The Films That Influenced Hany Abu-Assad’s ‘Huda's Salon’
Letterboxd 6 films
To mark the US release of Palestinian thriller Huda’s Salon by two-time Academy Award nominee Hany Abu-Assad (Paradise Now, Omar),…
Netflix Presents: Celebrating Arabic Cinema
Amr 61 films
Celebrating the Breadth and Beauty of Arab Cinema
Each year, the entertainment community and cinephiles around the world turn their…
Films by Black Filmmakers from the Arab World
Yasmina Tawil 93 films
Racism and anti-Blackness continue to be all too prevalent in the Arab community and it needs to end. I'm compiling…
Oscar Nominated Arab Films
Yasmina Tawil 40 films
To accompany the piece "The History of Arab Cinema at the Oscars" on the Cinemayaat blog (this list includes films…
Queer Arab Films
Yasmina Tawil 70 films
To accompany the piece "Queer Arab Films to Watch During Pride Month" on the Arab Film and Media Institute Cinemayaat…
Recommended Arab Films
Yasmina Tawil 49 films
Recommendations for anyone interested in exploring contemporary Arab cinema. List contains films by Arab filmmakers and/or centers Arab stories. It…
AFF2021: The 25th Arab Film Festival
Yasmina Tawil 46 films
The full lineup of the 25th Arab Film Festival, hosted by the Arab Film and Media Institute and programmed by…