United States

A Turkish immigrant housewife, deceived by America’s promise of happiness, seeks rediscovery in a one-sided telephone conversation with a mysterious Turkish man.

Through dancing, the film depicts the dictator’s evil and the horror people face under powerful leaders. Saddam and Bush dance, leaving the Iraqi people with no choice but to join in.

Aziza shares a recurring dream that takes her on a surreal journey through the post-industrial hills of the American Rust Belt, the eternal fields of Egypt, and the most repressed parts of her mind.

A choir of witnesses revisit a disrupted mourning session.

A young Sudanese Muslim man's first night in America goes terribly wrong when he cannot identify the direction of the Qibla.

While reluctantly preparing at a beauty salon for a wedding, a Palestinian American teenager clashes with her family members, challenging her assumptions about culture and femininity.

It is spring yet all is coloured by a season of grief. A child dances, the grapevine ripens. We press our ears to the glass and hear singing from afar.

A passionate Syrian baker spends his first Eid in the US attempting to sell the sweet he has spent his lifetime perfecting: walnut baklava.

At the height of the Iran-Iraq war, Cari takes a car ride with her father to the Iranian countryside of Birjand.

While the Israeli army retaliates against the Second Intifada in the early 2000s, a mother films her family's daily life, punctuated by time spent shielding her family from harm in the basement.

Realizing that her pet, Barfi, is not a pet, but a goat being raised for slaughter, Iman makes a plan to save Barfi's life.

a stream-of-consciousness montage depicting collective bodies in a constant state of disruption, movement, processing, and grieving.

Desperate to celebrate a tradition of their own, Özlem and Ada embark on a day of fasting and a night of feasting for Ramadan.

Two cousins born in separate countries reunite in Brooklyn when a run-in with an ex makes the night even more chaotic.

This short film takes the viewer on a journey through the heart of Nashville’s Kurdish community, sharing stories that resonate across generations.

Practical Portals is an experimental, moving-image series documenting a journey of embodied healing.

A film showcasing the complex, joyful, humorous, emotional, and deeply intelligent side of Afghan people; qualities that are too often overlooked by the shadow of violence, war, and oppression.

A suite of songs about a Syrian sculptor who carves stone, takes up arms, dances in the ruins of Homs, confesses on camera, and seeks official status.

An ode to a flower that once enjoyed prominence in Iranian culture, Gladiolus tells the story of its ubiquitous role in life’s important ceremonies and how it became a victim of its own popularity.

An animated short film highlighting the power of artistic collaboration as a meaning-making tool in response to intergenerational trauma and the refusal of a people to be erased from history.

When Shams’ only son enters a hip-hop competition, her vision of their future is turned upside down.

Faya Dayi is a spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf that Sufi Muslims chewed for religious meditations – and Ethiopia’s most lucrative cash crop today.

Oscillating between recorded voice messages and stacked photographs, Echolocation is a layered experiment exploring existence in the aftermath of change.

When a young Arab-American woman returns to the United States after a year of attending college in Amman, Jordan, her American mother is shocked to learn that she has converted to Islam.