The Gulf War... What Next?

The Gulf War... What Next?

The second Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 represents in the collective Arab memory a turning point in regards to the Arab nationalism’s self-perception...

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A Letter from a Time of War

A Letter from a Time of War

Filmed in Beirut in the Spring of 1984, in many ways a letter about warfront.

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Beirut: The Encounter

Beirut: The Encounter

Zeina (Nadine Acoury) is a Catholic student whose good friend Haidar (Haithem El Amine), a Muslim, has always been particularly close. After a...

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Kafr Kassem

Kafr Kassem

On the eve of the Israeli attack on Egypt in 1956, Israel declares martial law in all the occupied Arab territories without any previous notice...

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Letter from a Time of Exile

Letter from a Time of Exile

Alaouié presents the stories of four exiles from Beirut. Their only connection is the voice of the narrator and their situation of living in exile...

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It Is Not Enough for God to Be with the Poor

It Is Not Enough for God to Be with the Poor

The Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy talks about his life and work. Footage of Cairo, Gharb Assouan, New Gourna, Kom-Ombo.

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The High Dam at Aswan

The High Dam at Aswan

This is Egypt and one of its symbols, Sad Al-Ali, the massive wonder that is the high dam of Aswan. With a first-person narrative in a soft, husky...

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To You, Wherever You Are

To You, Wherever You Are

After “Letter From a Time of Exile”, the director is back in Lebanon where he discovers that his dreams about his country are an illusion and that...

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