Hasan Hourani, a Palestinian poet and illustrator, died aged 29 in Jaffa while trying to rescue his nephew from the sea. Shortly after, the filmmaker Mais Darwazah discovers his drawings and poems and feels drawn to Hourani's world— a universe outside space and time; a place of wonder, discovery, and freedom. Motivated by this kinship, Darwazah embarks on a journey to her homeland, Palestine: a place she has never known.
8.0Unknown to the rest of the world, Ovacik is a place where production meets solidarity and hope with almost no budget. Its mayor is the first mayor ever elected from the Turkish Communist Party. The film follows the mayor and the residents who work to develop a sustainable economy by promoting community-based agriculture. The story of Ovacik sets an example for agricultural towns around Turkey.
0.0A feature-length documentary that explores the history of endowments (Awqaf) in Saudi Arabia and their development over the years. It highlights the deep spiritual and social value of Awqaf and their lasting impact.
7.0Through a series of vignettes from the ancient and war-torn Levant, WILD IS THE SPRING captures moments in the lives of diverse ethnic communities who struggle to survive when life descends into chaos.
0.0SOWT is the voice of an oblivion culture that about to go lost.The documentary introduces us to a poet until recently has been listent to, in a forgotten culture in the south; with Sleymen Rihani... With his improvisation had developed against the instant case, with the humor he had sprinkled to the improvisation, with his instrument that became the partner of his voice, and most importantly Antioch Arab poet Sleymen Rihani who had sung classic Arabic songs with his strong throat, is the monument of the verbal culture. SOWT(Voice), that is prepared by the director Gökhan Evecen who blends the oral history studies with the documentary, is his second study after "Finnen" documentary which tells about Antioch Arabic poets.
5.2Kareem, a divorced young man, seeks the help of his girl friends from college to get back to his wife, Gigi. However, most of them like him, which makes the situation even more complicated as he tries to win Gigi back.
6.1Five different exploits of Sinbad the sailor where he gets mixed up with the pretty daughters of exotic potentates, with powerful monsters that threaten his existence, and with all sorts of teeming jungle life.
0.0Oum Karim, a 60-year-old Beiruti lady, is used to preparing Lahm Bi Ajin (Lebanese ham pie) once per week.
10.0An Egyptian living and working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, reflects on his new surroundings through a series of images and observations. The resulting montage is a poignant cinematic postcard that explores the contradictory nature of the immigrant experience: at once lonely, frightening, and exhilarating.
A documentary about the men who devote their lives to digging the graves and tending the plots of Holy Cross Cemetery. A unique behind the scenes look at the work and the art of grave digging.
This short documentary is part of the Canada Carries On series. At the end of World War II there were sixty million sick and starving children in Europe. The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration undertook to provide food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education and sympathetic attention to these terrorized victims of war.
Johannes Larsen (1867-1961) walks with his dog and makes drawings for painting a mill.
The poet Tom Kristensen (1893-1974) presents his poem "Nyhavn" in the restaurant Gilleleje in Nyhavn. Recorded on the initiative of J. Øhlenschlæger Johansen, with the support of Westermann's Publishing House.