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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Sturm: Fayoum

    In the village of Abuxa in the governorate of Fayoum, the Nile’s water isn’t flowing like it once did. Here, capitalism cuts to the bone…
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  • Of Heroes, Football and All That Remains of My Childhood

    Questioning what it means to be a ‘revolutionary’ today, the artist explores hopes and disillusions in the context of recent Arab history in this live
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  • Trespass the Salt

    An investigation of the nuanced relationship of Europe and the Middle East through a fictitious and lavish feast, where humour and the grotesque conve
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  • Another Passion

    Narrative film in which Yossry portrays her own struggle to study cinema, and the confrontations she had with her family.
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  • Foam

    A Syrian family struggles with memories of imprisonment and their care for a mentally disabled member while preparing their emigration to Canada.
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  • Essential Killing

    Based on a newspaper article, this almost entirely silent thriller concerns an Afghan captured by US forces and transported to an anonymous European c
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  • Plank

    An inspiring story that documents the life and dreams, hardships and perseverance of the 15-year-old aspiring pro skateboarder Nassim.Also screened at
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  • 678

    678 reveals revealing a raw side of Egypt that the world has barely seen. The film unfolds the poignant story of three women and their…
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  • Qarantina

    Refined drama about an Iraqi family that has been forced to move into a derelict building and the hitman who has moved into the top…
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  • Mount of Forgetfulness

    Improbable heroes overcome problems in Cairo in this new, fresh variation on Egyptian oral and musical culture.
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