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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An 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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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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Newly Available on DVD!
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 | Breaking Bread & Other Shorts
Filmmaker Hamid Rahmanian is asked to prepare a traditional Iranian feast for the dying patriarch of a North Korean family in this moving documentary feature. DVD also includes two short films. 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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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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First Feature Ever from 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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First Time Available on DVD!
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 | Summer In La Goulette, A
examines a time when Muslims, Jews and Catholics lived together in harmony. The bonds beetween three longtime friends are tested when their daughters set their sights on boys from other religions. More > |
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Arabs & Terrorism now 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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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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Sundance Best Doc Winner on DVD!
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 | Beirut: The Last Home Movie
A seemingly simple recording of everyday life becomes a fascinating, complex and multi-layered look at the connections between personal and political lives. More > |
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Palestine 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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5 Egyptian Classics Now 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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Cinema's Arab Stereotypes Exposed!
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 | Reel Bad Arabs
This groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged form the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. More > |
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Contemporary Egyptian Cinema
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 | Citizen, a Detective and a Thief, A
Remastered and with newly-translated English subtitles, this is a fine example of some of the great new films coming out of Egypt. More > |
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Portrait of a Palestinian Family
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 | Color of Olives, The
From Mexican director Carolina Rivas and cinematographer Daoud Sarhandi comes this elegant and visually breathtaking new film about the Palestinian experience. More > |
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3 Arab-American Comedians on DVD
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 | Arab-American Comedy Tour, The
This time it’s personal! Three of the nation’s funniest Arab-American comedians, Ahmed Ahmed, Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon Zayid, perform their live stand-up comedy routines. More > |
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Acclaimed Egyptian Drama on DVD
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 | Closed Doors, The
Directed by Youssef Chahine's assistant, this moving drama tells of Mohamad, an impressionable young man who embraces fundamentalist ideas as a way of dealing with the confusion of adolescence. More > |
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