Arab Spring

A dazzling coming-of-age film that interweaves a pivotal moment in Tunisian history with an 18-year-old's struggle for freedom.

Homs, Syria in 2014: A short ceasefire, time to flee. That day, Yusuf and his nephew wanted to leave Homs, But things turned out differently.

During the Syrian war, two young Tunisian women were held as sex slaves by jihadists. The try to mend their lives.

In northern Syria, an anti-hierarchical, multi-ethnic model of democracy was launched in the Rojava region under the leadership of the Kurds.

Omar, a photographer, lost his male lover in an explosion. He turns his experience of loss into an art project.

In a climate of mistrust and racism, the disappearance of a young woman promotes wild speculation and racist suspicions.

Panoptic is a letter from a daughter to her deceased father in an attempt to reconcile with Lebanon’s turbulent past.

Horrifying videos of the Syrian civil war, taken with mobile phones in the besieged city of Homs, show the horrors of war unfiltered.

A Palestinian director uses the story of legendary Syrian entertainer ASMAHAN to offer a fresh take on Middle Eastern history and the Arab Spring.

Top-class arthouse film from Bulgaria. An unsparing document about despair and guilt - visually stunning and impressive.

Kurdwin Ayub, a member of the European Film Academy, tries to find out why his father falls into euphoria at the very mention of Kurdistan.

This is both a documentary and an attempt at self-therapy for Lebanese director Bassem Fayad and his dog 'Zen'.

“When the bombs fell, the first thing we did was run away. It was not until later that we realized we had not looked back.”

Although they have lost everything through their flight, the Jesidesses Hedil and Naam fight for a dignified life for their families.