Aiman, a Malay correctional officer aged 28, has been transferred to the top prison in the territory. Aiman lives in modest housing with Suhaila, his elder sister. Aiman starts to…

In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.

Capernaum (or Chaos) tells the story about Zain (Zain al-Rafeea), who is a Lebanese child who sued his parents for “crime” in giving him life. As Zain grows from streetwise,…

Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Palme D’or winner) and Tilda Swinton (starring Academy Award winner) have created a compelling drama about a Scottish lady who hears a loud “bang” at dawn, then experiences…

Sinan loves literature, and has long wanted to become a writer. He returns to his village of birth and puts his soul into securing the funds he requires to publish,…

After Shideh’s building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes…

“Birdshot”, a thriller-mystery film, tells the story of a Filipina girl from rural Philippines who accidentally wanders in to the limits of a Philippine reserve forest. She accidentally shoots and…

Mustafa, exiled poet and artist, embarks upon a return journey with his housekeeper. He and the girl must escape the authorities because they fear the truth of Mustafa’s words might…

Talal Derki is back in his home country, where he earns the trust and support of an Islamic radical family. They have been sharing their everyday life for more than…

MAY BRENNAN is celebrating the publication of her first book, and she plans to wed ZIAD, ZIAD’s sensible, steady, and thoughtful fiance. She would like everyone to think so. She’s…

Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.

Deep beneath the surface in the Syrian province of Ghouta, a group of female doctors have established an underground field hospital. Under the supervision of paediatrician Dr. Amani and her…

In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming of age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to…

When Mariam, a young Tunisian woman, is raped by police officers after leaving a party, she is propelled into a harrowing night in which she must fight for her rights…

In a ghetto where religion and drug trafficking rub shoulders, Dounia has a lust for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the…

A caravan escorts an elderly and dying Sheikh through the Moroccan Atlas. His last wish is to be buried with his close ones. But death does not wait. The caravaneers,…

J is in their early teens and lives in the countryside. J has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, goes by the selected pronoun “they”, and takes hormone blockers to…

Sam Ali, a Syrian young man, took refuge in Lebanon to flee the Syrian civil war. There, he meets Jeffrey Godefroi, a famous tattoo artist, who makes Mr Ali's back…

In early-20th-century Arabia, Emir Nesib of Hobeika defeats Sultan Amar of Salma after years of war between their tribes and they make a peace treaty that creates "The Yellow Belt,"…

A Swazi girl embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. This animated African tale is born in the imaginations of five orphaned children in Swaziland who…

In a world tormented by the Horror, the citizens of Birdabad accept the egg-eating tyranny of Kondor and his carrion crew as the price of safety. Gathered in exuberant daily…

Not far from the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, proud cattle herder Kidane (Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino) lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima (Toulou Kiki), his daughter…

In this co-production between Japan and Uzbekistan on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Yoko a travelling reporter for a Japanese TV variety…

Liborio disappears in a hurricane. One day he returns speaking as a prophet, curing the sick and congregates many followers deep in the mountains. The local powers confront him only…

Two men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.

One day in a hospital room, 10-year-old Tantri realises she will not have much more time with her twin brother Tantra. Tantra's brain is weakening and he has begun to…

Cocote is the story of Alberto, a garden worker who returns to his native town to attend the funeral of his father, murdered by a police. He finds himself attending…