Signals: Power Cut   

Behind Walls Two critical documentaries about how the prison system has been exploited in the recent past to suppress the protests in Syria.

Egyptian Timelines 1 The past year images - professional and amateur - of the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and other cities in Egypt have filled the newspapers, and our TV and...

Egyptian Timelines 2 In the past year, images - professional and amateur - of the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and other cities in Egypt have filled the newspapers, and our TV and...

Egyptian Timelines 3 In the past year, images - professional and amateur - of the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and other cities in Egypt have filled the newspapers, and our TV and...

Shifting Shores 1 In the programme Shifting Shores, we present recent video works by artists from different Arab countries. Centring on a net of meaning around the...

Shifting Shores 2 In the programme Shifting Shores, we present recent video works by artists from different Arab countries. Centring on a net of meaning around the...

Short Syrian Documentaries 1 Since the middle of the past decade, Syrian filmmakers have been making increasing use of new digital media. This has opened up hitherto unknown possibilities,...

Short Syrian Documentaries 2 Since the middle of the past decade, Syrian filmmakers have been making increasing use of new digital media. This has opened up hitherto unknown possibilities,...

Short Syrian Documentaries 3 Since the middle of the past decade, Syrian filmmakers have been making increasing use of new digital media. This has opened up hitherto unknown possibilities,...

A77A Project, The The work is a 2-D and 3-D animation of a figure of the ancient gods, Anubis. A figure that dwells in the streets of urban Cairo today, intermingling with... Khaled Hafez, 2009, Egypt, 3 min.

Adam A young man navigates through the cityscapes of contemporary Cairo with its contrasting crowds and finds himself out of place and struggling to be heard. Ali Heraize, 2011, Egypt, 2 min.

Another Passion Narrative film in which Yossry portrays her own struggle to study cinema, and the confrontations she had with her family. Heba Yossry, 2006, Egypt, 20 min.

Back to the Square A year after the euphoria on Tahrir Square, the demonstrators’ goals have not even come close to being reached. The country is ruled with an iron fist and... Petr Lom, 2012, Norway, Canada, 83 min.

Before Vanishing The Barada is the main river in Damascus. Once it was the city’s lifeblood which provided riches, but nothing now remains of that illustrious past. Joude Gorani, 2005, Syria, France, 14 min.

Blue Dive In this story about brief encounters set in the Mediterranean Alexandria, the filmmaker sheds his light on death and compares it to the sea. Mostafa Youssef, 2011, Egypt, 16 min.

Bombes Why do we want to be seen on Facebook? And how? To find out, the artist decided to emulate the profile pictures of a number of Facebook members. Sandra Ghosn, 2011, France, Lebanon, 5 min.

City of Emptiness A searching look back to another time and another place, filled with emptiness and void, where escape seems the sole solution. Ali Sheikh Khudr, 2008, Syria, 8 min.

Cousin A portrait of the Syrian dissident Riad al-Turk, who managed to maintain his ideals through long periods of extreme harshness as a political prisoner. Mohammad Ali Atassi, 2001, Syria, 50 min.

Crack A traumatic incident has forced an elderly tailor into a crippled existence and the choice only to observe the world from a safe distance. Reem Ghazzi, 2007, Syria, 4 min.

Dolls: A Woman from Damascus By editing together conversations with Syrian housewife Manal and the marketing manager of the Arab Barbie doll Fulla, director Diana El Jeiroudi outlines how... Diana El Jeiroudi, 2007, Syria, Denmark, 57 min.

Doors of Fear: El Naddaha Doors of Fear is the first horror drama series in the Arab world. Dealing with different folkloric tales of horror from the Egyptian culture, the... Ahmed Khaled, 2011, Egypt, 42 min.

Dreams of Hind and Camilia (Fragment) Two women attempt to break free from the brutality and hopelessness of their impoverished lives in Cairo. Mohammed Khan, 1989, Egypt, 5 min.

Dreams of the City A young widow and her two sons arrive in Damascus, only to find cruelty and rejection from her father. Dib, the eldest of the boys, comes of age while... Mohamad Malas, 1983, Syria, 120 min.

E.D.L. A video portrait of Lebanon’s national electricity building as an homage to a modernist project, linked to the very construction of Lebanon’s modern state. siska, 2012, Lebanon, 21 min.

Flint Mountains What does a sculptor need? A small village surrounded by rocks. Friends. And nature as the greatest artist of all. Nidal Hassan, 2009, Syria, 46 min.

Foam A Syrian family struggles with memories of imprisonment and their care for a mentally disabled member while preparing their emigration to Canada. Reem Ali, 2006, Syria, 46 min.

I Am the One Who Carries Flowers to Her Grave Memories of shared political activism, dreams and ideals converge in an intimate portrait of four women. All have changed through harsh experiences of prison... Hala Alabdalla, Ammar Al- Beik, 2006, Syria, France, 105 min.

