ArteNews & Events

  • Hikayat – Tongues Untied
    Hikayat – Tongues Untied

    Posted: Jul 1, 2025

    Join us on July 17th for ArteEast’s Hikayat (meaning stories in Arabic, Armenian, Persian and Turkish)—a vibrant night of multimedia performances including storytelling, spoken word, live projections, and music. Tongues Untied—is a call to resist the current political moment’s suffocating grip that continues to compromise our ability to publicly share our voices, stories, histories, and […]

  • OUT OF BOUNDS
    OUT OF BOUNDS

    Posted: May 28, 2025

    Featuring: Yannis Mohand Briki, Firas Shehadeh, Sara Sadik, Bahareh Khoshooee Curated by May Makki Screening Online: June 17-27, 2025 RSVP: artearchive.org Available worldwide FREE / $5 suggested donation Screening In-person: Tuesday, June 17 Address: Millennium Film Workshop, 167 Wilson Ave, Brooklyn, NY Tickets: $10 Get tickets here Doors open at 7:30 pm Screening followed by […]

  • RELENTLESS REFUSALS
    RELENTLESS REFUSALS

    Posted: Mar 30, 2025

    RELENTLESS REFUSALS Featuring: The Hakawi Animation Team, Naaman Azhari, Arash Akhgari, Gilnaz Arzpeyma Curated by Lila Nazemian Screening Online: 17 –  27 April, 2025 RSVP: artearchive.org Available worldwide FREE / $5 suggested donation Screening In-person: All animations in programs Followed by a Q&A with Arash Akhgari Date: 24 April, 7pm Ticket Price: $10 Address: UnionDocs […]

  • VOICES OF RESISTANCE AND HERITAGE: Stories of Kurdish Women and Culture
    VOICES OF RESISTANCE AND HERITAGE: Stories of Kurdish Women and Culture

    Posted: Feb 28, 2025

    VOICES OF RESISTANCE AND HERITAGE: Stories of Kurdish Women and Culture Featuring: Shero Hinde, Nadia Derwiş, Alba Sotorra and Halime Akturk Curated by Xeyal Qertel Screening Online: March 14 – 23, 2025 RSVP: artearchive.org Available worldwide FREE / $5 suggested donation Screening In-person: Ezda by Halime Akturk Jinwar by Nadia Derwiş Followed by a Q&A […]

  • REBEL FLESH
    REBEL FLESH

    Posted: Feb 3, 2025

    REBEL FLESH Featuring: Rahmaneh Rabani, Yasman Baghban, Nazanin Noroozi, Maaman Rezai, Elahe Esmaeili and Jocelyne Saab Curated by Homa Sarabi Screening Online: February 14 – 23, 2025 RSVP: artearchive.org Available worldwide FREE / $5 suggested donation Screening In-person: Impasse, by Rahmaneh Rabani A Feast in a Mirror, by Yasman Baghban This Bitter Earth, by Nazanin […]

  • BLIND RUNNER Play + Q&A with Director & Performer
    BLIND RUNNER Play + Q&A with Director & Performer

    Posted:

    Join us for a post-show talkback of The Blind Runner by Amir Reza Koohestani this Sunday, January 19th at St. Ann’s Warehouse! Engage in a conversation with the director and performer, Ainaz Azarhoush, moderated by ArteEast’s Programs Director, Lila Nazemian. Don’t miss this moving production exploring the bounds of activism, struggles for liberation and the […]

  • THE FILMS OF JOCELYNE SAAB
    THE FILMS OF JOCELYNE SAAB

    Posted: Dec 5, 2024

    Retrospective: THE FILMS OF JOCELYNE SAAB December 6-12, 2024 at Anthology Film Archives Program Details and Tickets Here The filmmaker Jocelyne Saab (1948-2019) was born in Lebanon and trained as a war reporter for French television, becoming one of the few women producing politically-committed documentaries across the Middle East and North Africa. This retrospective traces […]

  • LIMINAL TALES
    LIMINAL TALES

    Posted: Apr 29, 2024

    Sarah Saidan, Home of the Heart (Still), 2022   LIMINAL TALES Featuring: Sofia El Khyari, Mahmoud Hamdi, Ayçe Kartal, Huda Razzak, Inna Sahakyan and Sarah Saidan. Curated by Lila Nazemian Online screening: May 7 – 19 RSVP: artearchive.org Shorts Available worldwide, Aurora’s Sunrise available in the U.S. FREE / $5 suggested donation In-person Screenings: Date: […]

  • Ahmed El Maanouni, Al Hal [Trances]
    Ahmed El Maanouni, Al Hal [Trances]

    Posted: Mar 25, 2024

    The African Film Institute presents Ahmed El Maanouni’s Al Hal [Trances] Thursday, April 18 at 7pm e-flux 172 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 USA Ahmed El Maanouni’s Al Hal [Trances] is a classic of Moroccan cinema and a compelling introduction to it. While presenting itself as a music documentary on the iconic band Nass El Ghiwane, it is […]

  • REFLECTIONS FROM THE FUTURE
    REFLECTIONS FROM THE FUTURE

    Posted: Feb 13, 2024

    Hadi Afarideh, The Afar (still), 2015, 29 minutes REFLECTIONS FROM THE FUTURE Featuring films by Hadi Afarideh, Bahman Kiarostami, Gelareh Kiazand and Reza Sayah. Curated by Lila Nazemian, ArteEast Programs and Communications Director Online Screening: February 25-March 5, 2024 RSVP at artearchive.org Free / $5 suggested donation In-person Screening: Thursday, February 29 at 7:00pm UnionDocs 352 Onderdonk Ave, […]