Award Winning Independent Cinema

After 43 horrific days working round the clock under constant bombardment in the emergency rooms of Gaza’s Al Shifa and Al Ahli hospitals, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, emerged to find himself as a face of Palestinian resistance. Introduced by Waleed Abd...

This unique and often hilarious tale is a testament to the power of music, resilience, hope, and the unbreakable bond of family over adversity. Begins with Until the Sea, a film about young women refugees and asylum seekers in Plymouth.

A compelling look at contemporary struggles for gender equality in the Arab world, this is a sharp, darkly humorous exploration of sisterhood and resistance against patriarchal norms.

Set between past and present, Bye Bye Tiberias pieces together images of today, family footage from the nineties and historical archives to portray four generations of daring Palestinian women.

The SAFAR Film Festival is the largest festival in the UK dedicated to cinema from the Arab world. Founded in 2012, SAFAR showcases the broad spectrum of film from the region.

After the sudden death of her husband, working mother Nawal has to fight for her inheritance in order to save her daughter and home in a society where having a son would be a game changer.

The young Palestinian director Mohamed Jabaly is visiting a film festival in Tromsø in 2014, when the borders to Gaza close. He finds himself stuck in the arctic winter.

Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with demanding customers, they hire a talented young man as an apprentice. The Blue Caftan won the International Critics' Prize at Cannes 2022.

A double-bill of films about food and politics. The screening will be followed by a za’atar tasting and talk by Zaytoun CIC, a social enterprise inspired by a love of Palestinian culture, communities and cuisine.

Combining neo-noir, fantasy and crime drama, Youssef Chebbi’s debut feature presents a darker side of the Maghreb infused with post-Revolution politics.