CHILDREN OF SPRING
Synopsis A high-rise roof somewhere in Berlin. From the rooftop you can see the whole city. It is summer. On the roof is a group of refugees from Syria. The…
BORN IN GAMBIA
Hassan is a child who lives on the street. His brother was accused of witchcraft and burned alive in front of him. His stepfather tells him the devil is inside,…
barky
Oum Karim, a 60-year-old Beiruti lady, is used to preparing Lahm Bi Ajin (Lebanese ham pie) once per week Director: Nadine Asmar Producers: Pauline Asmar, Pascale Asmar and Nadine Asmar…
ASSIA
SYNOPSIS In class, through a work of civic course, she has to define without using writing, the notion of “how to live with each other”. Through her work, Assia explains…
ANGEL’S MIRROR
Synopsis In China, in the early 1990’s, a little boy and his family have just come to live in a large factory complex. As he explores his new surroundings, he…
Gaza Human Rights Film Festival rolls out red carpet amid ruins
In complete contrast to the glitz and glamour at Cannes, a very different red carpet was laid out in eastern Gaza City, The event was held amidst rubble in the…
The red carpet with a difference
They both have red carpets and screen films - but that’s where the similarities end. As Hollywood stars in designer outfits strutted their stuff amid the glamorous setting of Cannes,…
Even in Gaza, you can’t have a film festival without a red carpet
The human rights film festival sends a message that Gaza is not just a strip of flattened homes, poverty and militants, as the media tends to portray it, says one…
السجادة الحمراء.. لغزة منها نصيب
نظم في قطاع غزة مهرجان السجادة الحمراء لحقوق الإنسان بمشاركة العشرات من الأفلام العالمية. وقد شهد مواطنون دمرت الحرب منازلهم عروضا سينمائية حملت رسالة للعالم مفادها أن غزة لا تزال…