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An eclectic program of narrative shorts, these highlights showcase the tremendous diverse talents of established and emerging Arab filmmakers

In This Program

1. 

   Congratulations

   Cynthia Sawma / Lebanon / 2015 / Narrative Short / 22 mins

   Jacqueline and her husband Maurice win $100,000 in the Holiday edition of a televised game show. Together, they try to hide the jackpot from the Harris family, to whom they owe a large sum of money.

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   E.T.E.R.N.I.T.

   Giovanni ALOI / Italy / 2015 / Narrative Short / 14 mins

   Ali, a Tunisian immigrant working in an asbestos removal facility in Italy receives the Visa which will allows his wife and daughter to join him. In order to prepare for their arrival he has to make some drastic changes.

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   The Rifle, The Jackle, The Wolf and The Boy

   Oualid Mouaness / Lebanon / 2016 / Narrative Short / 19 mins

   Two brothers cross the line when they use a household rifle to play a dangerous game. Set in contemporary rural Lebanon, this coming-of-age story brings into focus the ethics of man’s relationship with himself, family, nature and violence.

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   Where Is Al-Rabee?

   Murad Abu Eisheh / Jordan / 2015 / Narrative Short / 15 mins

   Ablas and Atifs journey through a desert road in their old rusty car in search of the past.

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   Wintry Spring

   Mohamed Kamel / Egypt / 2015 / Narrative Short / 16 mins

   A pre-teen, Nour, lives alone with her father. When she suddenly starts her period and cannot tell her dad tension starts to build between them.

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   Zaina’s Cake

   Nada AlMojadedi / Saudi Arabia, US / 2015 / Narrative Short / 17 mins

   Zaina, a new college graduate in Jeddah, is struggling to start her own cake baking business without her father’s approval. When she meets Ma’an, she seizes on the opportunity to change her life.

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