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Showing 1 - 10 of 157 titles with a criteria of Subject is Middle East Studies

Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

The Soviet troops' intervention in Afghanistan was a pivotal event in the history of the 20th century. It launched Bin Laden and Al Qaeda.

Icarus Films | 2014 | 52 minutes

Al Jazeera

A behind-the-scenes look at Al Jazeera, the most important television news channel in the Arab world. ** Viewer's Choice, 2003 Middle East Studies Association FilmFest **

Icarus Films | 2002 | 52 minutes

All Restrictions End

Reflections on Islam and clothing, Iranian cinema, Persian painting and more characterize this thought-provoking artistic documentary.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 35 minutes

Two girls, one religious Jewish and the other Israeli-Arab whose father is from the Occupied Territories, start to correspond online and find themselves deep in a surprising, exciting, and stressful experience.

First Hand Films | 2014 | 58 minutes

Ambulance

A talented young filmmaker tells the story of his country with compassion, beauty, and warmth in an honest, straight and raw first-person account of the war in Gaza in the summer of 2014.

First Hand Films | 2016 | 78 minutes

Amira

A Palestinian girl's world is turned upside down when she learns the man she grew up idolizing is not her real father.

Distrib Films | 2022 | 100 minutes

Arna's Children

This film by prominent Israeli-Palestinian actor Juliano Mer Khamis tells the story of a theatre workshop with children of the Jenin refugee camp and explores the role of art as a weapon against occupation.

First Hand Films | 2003 | 84 minutes

Barber Shop - Ep 5: Smara Refugee Camp / Algeria

Set in the Western Sahara, Barber Shop Algeria tells the story of the last colony in Africa: since Morocco illegally annexed the territory of the Sahrawi, this nomad population has been living in refugee camps along a long Moroccan wall built in the middle of the desert.

First Hand Films | 2017 | 26 minutes