywood can be overwhelming, especially when you’re a practicing gay Muslim like Mo (Haaz Sleiman, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan). But on the first night of Islam’s holiest holiday, Mo’s longtime boyfriend Hassan abruptly breaks off their relationship, leaving him heartbroken and without a sous chef for iftar. Romance with the All-American Kal may be just around the corner if only he can keep his thoughts pure and the past behind him in Mike Mosallam’s charming Ramadan rom-com.
Following the screening will be a talkback with Director Mike Mosallam.
No Content Warnings
2020 | 92 minutes | Comedy | English with some Arabic (English subtitles)

Movie: Gaza Fights for Freedom
2020-10-24 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This debut feature film by journalist Abby Martin began while reporting in Palestine, where she was denied entry into Gaza by the Israeli government on the accusation she was a “propagandist.” So Abby connected with a team of journalists in Gaza to produce the film through the blockaded border.
This collaboration shows you Gaza’s protest movement like you’ve never seen before. Filmed during the height of the Great March Of Return protests, it features riveting exclusive footage of demonstrations.
The documentary tells the story of Gaza past and present, showing rare archival footage that explains the history never acknowledged by mass media. You hear from victims of the ongoing massacre, including journalists, medics and the family of internationally-acclaimed paramedic, Razan al-Najjar.
At its core, ‘Gaza Fights For Freedom’ is a thorough indictment of the Israeli military for war crimes, and a stunning cinematic portrayal of Palestinians’ heroic resistance.
Directed, Written & Narrated by Abby Martin

Horror Movie: Madayen (2016) dir. Ayman Tamano
2020-10-27 - 2020-10-28
Available online at AFMI’s Virtual Cinema Platform: Arab Cinema ReImagined
Tuesday Oct. 28 – Sunday Nov. 1, 2020
Madayen (2016) dir. Ayman Tamano
Free – Donation encouraged.
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EventsAn Arab Film Festival Favorite
Screened at the 21st edition of the Arab Film Festival, October 13-22, 2017
With a tongue-in-cheek homage to THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, Jeddah-based filmmaker Ayman Tamano’s found footage “mock-doc” psychological horror ghost story is nevertheless a fright for sore eyes. Set in the notoriously cursed, djinn-infested Madayen Saleh ruins in the north western sector of the Kingdom – a location that has likewise been deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site – MADAYEN holds its own as a chilling, buddy movie gone wrong campfire creepfest that never hesitates to pause, from time to time, and poke fun at itself, much less the genres it so fluently draws from.
فيلم رعب سعودي بطريقة وثائقية روائية تحكي قصة فضول ثلاث شباب في إكتشاف حقائق و أسرار ما وراء المنطقة التاريخية و قصص الجن التي تحوم حولها. و لكن فضولهم في معرفة القصص تنقلب إلى صراع للنجاة بحياتهم قبل أن ينضموا إلى قائمة قصص مدائن صالح.
إخراج: أيمن إدريس
بطولة: خالد يسلم, حكيم جمعة, عبدالله القرشي, نادية ملائكة
2016 | 66 minutes | Horror | Arabic (English subtitles)

Movie: This is Palestine
2020-10-31 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Free Online Virtual Event
Click Here to Register for Event. Free Event but Registration is Required.
The firlm screening will be followed by a live discussion on Zoom and Facebook.
‘This Is Palestine’ follows the journey of Riverdance founder John McColgan through the West Bank and Gaza as he explores the impact of ongoing conflict and military occupation on the people who live there. The documentary features powerful interviews with people who have lost their home, land and family members as a result of the conflict. As well as meeting communities under threat, McColgan also spent time with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists working to bring this long-standing conflict to an end. ‘This Is Palestine’ was co-produced by Tyrone Productions and Trócaire to mark the 50th anniversary of the military occupation of the West Bank.

Film Screening: There is a Field
2020-11-07 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Free Film Screening “There is a Field”

Saturday, November 7, 2020
12:00 PM 2:00 PM EST

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Click here to view the film trailer.
The film screening will be followed by a live discussion with film director Jen Marlowe.
In October 2000, a police officer shot and killed unarmed 17-year old Asel Asleh. His story is tragically familiar for Americans, but Asel was not killed in Ferguson, New York City, Atlanta, or Minneapolis. Asel was a Palestinian teenager who was murdered by Israeli police as he participated in a demonstration, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation and settler-colonization.
There Is A Field began as a play about Asel’s life and his death, told from the perspective of his older sister, Nardin. Through Nardin’s struggle to cope with the murder of her brother, the play offers a uniquely personal lens for learning about intersecting systems of oppression, including Zionism, Jewish supremacy and white supremacy—root causes of state-sanctioned violence and structural racism.

