Welcome to AFD's Institutional Sales department. Here you'll find documentaries and features available on DVD and VHS for colleges, universities and other organizations. Be sure to check out our catalog at the bottom of this page. If you have questions about purchasing or renting a film with Institutional licensing, please contact: institutionalsales@arabfilm.com.
For information about renting films or videos for festival screenings, please contact: bookings@arabfilm.com.
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Lebanese Clean Up Israeli Bombs
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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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The Lives of Iranians In the USA
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 | Caught Between Two Worlds
By weaving together excerpts from the lives of people in Los Angeles, Washington, DC and in New York City, the film explores the diversity of Iranian-Americans who make up a virtual nation in exile. 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 toward a rumored gathering of dervishes. More > |
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Beautiful New Feature From Morocco
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 | Marrakech Inshallah
After leaving his village to find his older brother in Marrakech, Aziz is overwhelmed by the large and bustling city. From the directors of the terrific doc, "The Bride Market of Imilchil." More > |
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New Doc from director Mai Masri!
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 | 33 Days
Filmed during the war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006, "33 Days" follows four people in Beirut as they treat the injured, report the news and help children process the violent conflict. More > |
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Music, Dance and Self-Discovery!
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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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Israelis & Palestinians for Peace!
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 | Encounter Point
ENCOUNTER POINT is a film about hope, courage and implicitly about the silence of journalists and politicians who pay little attention to vital grassroots peace efforts between Palestine and Israel. More > |
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Baghdad Film Students' Short Docs
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 | Baghdad Shorts Collection - Volume One
Together with volume two, these eleven short docs from students at the Independent Film & Television College of Baghdad explore the lives of ordinary Iraqis during the turbulent past few years. More > |
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New Film Explores Future of Syria
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 | We Will Live to See These Things
...examines life in Syria under a repressive regime, a growing conservative Islamic presence and shifting pressures from the USA. DVD also includes "Not a Matter of If, But When." More > |
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Lebanon Seeks Direction After Hariri
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 | Beirut Diaries
This doc from Mai Masri ("Frontiers of Dreams and Fears") explores the critical choices that faced the people of Lebanon after the assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in early 2005. More > |
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Arab Cinema Classic Now on DVD!
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 | Wanderers of the Desert
Strange things begin to happen when a new schoolteacher arrives at a village isolated in the desert. This poetic 1984 classic has rarely been seen in North America before this DVD release. More > |
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North American debut on DVD!
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 | Dove's Lost Necklace, The
In this poetic second installment of director Nacer Khemir's acclaimed Desert Trilogy, young calligraphy student Hassan encounters many adventures as he sets out to understand the mysteries of love. More > |
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Best Doc Oscar Nominee on DVD!
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 | Iraq In Fragments
Nominated for the 2006 Best Doc Oscar, director James Longley's [GAZA STRIP] stunning, poetically rendered film presents the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. More > |
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Five Egyptian Classics on DVD!
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 | Egyptian Cinema Classics Collection 2
The five classics in this collection range in date from 1937 to 1963 and star legendary actors such as Omar Sharif, Hind Rostom, Samia Gamal, Naguib El Rihany, Abdel Halim Hafez and more! More > |
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Iranian DVD Double-Feature
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 | Films of Hamid Rahmanian & Melissa Hibbard: Shahrbanoo & Sir Alfred of Charles de Gaulle Airport
These two films exploring Iranian culture and identity are now available together on a single DVD. More > |
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12 Films on Women of the Arab World
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 | Women Pioneers Collection
is a series of twelve one-hour documentary films that celebrate and explore the contributions made by remarkable women in the Arab world in a variety of fields throughout the 20th century. More > |
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First Feature Film Made In Yemen!
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 | New Day in Old Sana'a, A
Filmed on location in the ancient city of Sana'a, this exquisitely romantic film is the first feature ever to come out of Yemen. From the director of THE ENGLISH SHEIK AND THE YEMENI GENTLEMAN. More > |
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A Globe-Trotting Debate on DVD!
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 | Arabs and Terrorism
Featuring more than 100 interviews in 11 countries, this doc examines the dominant discourse on terrorism in the United States and Europe, while offering critics an opportunity to respond. More > |
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