Whether related through blood, heritage or “found family,” these films explore the dynamics of our closest bonds. MENA staff describes this program as pensive and bittersweet.
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Runtime:
84
mins
Two Sisters
Ahmed Qaid
United States
2025
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20
mins
Language:
Arabic, English
A pair of estranged sisters ascend a summit of emotions in hopes of finally understanding one another.
Nothing Happens After That
Ibrahim Omar
Egypt
Sudan
2024
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12
mins
Language:
Arabic
In a diligent attempt, Thomas seeks to find a final resting place for his only child, but he is surprised that today is not the right day to do so.
Deadlock
Lucien Beucher
Mahdi Boucif
Algeria
France
2025
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9
mins
Language:
Algerian, Arabic
Stuck in their Algiers neighborhood, Sifou and Mahrez gaze at the sea, thinking of their brothers who left in search of better lives. As uncertainty lingers, they wonder if they can break the deadlock
Burcu's Angels
Özgün Gündüz
Canada
2025
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20
mins
Language:
English, Turkish
For over 30 years, Burcu’s Angels was more than a store, it was a radical space of care. This film honours a Turkish queer elder and the vanishing spaces that held queer lives.
Bladi | My Country
Leila Gamaz
Algeria
France
United Kingdom
2024
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5
mins
Language:
Algerian, Amazigh
Drawing on family experience of destitution in 80s Paris, Bladi | My Country uses archives and fragmented memories to explore how displacement is embodied across generations
A History of Sadness
Layla Tosifi
Canada
Iran
2024
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18
mins
Language:
Farsi
A History of Sadness explores the emotional landscape of migration and motherhood through three generations of Iranian women — grandmother, mother, and daughter.