Free Screening: Love During Wartime
2020-11-28 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The recently married couple Jasmin and Assi are forced to live separated. She lives in Berlin, he in Ramallah. They want desperately to make a life together but it proves to be an impossible task. When an Israeli marries Palestinian they are beyond security offered to other members of society at every turn they are faced with a Catch 22 situation. Israeli bureaucracy filled with suspicion and a menacing Palestinian society makes their life a nightmare.
https://www.palestinemuseum.us/events/2020/loveduringwartime

Arab Film Fest Film Collab!
2020-12-03 - 2020-12-13
Four Arab film + cultural orgs from across the country are partnering this year to bring you a virtual Arab Film Fest, beginning on December 3, 2020.
The Arab American National Museum (AANM), Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI), ArteEast and Mizna collectively present the Arab Film Fest Collab December 3–13, 2020. With programs highlighting Afro-Arab and Black SWANA voices and narratives, AFFC aims to capture the diverse narratives and complexity of the Arab world. Genres include drama, science-fiction, comedy and documentary, in both short-form and feature lengths. While films are in Arabic, French, Somali or English, every festival offering is subtitled in English.
All-Access passes are $90 and individual tickets for select films will also be available. All details here.
#AFFC2020

Arab Film Fest Collab Opening Night
2020-12-03 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Arab Film Fest Collab will open with Najwa Najjar’s much anticipated Between Heaven and Earth. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
There will also be a special welcome from Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib!
Inspired by true events, Najjar’s film focuses on Salma and Tamer who live in Occupied Palestine and have decided to divorce after five years of marriage. For the first time, Tamer is given a three-day permit to cross the Israeli checkpoint to file for divorce in the courts of Nazareth. However, things do not go as planned when the court’s clerk refuses to process the divorce after he confronts them with a secret about Tamer’s father’s past––an affair with an Iraqi Jewish woman in the 1950s. With only 72 hours to find this woman and finalize the divorce documents before Tamer’s permit expires, the couple sets out on a journey that takes them between the present and the past.
Please note: After this content becomes available December 3rd at 4:00 pm PST, you’ll have 7 days to start watching. Once you begin, you’ll have 48 hours to finish watching.
Questions? Learn How to Fest

InFocus: Middle Eastern, Arab & Dutch Cinema program
2020-12-12 12:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
We are proud to join NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as presenting partners for this year’s virtual edition of the annual NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival InFocus: Middle Eastern, Arab & Dutch Cinema program, powered by Seed&Spark. The weekend will feature an international lineup of films by talented emerging filmmakers across three short film programs. The event will include virtual screenings, filmmaker Q&A’s and industry panels.
The second program of the evening is InFocus: Arab Cinema, a compelling program of short films we curated in partnership with NFMLA to showcase Arab storytellers from across the world, featuring stories that cinematically capture resilience and community amidst the hardships of immigration, political instability and personal loss.
The night concludes with InFocus: Middle Eastern Cinema, a selection of striking short films from Middle Eastern filmmakers who have made their work all over the world – Lebanon, Israel, Iran and the US. They tell thrilling and thoughtful stories of taking risks, finding and embracing authenticity, the struggle of persecution and the strength of those who fight it.
SCHEDULE DETAILS
Program #1: InFocus: Dutch Cinema
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM – Suggested Screening Time
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Audience Q&A
Program #2: InFocus: Arab Cinema
2:45 PM – 4:45 PM – Suggested Screening Time
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Audience Q&A
Program #3: InFocus: Middle Eastern Cinema
6:15 PM – 7:45 PM – Suggested Screening Time
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Audience Q&A
Grab your virtual seat!

On Demand NWFF Movie: Mayor
2020-12-27 - 2021-01-12
Mayor is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. His immediate goals: repave the sidewalks, attract more tourism, and plan the city’s Christmas celebrations. His ultimate mission: to end the occupation of Palestine. Rich with detailed observation and a surprising amount of humor, Mayor offers a portrait of dignity amidst the madness and absurdity of endless occupation while posing a question: how do you run a city when you don’t have a country?

YEAR
2020

RUNTIME
89 mins

LANGUAGE
English, Arabic

COUNTRY
United States, United Kingdom

RATING
NR
