Through documents and landscapes we see the passage of a French-Algerian man into a Jihadist network in Syria, but we never actually see the man in question himself.

A new documentary by Palestinian-American writer Hadeel Assali about an ethnic cleansing experiment by the Israelis after the 1967 war.

A documentart about two Palestinian girls growing up in refugee camps in Lebanon and Palestine. Despite the barriers that separate them, the girls form a bond and eventually meet at the border.

Synthetic follows Yara, a woman in her late 20s struggling with emotional numbness. She discovers a series of mysterious pills, each designed to induce a specific emotion; Bravery, Love, Happiness, Empathy, and more. Screening as part of the New York Shorts International Film Festival.

A wealthy woman switches lives with her twin sister after discovering that her twin is pregnant, in order to keep balance within the ailing family. Screening as part of the New York Shorts International Film Festival.

A new short film from Palestinian filmmaker Kamal Aljafari following Japanese filmmaker Masao Adachi who does not have a passport, as a consequence of his 1970s involvement with the revolutionary Japanese Red Army. Screening as part of the Spotlight Shorts program at New York Film Festival.

A one day festival with a curated selection of short films from up-and-coming Muslim artists whose perspectives deserve greater visibility.

Halal Cart Dreams plunges audiences into the claustrophobic, high-stakes ecosystem of New York City’s street food vendors, a world where immigrant hustle collides with systemic exploitation. Screening as part of the New York Shorts International Film Festival.

An early work by Jumana Manna offers a portrait of masculine performativity in East Jerusalem, as manifested in gyms, body shops, and hairdressing parlors. Part of a selection that explores cinema’s desire-producing capacity as well as the often-elided place of desire, love, eroticism, and sensuality in social movements. Part of the program Combat Breathing: Read My Desire: Part 2.

A short film revolves around the entwined personal and socio-political yearnings of its teenage diasporic protagonist, Najib. Part of a selection that brings together historical and contemporary works to explore cinema’s desire-producing capacity as well as the often-elided place of desire, love, eroticism, and sensuality in social movements. Part of the program Combat Breathing: Read My Desire, Part 1.

Fatima, the youngest child at seventeen, navigates the delicate balance of her evolving identity, queer attraction, and deep devotion to her French-Algerian relatives. Screening as part of the Voices of Francophone Cinema Festival.

For her majestic work of earthy imagination, filmmaker and photographer Tala Hadid immersed herself in the rugged, fraternal world of a group of horse-riders in central Morocco, as they take part in an equestrian military ritual that dates to the 16th century. Screening as part of New York Film Festival.

A montage of scenes extracted from numerous films and videos created over the last four decades by Palestinians and about Palestine. Part of the Combat Breathing series.

This exuberant yet sobering documentary from Jonathan Glazer—with the help of London schoolkids equipped with cameras—goes behind the scenes at Abbey Road to capture the recording of a charity album from War Child Records, which aids children in conflict zones.

A portrayal of a young woman’s re-entry into the world, which offers a glimpse into struggles around mental illness, an issue often silenced and pathologized in Arab culture. Screening as part of New York Kurdish Festival.

An audiovisual poem that seeks to account for and speculate on the possibilities of fugitive resurgences within, under, and beyond the ruins of colonial catastrophe. Part of a selection that brings together contemporary artworks that emerge from commitments to or embeddedness within political struggles and streams of anti-imperialist thought. Part of the Combat Breathing: Insurgent Poiesis program.

A playful and personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory, composed entirely of archival footage. It is a love letter to Beirut, spanning 70 years of film, TV, home videos, and photography, exploring the Lebanese collective psyche – marked by joy and intimacy, destruction and loss. Presented by Friendly Strangers Studios.

This exuberant yet sobering documentary from Jonathan Glazer—with the help of London schoolkids equipped with cameras—goes behind the scenes at Abbey Road to capture the recording of a charity album from War Child Records, which aids children in conflict zones. Screening as part of New York Film Festival.

A short film by Peggy Ahwesh. The uncanny landscapes of Lebanon, Syria, and occupied Palestine provide the setting for The Wayfinders, which turns a 2004 3D flight simulation program into a rumination upon themes of loss, displacement, and the right of return.