Arab cinema

World Picks from the Editors: Oct 28 – Nov 10

World Picks from the Editors: Oct 28 – Nov 10

The editors of The Markaz Review recommend several world events and books.

27 OCTOBER 2023 • By TMR
Sofia Alaoui’s Animalia is a Supernatural Thriller Shot in Morocco

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...

7 AUGUST 2023 • By Karim Goury
Hanging Gardens and the New Iraqi Cinema Scene

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.

27 MARCH 2023 • By Laura Silvia Battaglia
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
Two Women Artists Dialogue with Berlin and the Biennale

Two Women Artists Dialogue with Berlin and the Biennale

Viola Shafik profiles Jihan El-Tahiri and Myriam El Haïk, two Arab artists in the 2022 Berlin Biennale.

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Karim Kattan
Beirut Drag Queens Lead the Way for Arab LGBTQ+ Visibility

Beirut Drag Queens Lead the Way for Arab LGBTQ+ Visibility

Moustafa Daly talks to leaders in Lebanon’s creative and LBGTQ community about the drag queen scene.

8 AUGUST 2021 • By Anonymous
Being Jewish and Muslim Together: Remembering Our Legacy

Being Jewish and Muslim Together: Remembering Our Legacy

Joyce Zonana reviews two recent titles that reveal Jewish-Muslim connections and communities of the Arab world.

28 MARCH 2021 • By Joyce Zonana
Muhammad Malas, Syria’s Auteur, is the subject of a Film Biography

Muhammad Malas, Syria’s Auteur, is the subject of a Film Biography

Rana Asfour reviews a documentary by Nezar Andary on the Syrian auteur filmmaker, Muhammad Malas.

10 JANUARY 2021 • By TMR
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