A young girl living in a war-torn Middle Eastern country dreams of a new life in this soulful animation.

Corinne van Egeraat, Petr Lom | 2013

Netherlands | 75 min | Arabic with English subtitles |

A cinematic poem about four young creative women in an Egypt, where the dreams of the revolution have begun to unravel, and where women’s rights are extremely vulnerable.

An 11 year-old-girl living in Taliban-controlled Kabul must disguise herself as a boy to ensure her family’s survival.

Child refugees from Syria dream of what they want to be when they grow up.

Ali Kareem Obaid | 2015

Italy | 10 min | 12+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

A searing account of a man who is burdened by grief and post-traumatic stress after losing his wife to a suicide bomb in Baghdad.

Ahmed Aboub | 2012

Libya, United Kingdom | 9 min | 12+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

Libya’s political chaos makes its territory a land of opportunity for human smugglers. Thousands of illegal migrants end up forgotten, in one of the 19 detention centres.

Abbe Hassan | 2017

Sweden | 20 min | 12+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

An unexpected discovery splinters three sisters’ fragile existence.

After a traumatic encounter, a young, gay Egyptian joins the LGBT rights movement. When his safety is jeopardised, he must choose whether to stay in the country he loves or seek asylum elsewhere as a refugee.

Rinske Bosch | 2015

Israel, Palestine | 20 min | 8+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

Yazan, a 13 year old boy living in a Palestinian refugee camp, doesn't want to live in fear of the patrolling Israeli soldiers anymore so he creates a poster telling his story - but will they listen?

A unique portrayal of the rise & fall of peace in the Middle East through a powerful series of news photographs

Alaa Al Ali | 2014

Lebanon | 9 min | 12+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

Transporting a newly bought sofa to your home should be an easy task, but in the Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon it becomes a mammoth and complex task

Leila Sansour | 2014

Palestine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom... | 90 min | 12+ years | English, French with English subtitles |

Discover a town of legend and resistance hidden behind a wall...

Toomas Järvet | 2015

Estonia | 74 min | 15+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

Maher is a man with a dream: to stage a contemporary dance performance in the cultural centre of his home town, Ramallah.

Amer Shomali & Paul Cowan | 2014

Canada, France, Palestine | 75 min | 12+ years | English, Arabic, French... with English subtitles |

How did a herd of 18 cows defy the Middle East's most powerful army? An extraordinary story of non-violent resistance during the First Palestinian Intifada

Andreas Dalsgaard & Obaidah Zytoon | 2016

Denmark, Finland, Germany | 100 min | 15+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

A Damascus radio host and her close circle of friends capture the euphoria of Syria’s revolution - and their country’s descent into war

Els Van Driel | 2015

Netherlands | 24 min | 8+ years | English, Arabic, Dutch with English subtitles |

Tareq fled Syria when he was just 11 and has been living in the Netherlands on his own, without his parents, for over a year. When they are finally reunited he’s happy, of course, but things aren’t always that simple…