Arab film

Once Upon a Time in Gaza Wants to Be an Indie Western

Once Upon a Time in Gaza Wants to Be an Indie Western

The new feature from the Nasser brothers takes place in the context of Gaza's siege, but well before...

29 AUGUST 2025 • By Karim Goury
From A World Not Ours to a Land Unknown

From A World Not Ours to a Land Unknown

Exiled Palestinian Mahdi Fleifel’s fiction debut "To a Land Unknown" provides a masterful bookend to his documentary on...

13 JUNE 2025 • By Jim Quilty
September World Picks from the Editors

September World Picks from the Editors

Film and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by...

30 AUGUST 2024 • By TMR
World Picks from the Editors: July 15 — August 2

World Picks from the Editors: July 15 — August 2

Film and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by...

12 JULY 2024 • By TMR
Israeli & Palestinian Filmmakers Accused of Anti-semitism at Berlinale

Israeli & Palestinian Filmmakers Accused of Anti-semitism at Berlinale

Viola Shafik addresses the controversy at the 2024 Berlinale, following the screening of a Palestinian-Israeli "solidarity film."

11 MARCH 2024 • By Viola Shafik
Human Rights Films on Ownership of History, Women’s Bodies & Paintings

Human Rights Films on Ownership of History, Women’s Bodies & Paintings

Malu Halasa offers an overview of three Middle Eastern films screening at the 2024 Human Rights Watch Film...

11 MARCH 2024 • By Malu Halasa
World Picks from the Editors: Feb 23 — Mar 7

World Picks from the Editors: Feb 23 — Mar 7

TMR editors highlight the best events, books, films, podcasts and other cultural products from around the globe.

23 FEBRUARY 2024 • By TMR
Don’t Ask me to Reveal my Lover’s Name لا تسألوني ما اسمهُ حبيبي

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...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Mohammad Shawky Hassan
The Alleys—Suspense and Scandal in East Amman

The Alleys—Suspense and Scandal in East Amman

Janine AlHadidi reviews the gritty mystery thriller set in east Amman that has Jordanians talking.

24 APRIL 2023 • By Janine AlHadidi
44th CINEMED fest to Fête Simone Bitton & Abdellatif Kéchiche

44th CINEMED fest to Fête Simone Bitton & Abdellatif Kéchiche

Montpellier's venerable Mediterranean film festival announces retrospectives and avant-premières.

5 OCTOBER 2022 • By
Mohammad Shawky Hassan’s Ode to Queer Love in Berlin

Mohammad Shawky Hassan’s Ode to Queer Love in Berlin

Iskandar Abdalla reviews the new film "Shall I Compare you to A Summer’s Day?"

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Hawra Al-Nadawi
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
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