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Phantom Beirut
Directed by Ghassan Salhab • Drama • With Aouni Kawas • 1998 • 121 minutes
Lebanon at the end of the 80s. Ghassan Salhab’s debut follows Khalil as he returns to Beirut under a new identity, forced to confront the old friends and comrades he left behind following his faked death a decade earlier....
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Seguridad
Directed by Tamara Segura • Documentary • With Tamara Segura • 2024 • 76 minutes
Seguridad, directed by Tamara Segura, offers an intimate, autobiographical examination of familial entanglements rooted in post-revolutionary Cuba.
Born on December 2—the Day of the Cuban Armed Forces—Segura was on...
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Songs of Slow Burning Earth
Directed by Olha Zhurba • Documentary • 2024 • 95 minutes
Songs of Slow Burning Earth follows the lives of Ukrainians during the first two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The film captures the everyday resilience and deep personal losses of a country living through war. Through intimate s...
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MovieThe Swallows of Kabul
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Directed by Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec • Animation • With Hiam Abbass, Simon Abkarian • 2019 • 81 minutes
The Swallows of Kabul is a powerful animated drama adapted from Yasmina Khadra's acclaimed novel, set in Kabul during the summer of 1998 under Taliban rule. Young lovers Zunaira and...
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Palimpsest: The Story of a Name
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Directed by Mary Stephen • Documentary • 2026 • 109 minutes
Spanning eight decades and four continents, filmmaker and editor Mary Stephen embarks on a personal investigation into her English surname. It is not intended to be a narcissistic exploration, but rather an effort to uncover the dissona...
