The Arab Film Fest Collab virtual film festival runs Dec 3-13! ArteEast, the Arab American National Museum (AANM), Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI), and Mizna collectively present the Arab Film Fest Collab, December 3–13, 2020. With programs featuring films, panel discussions and performances from Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA), the AFFC highlights Arab, Afro-Arab and Black SWANA voices, capturing the complexity of the […]
ArteEast, in partnership with the Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute and Cinetopia Film Festival is pleased to present the latest screening in the Arab Film Series Online Employing impressive cinematic techniques and anchored by a tour-de-force performance from newcomer Mariam Al Ferjani, Beauty and the Dogs presents a gripping moral conundrum […]
AANM, ArteEast and NYU’s Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies are excited to come together to present Alternative Archives: Discourses and Disruptions, a series of events that will explore themes of storytelling, archiving and evolving technologies in the digital world as they relate to the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region. These programs are part of two broader thematic series from the Kevorkian Center titled Digital Forays and Global Uprising. For more information or to RSVP for all sessions, visit https://alternativearchives.org
ArteEast, in partnership with the Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute and Take on Hate is pleased to present the latest screening in the Arab Film Series Online Brooklyn Inshallah (2019) Dir. Ahmed Mansour 3 p.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 Free; $5 suggested donation RSVP for streaming link The film […]
SAVED FROM THE WATERS: FILMS BY SAFAA FATHY Tamaas/Earth Arts Justice, ArteEast, and Maysles Documentary Center present nine films by Egyptian/French poet and filmmaker Safaa Fathy that offer a window into Fathy’s expansive body of work and practice. Present in her films as both poet and documentarian, Fathy deftly and tenderly brings to light searingly […]
ArteEast, in partnership with the Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute and Romooz Foundation is pleased to present the latest screening in the Arab Film Series Online: 10 Days Before the Wedding (2018) dir. Amr Gamal 3 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020 Free; $5 suggested donation
ArteEast, in partnership with the Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute and the Romooz Foundation is pleased to present the next films in the Arab Film Series online: Yemeni Stories Told by Yemeni Filmmakers 3 PM EDT on Sunday, July 26, 2020 Yemen, United States / Documentary / 60 minutes / Rated PG13 / In Arabic and English with English subtitles Following the screening will be an intimate talkback with several Yemeni filmmakers from across the world. Free. Suggested donation benefits Yemen Aid
ArteEast, in partnership with the Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute and Cinetopia Festival is pleased to present the next film in the Arab Film Series online: The Bleaching Syndrome (2018) dir. Iman Mirghani 3 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 2020 Free; suggested donation benefits Detroit Justice Center RSVP for streaming link Follow the screening will be a virtual talkback with director Eiman Mirghani
Eccomi…Eccoti (Here I am…Here you are) (2017) dir. Raed Rafei 3 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 2020 FREE with suggested $5 donation RSVP for Streaming Link "Eccomi…Eccoti" unfolds as a virtual road trip navigating between Italy and Lebanon. Conditioned to live in a long-distance relationship with his partner because of strict European visa regulations, the director patches together the shared moments in an attempt to create a possible day-to-day reality for the couple. With a lyrical, ambient soundscape set atop a dreamy visual style oscillating between still photography and moving images, the film explores what it means to be gay in contemporary Beirut, and the existential discomfort that blocks one from reaching a sense of completeness. Italy, Lebanon / 68 minutes / Arabic, French, Italian and English with English subtitles Presented by ArteEast, in partnership with the Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute and Cinetopia Festival as part of the Arab Film Series Online
Cairo Drive(2014) dir. Sherief Elkatsha 3 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 31, 2020 Free/donation optional RSVP for streaming link Following the film will be a talkback with Egyptian American director Sherief Elkatsha, moderated by ArteEast board member and CEO of Arab Foundations Forum, Naila Farouky. Presented by ArteEast, in partnership with the Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute and Cinetopia Festival as part of the Arab Film Series Online
