Davide Abbatescianni

Film Review: Crowned Best Film in the Orizzonti strand of this year’s Venice Film Festival, Houman Seyedi’s sixth feature is an involving tale of anger, hatred and submission.

Adnane Baraka’s second documentary feature zooms in on Mohamed and Abderrahmane, a nomad who lives with his family in a tent in a remote area of the desert and a scientist who relies on meteor debris to pursue his research.

Vida Dena’s debut feature zooms in on two interesting young subjects, but it lacks both punch and surprise, leading to a rather claustrophobic viewing experience.

In her debut documentary, Anita Mathal Hopland looks back at the history of her two families in Karachi and Copenhagen over 15 years.

The superb directorial debut by Saim Sadiq is the first Pakistani title to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Led by exceptional performances and compelling characters, it certainly bodes well for the future of the country’s film industry.

Film Review: The New Arab sits down with writer-director Eitan Pitigliani, who shares the deep personal connections with his latest film, Sissy.

The New Arab caught up with award-winning Palestinian-American director Mohammed Saffouri, who spoke about the making of his latest short film Touchline - the first Jordanian production selected by the esteemed Tribeca Film Festival

Film Review: Eran Kolirin’s new feature focuses on Sami, a forty-something telecom executive returning to his childhood village to attend his brother’s wedding.

Film review: Bassem Saad’s effort explores the boundaries between experimental filmmaking and video art, while attempting to denounce Lebanon’s endless crisis as well as some of the world’s most recent social tensions

Film Review: Megan Smaker’s latest effort is a highly controversial documentary about a group of former Guantanamo convicts who take part in a year-long programme of de-radicalisation in Saudi Arabia.