2022 MENA Film Festival

Geographies

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9 films in package
Dead as a Dodo
Dead As A Dodo lays bare the settler colonial mythology at the heart of the popular narrative of the Dodo’s extinction.
Dog
A mullah takes a trip in the desert and is faced with a dog which he considers unclean.
Gladiolus
An ode to a flower that once enjoyed prominence in Iranian culture.
La Piscine
An afternoon of play under the sun in the greatest pool of all, the Mediterranean
Osha
The Land
Three Meters and A Few Centimeters
In an Iranian city, Coronavirus has caused many deaths. According to the obligations of the religion, someone must wash the virus-infected dead bodies by hand.
Voices and Locks
Will childhood memories be able to solve the property conflict problem of two childhood friends who have been apart for forty years?
When Beirut was Beirut
If these buildings could talk, what would they say? In this animateddocumentary, three of Beirut’s monumental buildings come to lifeand share their stories of Beirut’s unsettling history.
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An ode to a flower that once enjoyed prominence in Iranian culture, Gladiolus tells the story of its ubiquitous role in life’s important ceremonies and how it became a victim of its own popularity.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    5:13
  • Language
    Persian
  • Country
    Iran, Islamic Republic of, United States
  • Director
    Azadeh Navai
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