The Cotton Queen
In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, Nafisa lives a simple life, picking cotton and learning from her grandmother. The arrival of a young S...
Once Upon a Time in Gaza
In 2007 Gaza , a student is pulled into crime and corruption, where risky favors blur survival and compromise.
THE STORIES
Ahmed receives a letter from Austria – Liz has replied to his search for a pen pal. Together, Ahmed and Liz will live through war, family jo...
SINK
When her teenage son is suspended after a troubling outburst, Nadia believes he just needs guidance. But as Basil’s mental state deteriorate...
ROQIA
After a car crash leaves Ahmed with amnesia, he returns to his village, unable to recognize his family or surroundings. As strange visitors...
MY FATHER’S SHADOW
My Father’s Shadow follows a single day in Lagos during the 1993 electoral crisis. A father struggles to protect and guide his two young son...
MY FATHER’S SCENT
After leaving the hospital, a sick father and his son spend a tense, revealing night together. This intimate odyssey becomes their first tru...
KATANGA THE DANCE OF THE SCORPIONS
After a failed coup, King Pazouknaam appoints his cousin Katanga to lead the army. Guided by a soothsayer who claims he should be king, Kata...
IRKALLA THE DREAM OF GILGAMESH
In war-torn Baghdad, a diabetic 9-year-old seeks his dead parents through a mythical gate to Irkalla in the Tigris River, while his friend f...
HIJRA
Twelve-year-old Janna travels to Mecca with her strict grandmother, Sitti, and rebellious sister, Sarah. When Sarah disappears, their journe...
DIYA
Dane, a driver for a humanitarian NGO, accidentally kills a boy. Forced to pay a “Diya,” he travels across northern Chad, where his search f...
Promised Sky
Marie, an Ivorian pastor living in Tunisia for ten years, opens her home to Naney, a young mother seeking stability, and Jolie, a determined...
WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM
Alyssa and Mehdi, childhood friends feeling trapped in suburban Tunis, discover an art contest in Djerba. Alyssa drags Mehdi on a fantastica...
The voice of Hind Rajab
On January 29, 2024, Red Crescent volunteers received an emergency call from a six-year-old girl trapped in a car under fire in Gaza. They t...