Shubbak Festival

Tue 9 Jul 2019, 20:00

Singer-songwriter Tania Saleh, pianist Faraj Suleiman, MC Bu Kolthoum and singer Sabrine Jenhani celebrate the life and music of singer and activist Rim Banna.

Sun 7 Jul 2019, 18:00

When Sarah and Saleem – a Jewish Israeli woman and a Palestinian man – are seen together in public, their lustful, illicit affair quickly escalates into a story of political espionage.

Sun 7 Jul 2019, 16:15

Ghassan Halwani’s debut feature is both a poetic – and a literal search – to uncover suppressed histories, through which he brings into frame into the legacy of the war.

Sat 6 Jul 2019, 20:45

Sofia Djama’s accomplished debut feature spans 24 hours in the heady Algerian capital – where an inter-connected cast of characters reveal very different imaginations for the country’s future.

Sat 6 Jul 2019, 16:00

Father to a nation yet not to his family, The Man Behind The Microphone is a compelling portrait of Hedi Jouini, the godfather of Tunisian music.

Sat 6 Jul 2019, 14:30

A multi-award winning panel of Arab-British directors discuss how they interpret their hyphenated identities and how it has impacted on the stories they tell and films they make.

Sat 6 Jul 2019, 12:30

Identity, notions of nationality and of borders, bring together these eclectic shorts by Arab-British directors, looking to explore questions of identity, faith, gender and everything in between.

Fri 5 Jul 2019, 18:30

The parallel stories of two men and their sheep provide the backdrop to Karim Sayad’s subtly observed, charming debut feature documentary.

Thu 4 Jul 2019, 20:45

Panoptic is a letter from a daughter to her deceased father, a former general in the Lebanese army, in an attempt to reconcile with her country’s turbulent past.

Wed 3 Jul 2019, 18:30

Sofia’s unexpected pregnancy comes as a surprise to everyone including Sofia herself – but for a young woman out of wedlock, it requires urgent action: a father’s letter is needed to deliver the baby