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 […]
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 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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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, […]