Hanna Flint is a freelance film and TV critic, writer and interviewer who writes for The Guardian, Total Film, Time Out, Syfy, Yahoo Movies, SyFy and other international outlets.
Film Review: A gripping feature on social justice, Mehdi Fikri's latest offering is a snapshot of French xenophobia, told through the lens of a grieving sister struggling to get justice for her brother killed at the hands of the police.
Film Review: We Dare To Dream, which played at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, follows the stories of young refugee athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who competed together on the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Jude Chehab's debut film deep dives into the hidden mysteries of the Al-Qubaysiat, the secretive Muslim women's organisation. Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, the documentary reveals how her mother and grandmother became entangled with the group.
2022 has been a ground-breaking year for films and filmmakers from MENA. In this yearly round-up, The New Arab takes stock of some of the best films that have come from the region, from drama to documentary.
Film Review: Premiered at this year's edition of the Cannes Film Festival, Youssef Chebbi's second film follows a series of dark, unexplained murders in Carthage. As the film unravels, we learn that the murders serve as a metaphor for revolution.
Film Review: Black Adam is a return to Hollywood's homeostatic position: cultural insensitivity. The film resorts to broad brushes when the Other is concerned yet champions those who are invariably cast and moulded to the Western palette.
Film review: The caftan in Moroccan culture symbolises modesty, tradition and formal elegance. In Maryam Touzani's film, the garment takes on a new meaning by juxtaposing the public majesty of the cloth with the private yearnings of the cloth master.
The New Arab Meets: Palestinian-American actor and director, Cherien Dabis. Behind some of TV's most revered titles, Cherien has forged unprecedented creative pathways and helped foster new spaces for the next generation of budding Arab filmmakers.
Review: Marvel has had a chequered history when it comes to appropriating Middle Eastern culture and history, but under Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, its latest offering Moon Knight is a welcome, and thoroughly enjoyable, series for all to enjoy.
Notwithstanding the cinematic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 has been a stellar year for Arab and MENA based filmmakers. With such talent on show, The New Arab have rounded up a few of our favourite picks from the past year.
