Gritty Lebanese film challenges marital rape impunity in Arab world

In a short film set in Lebanon, where marital rape is not a crime, filmmaker Farah Shaer tackles one of Arab society's ...
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Movies: Arab film fest, Doc Stories, ‘There Was, There Was Not,' ‘Christy'

Look for Arab cinema and lots of docs at festivals this week. First up is the always impressively programmed Arab Film Festival, presented by the San Francisco-based Arab Film and Media Institute, ...
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Saudi’s Red Sea Film Festival Awards Funding to 14 Arab Features

The Red Sea Film Fund recipients — including 'The Sea Ahead' from Oscar-nominated director Ely Dagher — were announced from the Venice Film Festival. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Saudi Arabia’s ...
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‘Sentimental Value'; ‘It Was Just An Accident' & ‘Deaf' Make Europe's LUX Audience Award Shortlist + Arab Critics For European Films Noms

Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident and Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value are among five titles nominated for Europe's Lux Audience Award. The prize is presented by the European Parliament and the ...