by Maff | Sep 16, 2021 | AWFD Malmö 2021
THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN Tunisia, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Turkey I 2020 I Arabic dialogue with Swedish subtitles l 104 min Synopses Sam Ali has fied to Lebanon from war-torn Syria, but sees no future there. He dreams of a life in Europe together with the...
by Maff | Sep 16, 2021 | AWFD Malmö 2021
ART EXHIBITION BY THE ASSOCIATION FYRA FÄRGER During this year’s edition of Arab Women Film Days, the association Fyra Färger will present an art exhibition featuring the four artists Areej Almansory, Yahya Ashmawy, Suzan Yassin and Nawras Korbaj. The...
by Maff | Sep 16, 2021 | AWFD Malmö 2021
PANEL DISCUSSION INDEPENDENT ARAB WOMEN FILMMAKERS AT THE FOREFRONT – WHAT LESSONS CAN BE LEARNT? As numerous studies have shown, representation on screen matters. The kind of stories that are being told, as well as the voices telling those stories, influence how we...
by Maff | Sep 16, 2021 | AWFD Malmö 2021
CHRONICLES OF HER Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco I 2020 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 100 min Diana, Latifa, Hoda, Amira, and Camilia are five heroines from five different, yet similar, worlds, who face social and systematic oppression and...
by Maff | Sep 16, 2021 | AWFD Malmö 2021
THE POSTCARD Morocco, Qatar I 2020 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 83 min When director Asmae El Moudir finds an old picture postcard of a mountain village among her mother’s belongings, it brings a remarkable story to life. The picture is of Zawia,...
by Maff | Sep 16, 2021 | AWFD Malmö 2021
ADAM Morocco, France, Belgium I 2019 I Arabic dialogue with Swedish subtitles l 98 min Every morning, eager customers line up in front of Abla’s little bakery, where she sells homemade bread and pastries. She has established the bakery to provide for herself and her...
