Director Tim Schwab (Being Osama) was so inspired by the quality and breadth of work being created by Palestinian filmmakers under the most difficult conditions, he decided to document this burgeoning cinema on film. His documentary, Cinema Palestin...
Nadia, a young Moroccan emigre, returns from Paris to Fez to visit her dying father. At his funeral, she is overcome by the voice of Karina chanting the Koran. A powerful friendship develops between the two women as they decide to turn the father's ...
In July 2003 Sinan Antoon, an exiled Iraqi writer and poet, returned to Baghdad to see what has become of his city after wars, sanctions, decades of oppression and violence, and now occupation. Antoon takes us on a journey exploring what Iraqis thin...
It is said that the world changed forever after September 11, 2001—but this isn't necessarily true for people living in Europe. Most Europeans still consider immigration to be a greater threat than terrorism.
In a subtle-yet-candid manner, The "O...