Davide Abbatescianni

Film Review: World-premiered in the Orizzonti Extra section of this year’s Venice Film Festival, Mounia Akl’s film follows the misfortunes of a family forced to confront a sudden ecological crisis at their doorstep.

Film Review: Presented in the Orizzonti section of this year’s Venice Film Festival, Mohamed Diab’s new feature revolves around the titular 17-year-old Palestinian girl, who was conceived with the smuggled sperm of her imprisoned father.

Film Review: Mehdi Hmili’s new feature, world-premiered in the Filmmakers of the Present strand of this year’s Locarno Film Festival, is the story of a tormented family and a desperate mother looking for her missing son

Film Review: Presented in the 'Directors’ Fortnight' of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Ely Dagher’s debut follows the young lady Jana, who suddenly returns from France to Beirut and is forced to reconnect with her family and her previous life.

Film Review: Presented in 'Directors’ Fortnight' of this year’s "Cannes Film Festival", Haider Rashid’s intense 72-minute feature is a highly immersive viewing experience telling the escape of a young migrant along the Balkan route.

Film Review: Winner of the Cannes Film Festival's prestigious Grand Jury Prize, Asghar Farhadi’s new film is an imperfect tale about revenge, hatred and the power of social media, in realities that are increasingly distorted.

Film Review: Presented in the main competition of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Nabil Ayouch’s new feature is an engaging, energetic musical starring Anas Basbousi in the lead role.

The New Arab Meets: Catalan filmmaker Alba Sotorra, whose insightful documentary tackles the controversial aftermath of a small group of Western women radicalised by IS and now living with their children in a camp in the Northeast of Syria.

Film Review: Karim Kassem’s hybrid documentary lacks a strong narrative focus, but is still worth watching thanks to some compelling footage shot in a special needs school for the blind and the presence of three powerful characters.

Film Review: Rami Farah and Signe Byrge Sørensen’s new documentary, premiered at CPH:DOX, documents the emotionally intense reunion of three journalists on the occasion of the Syrian revolution's 10th anniversary.