2025 MENA Film Festival

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7 films in package
A Beautiful Excuse For A Deadly Sin
A young man tries to climb up with a horse to live with him in his apartment through the narrow flight of stairs of his building, while the neighbours stand against him.
A Dog, A Stone
One night in Tunis. Mariem, a sex worker, tries to reach Dali. Her unrest grows when she fears he will break the promise to give her a double mattress.
Mirah
Mirah, an Egyptian lab worker living in Germany, finds a unique way to adapt to the
Motherland
During 1979 at the height of the Iran Hostage crisis, Babak goes on a trip to meet his fiancé’s parents and ends up confronting the realities of what it means to be an Iranian immigrant in a patriotic post-Vietnam America.
Orient
A young Sudanese Muslim man's first night in America goes terribly wrong when he cannot identify the direction of the Qibla.
She Sings
Aziza finally shares a recurring dream that takes her on a surreal journey through the post-industrial hills of the American Rust Belt, the eternal fields of Egypt, and the most repressed parts of her mind.
Ayşegül on Tuesdays
Deceived by the promise of happiness and fulfillment in America, a Turkish immigrant housewife engages in a one-sided telephone conversation with a mysterious Turkish man, as she attempts to rediscover her identity.
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When Aziza finally shares a recurring dream, it’s what she leaves unsaid that reveals her fractured sense of self. Aziza’s dream – in which she must sing a song – takes her on a journey through the post-industrial hills of the American Rust Belt, the eternal fields of Egypt, and the most repressed parts of her mind.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    14.98 minutes
  • Language
    Arabic, English
  • Country
    USA, Egypt
  • Director
    Ahmed T. Ragheb, Lily Ekimian Ragheb
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