Arab Film Fest Collab 2020

Queer Lens

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7 films in package
Barzakh
In this dystopian future, the US government ships refugees to a colony on Mars.
Son of A Dancer (ابن الرقاصة)
Twenty-year-old Majed grieves the loss of his recently deceased mother, while he uncovers her secrets through the objects she left behind.
Mondial 2010
A gay Lebanese couple chronicle their road trip to Ramallah.
What's Left of Home (شو بقي من البيت)
When Josef, a closeted Lebanese man in his mid-twenties gets a job abroad, his life is put into perspective.
Three Centimeters
Four Lebanese girls go on a Ferris wheel ride to make their friend feel better about her breakup.
Ablution
Waleed washes his father five times a day for prayer. Though, Waleed's sexuality creates a tension in their routine.
Ubuntu
Best friends Darren and Hakeem navigate the social complexities of high school.
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“Queer Lens” is a program of short films celebrating the lives and loves of LGBTQ+ individuals in the Arab World and its diasporas. From a romantic and deeply political road trip to the discotheque and outer orbit, we come to appreciate the beautiful and complicated intimacies of chosen and biological families. 


Barzakh, 2020

Karina Dandashi (Syria, USA)


Son of a Dancer, 2018

Georges Hazim (Lebanon)


Mondial 2010, 2014

Roy Dib (Lebanon)


What's Left of Home, 2019

Antoine Maksoudian (Lebanon)


Three Centimeters, 2018

Lara Zeidan (Lebanon)


Ablution, 2018

Omar Aldakheel (USA)


Ubuntu, 2019

Aqsa Altaf (USA)

Would you keep your loved one next to you no matter what or let them go if it's for their own good? When Josef, a closeted Lebanese guy in his mid-twenties gets a job abroad, his life is put into perspective.


About the Filmmaker


Antoine Maksoudian is a Lebanese director, writer, and editor of Armenian descent. In 2019, he received a Master’s degree in film directing from the Lebanese University, where he wrote and directed the short drama film What’s Left Of Home, which won the Best Narrative award in the Lebanese Independent Film Festival.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    17 minutes
  • Language
    Arabic
  • Country
    Lebanon
  • Director
    Antoine Maksoudian
  • Screenwriter
    Antoine Maksoudian
  • Producer
    Imad Maksoudian
  • Cast
    Tony Farah, Angela Khalil, Omar Sfeir, Nadim Taraz
  • Cinematographer
    Roy Bou Deleh, Samara Noureddine
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