28th Arab Film Festival Online

AFF 2023 - Short Films

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8 films in package
Eitr
A closeted Arab perfume seller attempts to mask his identity but he's knocked off centre when a charming customer sees through his act.
Sweet Refuge
A passionate baklava baker encounters a savvy ladoo maker on the streets of Brooklyn.
To'oborni
When relatives come to visit from their homeland, Salma must choose between being the daughter her mother wants to present to them, and being herself.
An Arab Family
An Arab American boy is awoken to his family's otherness when he is alerted to his father's thick accent. Once it has been heard, he cannot be unheard.
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Yanni
A Canadian-Arab teen is forced to commit a hateful act against a new Muslim family by his bully.
Bezuna
Bezuna explores the complexities of fleeing a war-zone through the analysis of peripheral details.
The Street Lamp Outside My Apartment Window
An unseen Arab-American narrator obsesses over the relentless glow of a street lamp outside his bedroom window.
Memory is a Dying Horse
A sparse, raw, somehow childish collage of reminiscences filmed on Super 8 between Syria, France and Canada.
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Co-presented by the Arab American National Museum


This is a selection of short films originally programmed for the 27th Arab Film Festival in 2023. While they were originally meant to reside in separate programs with different themes, together as one program they still compliment each other well, exploring stories of diasporic Arab life across the United States and Canada. Each filmmaker's individual approach to this topic and their unique styles each bring something different to the table.

Trying to freeze time is an illusion. Whatever we do, life unfolds in one direction. Memory is a Dying Horse is yet another desperate attempt to challenge the irreversibility of time. A sparse, raw, somehow childish collage of reminiscences filmed on Super 8 between Syria, France and Canada. The film is accompanied with musical experimentation by Stefan Christoff.


About the Filmmaker:

Samer Najari lived in Damascus until he moved to Montreal in 1994. He has obtained a BFA in film production at Concordia University in 2000 and completed a residency at Le Fresnoy in France in 2003. His short films and feature film have been presented and prized in different international festivals.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    28 minutes
  • Language
    No Language
  • Country
    Canada
  • Genre
    Experimental Documentary
  • Director
    Samer Najari
  • Producer
    Samer Najari
  • Cinematographer
    Samer Najari
  • Editor
    Samer Najari
  • Music
    Stefan Christoff
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