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The Arab-American Comedy Tour |
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Three of the nations hottest Arab-American comedians, Ahmed Ahmed, Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon Zayid perform their one-of-a-kind comedy to audiences in Dearborn, Michigan & Seattle, Washington.
Directed by Ahmed Ahmed, Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon Zayid
U.S.A. | 95 minutes | 2006
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Beirut The Last Home Movie |
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Fascinated by stories of the aristocratic Bustros family, who remained in their large 19th century mansion in the mostly deserted downtown section of Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, director Jennifer Fox leaves N.Y.U. film school to document her good friend Gabby Bustros' return to her family home.
Directed by Jennifer Fox | U.S.A. | 125 minutes | 1988
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The Closed Doors |
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Directed by Youssef Chahine's longtime assistant, The Closed Doors tackles complex themes like oppression, jealousy, virtue, the love ideal and violence in an uncompromising way.
Directed by Atef Hetata | Egypt | 109 minutes | 1999
In Arabic with English subtitles
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The Color of Olives |
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From Mexican director Carolina Rivas and cinematographer Daoud Sarhandi comes this elegant and visually breathtaking new film about the Palestinian experience.
Directed by Carolina Rivas | Mexico & Palestine | 97 minutes | 2006
In Arabic with Arabic, English, French, Hebrew & Spanish subtitle
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Days and Nights |
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This romantic musical-drama from director Henri Barakat features legendary Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez in one of his earliest film roles and is a timeless classic that has been loved by many throughout the years.
Directed by Henri Barakat | Egypt | 102 minutes | 1955
In Arabic with English & French subtitles
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Encounter Point |
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Created by a Palestinian, Israeli, North and South American team, Encounter Point moves beyond sensational and dogmatic imagery to tell the story of an Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their safety and public standing to press for an end to the conflict.
Directed by Ronit Avni (Director) & Julia Bacha (Co-Director) | Israel, Palestine & U.S.A. | 85 minutes | 2006
In Hebrew, Arabic & English with Arabic, English, French, Hebrew & Portuguese subtitles
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Everything Is Fine |
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Hailed as one of the greatest Egyptian comedies of all time, Everything Is Fine stars Egyptian theatre legendNaguib El Rihany as Salama, a humble office clerk whose routine bank-deposit errand quickly evolves into the adventure of a lifetime.
Directed by Niazi Mostafa | Egypt | 98 minutes | 1937
In Arabic with English & French subtitles
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The Fabulous Samia Gamal |
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Declared by King Farouk as "the national dancer of Egypt" in 1949, Samia Gamal is one of the world's most famous belly dancers. Now for the first time, audiences can delight in Gamal's sensual and unique style that combines Arab and Western dance traditions in this collection featuring some of her most celebrated performances ever recorded on film.
Multiple Directors | Egypt | 84 minutes | 2003
In Arabic with English & French subtitles
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Gaza Strip |
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American documentary filmmaker James Longley (Iraq In Fragments) traveled to the Gaza Strip in January of 2001, planning to stay for two weeks and collect preliminary material for a film about the Palestinian intifada. He threw away his return ticket and stayed for another 3 months, shooting over 75 hours of material throughout the Gaza Strip.
Directed by James Longley | Palestine | 74 minutes | 2002
In Arabic & French with English subtitles
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Goal Dreams |
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Goal Dreams is a wonderful new documentary feature focusing on national and personal identity as experienced by a sports team like none before.
Directed by Maya Sanbar & Jeffrey Saunders | U.S.A. | 86 minutes | 2006
In English & Arabic with English subtitles
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Iraq In Fragments |
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2006 Academy Award Nominee
An opus in three parts, Iraq In Fragments offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the US presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied.
Directed by James Longley | U.S.A. | 94 minutes | 2006
In Arabic & Kurdish with English, French, German, Japanese & Spanish subtitles
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Libby, Montana |
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Nestled below the rugged peaks of the Northern Rockies in Montana lies the worst case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history. Libby, Montana takes a long working day's journey into a blue-collar community, and finds a different reality — one where the American Dream exacts a terrible price.
Directed by Drury Gunn Carr & Doug Hawes-Davis | U.S.A. | 116 minutes | 2006
Bonus CD Soundtrack enclosed.
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Mother of the Bride |
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This magnificently madcap comedy classic stars Egyptian film legends Tahiya Karioka and Emad Hamdi as Zeinab and Hussein, overworked parents who get little relief from the never ending demands of their seven mischievous children.
Directed by Atef Salem | Egypt | 102 minutes | 1963
In Arabic with English & French Subtitles
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A New Day In Old Sana'a |
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In this achingly romantic tale, handsome young Tariq is about to marry Bilquis, eldest daughter of a prominent and powerful judge. But as he wanders the ancient city of Sana'a late one night, he spots a beautiful young woman dancing in the street and falls madly in love with her.
Directed by Bader Ben Hirsi | U.K. & Yemen | 90 minutes | 2005
In Arabic with English Subtitles
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Palestine for Beginners |
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Palestine Information Project presents their popular Palestine For Beginners, a fast-moving guide to the roots of conflict, key historical and current events, and the characters and motivations behind the ongoing crisis.
Directed by Edward Mast & Linda Bevis | U.S.A. | 72 minutes | 2004
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Private |
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Inspired by real events, documentary filmmaker Saverio Costanzo's feature debut is a minimalist psychological drama about a Palestinian family of seven suddenly confronted with a volatile situation in their home that in many ways reflects the larger ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel.
Directed by Saverio Costanzo | Italy | 90 minutes | 2004
In Arabic, English & Hebrew with English Subtitles
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Struggle On the Nile |
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Three years before Lawrence Of Arabia made him an international sensation, dashing Egyptian actor Omar Sharif starred in this wonderful masterpiece of Egyptian cinema that has been virtually unseen in the U.S.A. since its release in 1959.
Directed by Atef Salem | Egypt | 120 minutes | 1959
In Arabic with English & French Subtitles
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A Summer in La Goulette |
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Youssef (a Muslim), Jojo (a Jew) and Giuseppe (a Catholic) are best of friends until each of their daughters swears to lose their virginity by a certain date. To make matters worse, each daughter sets her sights on a boy of a different religion, thus challenging an inviolable taboo and causing a rift between their fathers.
Directed by Ferid Boughedir | Tunisia | 100 minutes | 1996
In Arabic, French & Italian with English Subtitles
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The Tornado |
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In 1992, a young Lebanese director accomplished what many filmmakers considered impossible: a film about the Lebanese Civil War shot on location. Filmed with the help of the Lebanese government, The Tornado narrates the story of a young Lebanese student on a visit home from the Soviet Union.
Directed by Samir Habchi | Lebanon | 90 minutes | 1992
In Arabic with English Subtitles
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Umm Kulthum A Voice Like Egypt |
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Narrated by Omar Sharif, Umm Kulthum A Voice Like Egypt takes viewers into her home village and to the streets and cafes of Cairo where she lived and worked. Featuring concert footage, film clips and interviews with the famed singer’s friends and colleagues, Goldman's documentary places the life and career of Umm Kulthum in the context of the epic story of 20th century Egypt.
Directed by Michal Goldman | U.S.A | 68 minutes | 1996
In Arabic & English with English Subtitles
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