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Interview with Michale Boganim, Director of Tel Aviv-Beirut

Interview with Michale Boganim, Director of Tel Aviv-Beirut

Karim Goury talks to the director of the new feature film on war, love and borders, Tel Aviv-Beirut.

20 MARCH 2023 • By Karim Goury
More Photographs Taken From The Pocket of a Dead Arab

More Photographs Taken From The Pocket of a Dead Arab

Filmmaker and educator Saeed Taji Farouky argues that the Palestine of memories is often the only Palestine we...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Saeed Taji Farouky
Becoming Palestine Imagines a Liberated Future

Becoming Palestine Imagines a Liberated Future

Katie Logan reviews the latest book from Gil Hochberg, which studies Palestinian archives and artists while imagining a...

27 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Katie Logan
Post-Revolution, Arab Cinema is Producing Dystopic Narratives

Post-Revolution, Arab Cinema is Producing Dystopic Narratives

Viola Shafik has seen several post-thawra Arab features that convey a bleak and dystopian vision of the present.

6 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Viola Shafik
The End of Innocence in Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road?

The End of Innocence in Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road?

Bavand Karim finds that's Panah Panahi's feature is a prodigal debut from Iranian cinema’s latest auteur and son...

30 JANUARY 2023 • By Bavand Karim
The Story of Youssef Salem, Nominated for the Goncourt

The Story of Youssef Salem, Nominated for the Goncourt

Laëtitia Soula reviews the acidic new comedy from Baya Kasmi, which plays on the Rothian theme of intimate...

16 JANUARY 2023 • By Laëtitia Soula
Karim Goury’s 10 Gems of World Cinema 2022

Karim Goury’s 10 Gems of World Cinema 2022

Filmmaker and critic Karim Goury remembers 10 films of 2022 from around the world.

26 DECEMBER 2022 • By Karim Goury
The Swimmers and the Mardini Sisters: a True Liberation Tale

The Swimmers and the Mardini Sisters: a True Liberation Tale

Syrian British novelist Rana Haddad reviews the new feature film from Sally El Hoseini on Netflix.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Nada Ghosn
Imprisoned Director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears

Imprisoned Director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears

Critic Clive Bell reviews the latest feature from one of several Iranian filmmakers who languish in prison.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Aimee Dassa Kligman
Love Has Everything to Do with Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan

Love Has Everything to Do with Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan

Melissa Chemam reviews the new taboo-busting feature film from Moroccan director Maryam Touzani.

5 DECEMBER 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
You Resemble Me Deconstructs a Muslim Life That Ends Radically

You Resemble Me Deconstructs a Muslim Life That Ends Radically

We saw Dina Amer's debut feature film based on the life of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, yet another victim...

21 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Viral Depression in Maha Haj’s Mediterranean Fever

Viral Depression in Maha Haj’s Mediterranean Fever

Viola Shafik saw the Montpellier CINEMED screening of a new feature in which Haifa Palestinians catch a strange...

15 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Karim Kattan
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