Highlights

Shorts Program: Highlights
New Parkway Theatre
October 23, 2015 6:00 pm
Description
An eclectic sampling of the strongest submissions to this years festival, AFF’s highlights program showcases the tremendous talent of young Arab Filmmakers
In This Program
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A Long Night
Kamiran Betasi / Iraq / 2014 / 14 mins
In 1975, Iraqi Kurds began to settle in Iranian camps, among them a woman with her two children who left her husband in Iraq to fight with the Peshmarga. When an officer in the camp starts preying on single women in the night, the women devises a scheme to protect herself and her children.
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Omnia
Amna Al Nowais / United Arab Emirtes / 2015 / 9 mins
A 27-year-old Egyptian Woman recalls the painful memory of partaking in a barbaric tradition as a child and her journey of healing as an adult.
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With Thy Spirit
Karim Rahbani / Lebanon / 2014 / 18 mins
Father Geryes, a priest leading a peaceful life within his monastery in Lebanon, finds himself involved in a tragic accident. Will he have enough courage and integrity to face the consequences of his actions?
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Massoud
Tania Iskandar / Lebanon / 2014 / 4 mins
A man stuck in a huge traffic jam in Beirut decides to transform his car into a flying vehicle to escape from this nightmare, only to find he creates an even bigger one for himself.
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Revoltango
Elie Kamal / France, Lebanon / 2014 / 20 mins
Facing imminent political turmoil in the streets, an anxious couple tries to safeguard their family and peace of mind with a tango dance. But it isn't long before invading television images transmute the nature of their dance.
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Pioneer High
Suha Araj / USA / 2014 / 10 mins
In 1969, Hala moves from Palestine to Michigan and attends a public high school where girls cannot wear pants. With her limited English, Hala repeatedly disobeys the rules, wearing pants day after day. Ultimately, she unknowingly, or knowingly, starts a revolution at her new school.
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Ave Maria
Basil Khalil / Palestine, France, Germany / 2015 / 14 mins
Five nuns’ silent routine of living in the West Bank wilderness is disturbed when an Israeli settler family’s car breaks down right outside the convent, just as the Sabbath comes into effect.
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My Old Grandmother
Hadi Moussally / France, Lebanon / 2014 / 3 mins
For Myassar, days go by and blend into each other and all there is left to do is… wait. A picture makes her relive memories and, little by little, her emotions begin to guide her story.
Dates & Times
Shorts Program: Highlights
New Parkway Theatre
October 23, 2015 6:00 pm