Reviews of films from Middle Eastern countries including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and countries of the Arabian Peninsula.
Arabic-language Films | Middle Eastern Films
Mohamed Kordofani, “Goodbye Julia” (2023) A morning car accident becomes an unlikely catalyst in a
“The Testimonies Project: Testimonies after COVID-19 vaccination” (The Israeli People’s Committee, 2021) In early 2021
Kaveh Mazaheri, “Retouch” (2017) A stunning character study of a married woman, submissive to her
Middle Eastern Films | North American Films
Carlton Meyer, “The Conquest of the Republic of Georgia in 2003” (Tales of the American
Arabic-language Films | Middle Eastern Films
Pavel Serezhkin, “Profiles in Courage: ENN Middle East reporter Gertrude Bellinger” (2019) Written and produced
Valeria Dakhovich Molchanova, “Routine” (2017) Astonishingly I found this film about an every-person character’s daily
Arabic-language Films | Middle Eastern Films
Nadine Labaki, “Capharnaum” (2018) I’m sure plenty of children around the world are serving time
Bahram Beyzai, “Death of Yazdgerd / Mard Yazdgerd” (1982) Running close to 2 hours with
Diljana Gaytandzhieva, “Diplomatic Viruses” (Al Mayadeen, 2018) Bulgarian journalist Diljana Gaytandzhieva gained fame early in
Jenan Moussa, “Undercover in Idlib” (2017) Presented and narrated by Jenan Moussa, a reporter for