Film Programme 2021

Arab Feature-Length Narrative Films Competing for the Black Iris Award:

Final Round [ Original title: Dernier Round – BRÛLER LA MER] (2021) by Mohamed Fekrane and Gustavo Cortés Bueno (Morocco)

Honey Cigar [ Original title: Cigare au miel] (2020) by Kamir Aïnouz (Algeria)

Oliver Black (2020) by Tawfik Baba (Morocco)

Skies of Lebanon [Original title: Sous le ciel d’Alice] (2020) by Chloé Mazlo (Lebanon)

The Man Who Sold His Skin [Original title: L’Homme qui a vendu sa peau] (2020) by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia)

Trapped (2021) by Manal Khaled (Egypt)

Zanka Contact (2020) by Ismaël El Iraki (Morocco)

Arab Feature-Length Documentary Films Competing for the Black Iris Award:

A Way Home [Original title: Dans La Maison] (2020) by Karima Saidi (Morocco)

Gevar’s Land (2020) by Qutaiba Barhamji (Syria)

Manca Moro (2021) by Rim Temimi (Tunis)

On the Fence (2020) by Nesrine El-Zayat (Egypt)

Only the Ocean Between Us (2021) by Khaldiya Amer Ali, Marah Mohammad Alkhateeb, Karoli, Bautista Pizarro, Christy Cauper Silvano (Jordan)

The Fifth Story (2020) by Ahmed Abd (Iraq)

Their Algeria (2020) by Lina Soualem (Algeria)

Arab Short Films Competing for the Black Iris Award:

8 Years [Original title: Huit Ans] (2021) by Ziad Mazraany (Lebanon)

A Handful of Dates (2021) by Hashim Hassan (Sudan)

About Separation (2021) by Kawthar Younis (Egypt)

Aicha (2021) by Zakaria Nouri (Morocco)

Amygdala (2021) by Dana Abdessamad (Lebanon)

Falling into the Summit (2021) by Aya Ammar Radi (Jordan)

Geisha L.O.V.E. (2021) by Mike V. Derderian (Jordan)

Hemingwhy (2021) by Ghaith Al-Adwan & Laith Al-Adwan (Jordan)

It Is Better There (2021) by Hasanain Al-Hani (Iraq)

Left Foot (2020) by Falah Al-Zaidi and Safaa Sami (Iraq)

Mariam (2021) by Dana Durr (Palestine)

Potato (2021) by Mohamed El-Badry (Egypt)

Revolutionary Baby (2020) by Sheherezade El Moumni Berdai (Morocco)

Roadblock (2020) by Dahlia Nemlich (Lebanon)

The Hurl (2021) by Samir Kawas (Lebanon)

The Other Cheek (2021) by Sandro Canaan (Egypt)

The Red Mountain (2020) by Kamel Harb (Lebanon)

Ward’s Henna Party (2021) by Morad Mostafa (Egypt)

International Films Competing for the Audience Award:

Anima [Original title: 莫爾道嘎] (2020) by Cao Jinling (China)

Botox (2020) by Kaveh Mazaheri (Iran)

Feels Good Man (2020) by Arthur Jones (United States)

Fire in the Mountains (2021) by Ajitpal Singh (India)

Influence (2020) by Diana Neille and Richard Poplak (South Africa)

Josep (2020) by Aurel (France)

Softie (2020) by Sam Soko (Kenya)

SpaceBoy (2021) by Olivier Pairoux (Belgium)

The Father (2020) by Florian Zeller (United Kingdom)

Special Screening:

200 Meters (2020) by Ameen Nayfeh (Palestine/Jordan)

Franco-Arab Rendez-vous section :

Faithful [Original title: De nos frères blesses] (2020) by Hélier Cisterne

October Cedars [Original title: Les cèdres d’Octobre] (2020) by Sélim Saab

Spring Blossom [Original title: Seize printemps] (2020) by Suzanne Lindon

Four short films winners of the Franco-Arab competitions in Noisy-le-Sec and Amman