The Oath of Cyriac: Recovery or Spin?
In Olivier Bourgeois' docudrama "The Oath of Cyriac," professionals and volunteers race to preserve the Aleppo collection.
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Don’t Ask me to Reveal my Lover’s Name لا تسألوني ما اسمهُ حبيبي
Mohammad Shawky Hassan reflects on the original story that informed the making of "Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?” two years after its world premiere.
A Century of Sergei Parajanov: Conjurer of Cinematic Worlds
William Gourlay revisits the works of Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, who created cinematic moments from across Europe, the Caucasus and Western Asia.
Religious Misogyny Personified in Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider
Bavand Karim reviews the film "Holy Spider" by Ali Abbassi which coldly deconstructs the brutal nature of Iran’s religious patriarchy.
Sofia Alaoui’s Animalia is a Supernatural Thriller Shot in Morocco
As she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down by a supernatural event.
The Soil and the Sea: The Revolutionary Act of Remembering
Daniele Rugo's documentary investigates Lebanon's devastating civil war and ruminates on the conflict's unmarked mass graves.
We Saw Paris, Texas—a story by Ola Mustapha
In Ola Mustapha's new story, a man falls for the seduction of a film and it becomes the blueprint for love, life, and even death.
Artist at Work: Syrian Filmmaker Afraa Batous
Journalist and filmmaker Dima Hamdan talks to the young Syrian director of the documentary "All Roads Lead to More."
The Majesty and Mystery of Nature: Ali Cherri’s Dam in Sudan
Karim Goury reviews Ali Cherri's haunting feature film The Dam, set in Sudan before the outbreak of the war this year.
The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story
Iason Athanasiadis reviews the film of a migrant story set in Greece that has just been nominated for 17 Greek Cinema Academy Awards.
The Saga of Mounia Akl’s Costa Brava, Lebanon
Lebanon's garbage crisis inspired a futurist film but the 2020 Port Explosion made it a contemporary dystopia.
Seven Winters in Tehran and the Execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari
Malu Halasa talks to the director of a new documentary exposing the cruelty of Iran's Islamic regime.
The Gaze of the Sci-fi Wahabi
Author of "The Girl Who Fell From the Sky," Sophia Al-Maria reimagines the future of the Gulf region where she grew up.
Making Movies with the Maestro at the Doha Film Institute
Doha-based filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani profiles prolific DFI veteran film prof Rithy Panh.
Hanging Gardens and the New Iraqi Cinema Scene
Laura Silvia Battaglia, on the set of Hanging Gardens, explores the burgeoning Iraqi film scene in Baghdad.