Filmmaker Interviews

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'You Will Die at Twenty': Sudan’s First Entry to the Oscars

‘You Will Die at Twenty’ tells the story of a village by the Nile. ‘You Will Die at Twenty’ is filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala’s debut...

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'1982': A Film That Humanizes a Difficult Context

Wissam and Joanna absorbing the crucial events surrounding the Lebanese film, ‘1982’. ‘1982’ paints a human picture of love and innocence...

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'The Man Who Sold His Skin': From the Louvre to the Oscar's Shortlist

Sam Ali (Yahia Mahyani); a lot waiting to be auctioned in ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’. ‘The Man Who Sold his Skin’ challenges the...

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'Hunger Ward': Facing the Ramifications of a Forgotten War

‘Hunger Ward’: The Last Hope Against War and Starvation ‘Hunger Ward’ marks the last in Filmmaker Skye Fitzgerald’s humanitarian trilogy...

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Hany Abu Assad: Man of Many Firsts

Hany Abu-Assad directing ‘Omar.’ At the turn of the 21st century, Palestinian cinema began gradually departing from the political...