Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime
GAZA: On Francesca Albanese’ fifth report to the UN Human Rights Council.
Lebanon
Generation Gaza: Among the Israelis in India
ISRAEL: Among Himalaya backpackers, Israelis process 7 October, Gaza memories, and identity crisis—numbed by drugs, haunted by politics, searching elusive peace.
New DA Films retrospective sheds light on decades of Palestinian dispossession
A new film program from DAFilms titled «Palestinians, Before the Rupture» presents a powerful retrospective of documentaries that chronicle life
My Armenian Phantoms
NOSTALGIA: Private family memories and collective cinematic captions intertwine in this intimate exploration of a dissolving past, which, if not captured in time, can easily disappear in the frenetic pace of our amnesiac digital era.
The Bibi Files
CORRUPTION: Alexis Bloom’s gripping exposé of the web of lies apparently woven by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid corruption charges shows how one man’s fear of jail has led to war and instability in the Middle East.
«The role of cinema becomes more crucial each year as we find ourselves in individual echo chambers…»
MOVIES ON WAR: In our interview, festival director Øystein Egge reflected on curating this year’s compelling focus on #Gaza and the #Middle East, the role of cinema in our polarised age, and the festival’s role in fostering critical conversations through it.
Stitched histories
PALESTINE: Like the Old Testament Joseph and his coat of many colours, a patch-covered jacket becomes a symbol for a greater truth in Mathijs Poppe’s touching film of yearning for home, The Jacket.
Children’s nightmares of war
CONFLICT: A short doc follows a researcher as he probes children’s trauma-induced nightmares.
Time of the wolves
BEIRUT: Through its unflinching portrayal of the residents’ daily hardships, In the Shadow of Beirut sheds light on the pervasive poverty, limited access to resources, and the dire need for basic living conditions in this densely crowded corner of the Middle East.