United States

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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 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.