Film Reviews

War and Trauma in Yemen: Asim Abdulaziz’s “1941”

War and Trauma in Yemen: Asim Abdulaziz’s “1941”

Farah Abdessamad considers generations of survivors in Yemen's first experimental film.

15 JULY 2022 • By Danielle Haque
Lebanon in a Loop: A Retrospective of “Waves ’98”

Lebanon in a Loop: A Retrospective of “Waves ’98”

Youssef Manessa reviews a short film from Ely Dagher that speaks to his generation of Lebanese born in...

15 JULY 2022 • By Rabih Alameddine
Saeed Taji Farouky: “Strange Cities Are Familiar”

Saeed Taji Farouky: “Strange Cities Are Familiar”

The filmmaker behind "Tell Spring Not to Come This Year" and "A Thousand Fires" journeys with Mohammad Bakri...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Saeed Taji Farouky
Film Review: “Memory Box” on Lebanon Merges Art & Cinema

Film Review: “Memory Box” on Lebanon Merges Art & Cinema

Arie Akkersmans-Amaya reviews the latest film by Lebanese artist duo Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, whom he interviews.

13 JUNE 2022 • By Selma Dabbagh
Film Review: Maysoon Pachachi’s “Our River…Our Sky” in Iraq

Film Review: Maysoon Pachachi’s “Our River…Our Sky” in Iraq

Nadje Al-Ali finds that Maysoon Pachachi’s film reflects her "long-standing commitment to highlight experiences of ordinary Iraqis, especially...

30 MAY 2022 • By Nadje Al-Ali
2022 Webby Honoree Documents Queer Turkish Icon

2022 Webby Honoree Documents Queer Turkish Icon

İlker Hepkaner reviews a web documentary on the fascinating trajectory of Turkey's late icon, Zeki Müren.

23 MAY 2022 • By Jeff Warner
Film Review: “How to Kill a Cloud” Brings Rain to the UAE

Film Review: “How to Kill a Cloud” Brings Rain to the UAE

Farah Abdessamad is fascinated by a climate change documentary about would-be rainmakers in the UAE.

16 MAY 2022 • By Danielle Haque
Zineb Sedira Triumphs for France/Algeria at 59th Venice Biennale

Zineb Sedira Triumphs for France/Algeria at 59th Venice Biennale

Melissa Chemam interviews the London-based Franco-Algerian artist whose pavilion won Special Jury Mention in Venice.

2 MAY 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Art Film Depicts the Landlocked Drama of Nagorno-Karabakh

Art Film Depicts the Landlocked Drama of Nagorno-Karabakh

Taline Voskeritchian reviews the latest film from Nora Martirosyan about the tiny country fought over by Armenia and...

2 MAY 2022 • By Abbas Baydoun
“Breaking Bread, Building Bridges”: a Film Review

“Breaking Bread, Building Bridges”: a Film Review

Mischa Geracoulis reviews an Arab-Jewish food for peace documentary shot in Haifa.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Alia Mossallam
Palestine in Pieces: Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon

Palestine in Pieces: Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon

A new film depicts the treachery of being Palestinian living under the Israeli Occupation Forces in Bethlehem.

21 MARCH 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
“Ghodwa” or the Bitter Taste of the Unfinished Tunisian Revolution

“Ghodwa” or the Bitter Taste of the Unfinished Tunisian Revolution

Sarah Ben Hamadi reviews a new Tunisian feature film that weighs the successes and failures of the revolution.

21 MARCH 2022 • By Juliana Francis Kelly
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