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Superb cinema verité style
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 | Glass House, The
The fringes of Iranian society can be a lonely place, especially if you are a teenage girl with few resources to fall back on. The Glass House follows four girls striving to pull... More > |
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Winner At Sundance Film Festival!
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 | 5 Broken Cameras
5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. More > |
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"Must-See Documentary" -NY Times
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 | Budrus
When the residents of Budrus learn that the Israeli Army will be building the separation barrier through their town, a father and daughter band together to form a non-violent protest. More > |
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Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film!
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 | Separation, A
Asghar Farhadi's riveting domestic drama "A Separation," set in contemporary Iran, is the winner of numerous international awards, including both the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Fore More > |
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New from director Yousry Nasrallah!
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 | Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story
The host of a popular talk show on a TV station in Cairo stirs up political controversy and trouble in her marriage when women's issues in contemporary Egypt are featured as the topic of her show. More > |
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Voices of women leaders in Islam
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 | Veiled Voices
In director Brigid Maher's insightful documentary, three influential women Islamic leaders in Lebanon, Egypt and Syria are profiled—along with their families and the communities in which they serve. More > |
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Catherine Deneuve in Lebanon!
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 | I Want to See
While visiting Beirut to attend a glamorous gala, iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve insists "I want to see" the carnage wrought against southern Lebanon in 2006. More > |
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Norm Finkelstein—American Radical!
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 | American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein
is the probing documentary portrait of American academic and activist Norman Finkelstein, who has been at the center of many intractable controversies. More > |
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Chahine's masterpiece now on DVD!
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 | Cairo Station
This 50th Anniversary Special Edition DVD showcases one of Youssef Chahine's most popular films. The disc includes the short documentary, "Cairo as Seen by Chahine" as a bonus feature! More > |
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A Romanitc Egyptian Classic on DVD
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 | Days and Nights
This romantic musical-drama from director Henri Barakat features legendary Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez in one of his earliest film roles. More > |
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Legendary Umm Kulthum on DVD!
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 | Umm Kulthum, A Voice Like Egypt
Narrated by Omar Sharif, Umm Kulthum, A Voice Like Egypt is the first documentary to bring the celebrated diva of the Arab world to an American audience. More > |
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Palestinian soccer team on DVD!
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 | Goal Dreams
This film follows the PFA team's players and coaches as they struggle against political forces and impossible odds to prepare for a match that will qualify them for the 2006 World Cup. More > |
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A music-filled feature from Egypt!
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 | Dunia — Kiss Me Not On the Eyes
In the latest film from Jocelyne Saab (Once Upon a Time: Beirut), a young dancer learns that she must confront the traditions of her culture before she will ever truly be able to experience pleasure. More > |
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1930s Egyptian comedy on DVD
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 | Everything Is Fine
One of the greatest Egyptian comedies of all time stars theatre legend Naguib El Rihany as a humble office clerk whose routine bank-deposit errand quickly evolves into the adventure of a lifetime. More > |
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A Sufi tale of love, faith & devotion
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 | Bab'Aziz—The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul
A tapestry of brilliant imagery and Sufi music unfolds as a blind old sage and his spirited granddaughter wind their way to a rumored gathering of dervishes. More > |
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Five Egyptian classics now on DVD!
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 | Egyptian Cinema Classics Collection 2
Arab Film Distribution is proud to offer our second collection of classic films showcasing the legendary stars of the Egyptian screen. More > |
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Palestinians adapt to life in the USA!
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 | Amreeka
Amreeka chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage son, with dreams of an exciting future in the promised land of small town Illinois. More > |
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The beauty and romance of Cairo!
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 | Cairo Time
In this gorgeous and intelligent drama, director Ruba Nadda does for Cairo what filmmakers have been doing for Paris for years! Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig co-star. More > |
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Two Mohammed Bakri films in one!
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 | Jenin Jenin & Since You Left
These two important documentaries by popular Palestinian actor/director Mohammed Bakri are now available together on one DVD for the first time ever! More > |
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Israelis and Palestinians for peace!
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 | Encounter Point
Created by a Palestinian, Israeli, North and South American team, Encounter Point moves beyond sensational and dogmatic imagery to tell stories of Palestinians and Israelis working together for peace. More > |
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See Yemen, from the inside out!
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 | English Sheik and the Yemeni Gentleman, The
Bader, a British-born Yemeni living in London after his parents' exile, returns to Yemen to re-discover his country, its people and traditions. More > |
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Arab cinema classic now on DVD!
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 | Wanderers of the Desert
A meditation on the impact of waning cultures, this film follows a young teacher who is sent to a small town where he finds all of its inhabitants living under a curse. More > |
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Part 2 of Khemir's "Desert Trilogy"
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 | Dove's Lost Necklace, The
Set in Andalusia during the eleventh century this is the fairytale story of Hassan, a calligraphy student obsessed with love. More > |
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Underground music scene in Tehran!
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 | No One Knows About Persian Cats
Filmed in secret and featuring extraordinary performances by real underground bands, "Persian Cats" follows a pair of young musicians on a mission to take their rock band to Europe. More > |
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Removing Israeli bombs in Lebanon
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 | Remnants of a War
After the 2006 war with Israel, teams of locally-recruited and trained de-miners race to locate and deactivate unexploded cluster bombs before more unwitting civilians stumble upon them. More > |
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Susan Sontag doc finally on DVD!
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 | Promised Lands
Banned by Israeli authorities upon its release in 1974, this visually visceral portrait of a land torn apart by militarism, consumerism, and religious national identity is as prescient as ever. More > |
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