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- DirectorYoussef NabilStarsSalma HayekTahar RahimKyle AbdullahA poetic depiction of belly dancers and anxiety over the disappearance of this art form that is unique to the Middle East.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsJason SchwartzmanNatalie PortmanWaris AhluwaliaA prologue of one heart-breaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in The Darjeeling Limited (2007).
- DirectorMounia AklStarsDaad AasliGladys Abou SleimanAdel ChahineUnder the imminent threat of Lebanon's garbage crisis, Hala, a wild child inside of a woman, is the only one to refuse evacuation, clinging to whatever remains of home.
- DirectorRakan MayasiStarsSaleh BakriRana AlamuddinNadira OmranA Palestinian couple resorts to an unusual way to conceive as the husband is detained in an Israeli jail where visits are restricted.
- DirectorGilbert KaramStarsAida SabraAfter the curtain falls at the end of a musical play in one of the most prestigious theaters in Beirut, Aida, the very well-known actress, leaves the stage to face an uncertain reality.
- DirectorMira ShaibStarsAbdelrahim AwjiAnas FakhryShaden FakihHanna, a melancholic woman, returns to Lebanon after 12 years to search for her twin brother who was kidnapped during the Lebanese civil war.
- DirectorAneil KariaStarsCarl PrekoppBelal SabirLeon UngRiz and his family are in the middle of a typical family day in their house, whilst a far right march plays out on the telly in the background, which eventually arrives at their front door, leading to a devastating outcome.
- DirectorGuy NattivStarsJonathan TuckerDanielle MacdonaldAshley ThomasIn a small supermarket in a blue collar town, a black man smiles at a 10-year-old white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsVictor AndréBleuette BernonA group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
- DirectorDany K. SalibaStarsCarol AbboudHadi Bou AyashYara Elle KhawamFrom her hiding place, a mute motel housekeeper, observes the customers without their knowledge. One client, will turn her monotonous existence upside down.
- DirectorLukas DhontStarsTiemen BormansZoe HollinsheadA poetic and bittersweet codetta. Themes such as the craving for human contact and the impossibility to come together are central to this miniature piece.
- DirectorBasil KhalilStarsMaria ZreikHuda Al ImamShady SrourThe silent routine of 5 Nuns living in the West Bank wilderness is disturbed when an Israeli settler family breaks down right outside the convent just as the Sabbath comes into effect.
- DirectorDania BdeirStarsMaria AchkarRoula HamadehBenjamin ZussmanHer father's funeral brings Lara back to Beirut from her modern life in NYC, forcing her to face the traditions she escaped and the untraditional fiancee she's been hiding.
- DirectorHelena HilarioMario PeceInspired by true events, while visiting a home for children, a little girl meets Joseph, a boy whose only dream is to have a yellow umbrella. This unexpected encounter awakens his memories of the past.
- DirectorGustavo RibeiroJohn, unable to understand his grandfather's illness, stumbles into an old photo album. The images guide his imagination, transforming his grandfather's memories into drawings that shape their relationship into a history of remembrance.
- DirectorMerve CirisogluThe happy life of a Syrian kid alters instantly with the sudden war and he finds himself in a state of struggle. The war changes not only lives, but also the role of his box; first as a carefully built toy house, then as a place to take shelter in a refugee camp with full of dangers and finally as a boat that sails for a journey towards hope.
- DirectorDania BdeirStarsHassan AqqoulKhansaKamal SalehAway from everyone's eyes, a Beirut crane operator is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.
- DirectorSoudade KaadanStarsCaresse BasharAbdel Mounaem AmayriAyman, Syrian refugee in Lebanon, teaching his wife how to drive his car, the only thing left for him from his country. The lesson takes a wrong turn into madness and nostalgia.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesBenedict CumberbatchDev PatelChronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.
- DirectorAlbert LamorisseStarsPascal LamorisseSabine LamorisseGeorges SellierA red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.
- DirectorRoy ZafraniStarsAdi WeissAssi GofferEinav MarkelA coincidental meeting between an Israeli boy and a Palestinian boy leads them to discover that reality is different than what they have been told.
- DirectorLiam FouracreSam and Neil are astronauts, and their world is surrounded by space inspired creations. Sam spends her night in a spaceship forged from her father's work van who works night construction, but after a dangerous close encounter, their relationship is challenged.
- DirectorHammad RizviStarsYasmine Al-BustamiIsabela CostineMustafa FaizSoviet-Afghan War 1988. An injured Afghan girl embarks on a perilous journey to seek medical attention in Pakistan.
- DirectorPaul WadeSimon WadeStarsMattie BoysMichael ArmstrongBecky Leonard-CurrellJake has 5 days to perfect the disappearing trick before performing it at his birthday party. Will he become the magician he dreams of or will it end in disaster?
- DirectorIman ZawahryStarsWaseem AlzerJannah EbeidZaydaan FarookiAs Saamidah, a young Palestinian-American girl, anxiously starts her first day of school, she finds her identity in question when faced with a world map that doesn't include her homeland.