In the Last Days of the City (Trailer) The lives of a group of friends from Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon have been shaped by their cities of birth and the instability of their region. Shot in Cairo,... Tamer El Said, 2011, Egypt, 3 min.

In/Out of the Room In Dina Hamza’s latest documentary In/Out of the Room, a rare story unfolds of the life of a man whose job is to take lives. Dina Hamza, 2010, Egypt, 52 min.

Local Copy We follow four young people through Alexandria en route to the square outside the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It slowly becomes apparent what this meeting is all... Islam Kamal, 2010, Egypt, 20 min.

Master-Slave Dialectic Who is the boss? The director, thinking and self-assured or the camera, a mindless machine? A power struggle with unexpected results. Paul Hage Boutros, 2011, Lebanon, 7 min.

Maydoum A poised and elegantly executed ensemble piece of understated, emotionally-nuanced brilliance. Second short film by independent filmmaker Omar Robert Hamilton. Omar Robert Hamilton, 2010, Egypt, United Kingdom, 13 min.

Neon Lamp An exceptional debut in which Maher - who spent two years working on this project - gave sound an important role in the telling of the story. Emad Maher, 2008, Egypt, 26 min.

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... Lynn Kodeih, 2011, Lebanon, 25 min.

On the Sand, Under the Sun Short documentary about political prisoners struggling to come to terms with haunting memories, produced for the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of... Mohamed Malas, Hala Alabdalla, 1998, Syria, 32 min.

One Eye Open A search for the artist’s roots as he travels to Japan and investigates a world that is partly foreign and fascinating, partly familiar. Ikon, 2011, Egypt, 18 min.

Out of Focus A vision of the city of Beirut at a crucial moment of transition from war to peace that draws the observer into a quasi-physical engagement. Salah Saouli, 2011, Lebanon, 60 min.

Pipe Dreams A memorable phone call between the Syrian cosmonaut Muhammed Faris (part of a Russian space mission) and the late president Hafez al-Assad. Ali Cherri, 2011, Lebanon, France, 5 min.

Rant Developed through a series of intense workshops with an actress, the film investigates the psyche of an unspecified cultural operator - perhaps critic, perhaps... Hassan Khan, 2009, Egypt, 7 min.

Remarks on a Square Remarks on a Square is a series of videos shot during and after the uprising in Cairo, Egypt in 2011. The series consists of twelve clips, 2-5 minutes... 2011, Egypt, 53 min.

Revolution An experimental screen is split into the three colors of the flag - Red, White and Black - which represent the three promises of the 1952 Pan-Arab military... Khaled Hafez, 2006, Egypt, 3 min.

Rice City Beautifully crafted suspense in this stylish, black-and-white experimental Egyptian short that features a strong score by Nahla Mattar. Sherif El Azma, 2010, Egypt, 20 min.

Right Side of That Road, The A thoughtful reflection on the working class district of the Old City of Damascus and the relations between the people and the built environment. Hazem Alhamwi, 2004, Syria, 14 min.

Silence Silence is an emotional investigation of sense and senselessness in the conflict over the occupied Golan Heights and the events leading to its loss. It... Rami Farah, 2006, Syria, 40 min.

Stone Bird The eccentric Abu Hajar has chosen a life in seclusion to escape an unsolvable personal conflict imposed on him by a rigid society. Hazem Alhamwi, 2006, Syria, 35 min.

Story of Milk and Honey, The An unknown author fails to write a love story as images and sounds develop into a search for human perception of history and truth. Basma Alsharif, 2011, Lebanon, 10 min.

Sturm: Ahmonseto In the Ahmonseto textile factory, capitalism cuts to the bone and the workers pay the price. Philip Rizk, 2010, Egypt, 6 min.

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 and some villagers get... Philip Rizk, 2010, Egypt, 5 min.

Sun's Incubator, The Life of a young family as they witness revolutions and birth, misery and hope, interlinked by the will to achieve change. Ammar Al- Beik, 2011, Syria, 11 min.

They Were Here Homage to the old steam engine plant of Damascus, once a symbol of optimistic belief in development, but now a deserted and desolate place. Ammar Al- Beik, 2000, Syria, 8 min.

Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni, The A rapturous elegy to a rich and versatile era of film production in Egypt through the work of one of its most revered stars, Soad Hosni, an exceptional artist... Rania Stephan, 2011, Lebanon, 68 min.

Transparent Evil Having travelled to Egypt to complete a commissioned work, the artist and his friend get caught up in the events of the Egyptian revolution. Roy Samaha, 2011, Lebanon, Germany, 27 min.

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 converge. Larissa Sansour, Youmna Chlala, 2012, Lebanon, Palestine, United Kingdom, 11 min.

Two Cities and a Prison An experimental theatre project is touring Syria. Through interactive plays, they investigate violence in its different forms and question traditional social... Soudade Kaadan, 2008, Syria, 39 min.