Country: Jordan

Direction Zaid Abu Hamdan

Cast Farah Bsieso · Seba Mubarak · Hanan Hillo · Mariam Basha

Synopsis Daughters of Abdul-Rahman (2021) unfolds in a modest Amman neighborhood, where Zainab, a middle-aged single woman, leads a monotonous life as a seamstress and caretaker for her father. Her world takes an abrupt turn when her father, Abdul-Rahman, accidentally spots...

Direction Parastoo Anoushahpour

Cast Bayan Kiwan · Haneen Dajani · Loay Mimi · Dina Mimi

Direction Yasmin Fedda

Cast Omar Abu Saada · Qamar Al Omar · Suad Al Saied · Maha Yousef

Direction Said Najmi

Direction Mahmoud al Massad

Cast Bashir Mraish

Synopsis This is my picture when I was dead (2010) delves into the extraordinary story of Bashir, a young boy who was reported to have perished in the assassination of his father, a prominent PLO lieutenant, in Athens, 1983. However, the...

Direction Hanadi Elyan

Cast Juliet Awad · Rania Kurdi · Samira Al Aseer · Firas W. Taybeh

Synopsis Salma's Home (2022) follows the journey of three Arab women residing in contemporary Jordan who are compelled to overcome their disparities and collaborate to achieve a common goal.

Direction Mais Darwazah

Synopsis My Love Awaits Me by the Sea (2013) is a deeply personal and poetic exploration directed by Mais Darwazah, inspired by the imaginative musings of artist and writer Hasan Hourani. The documentary captures Darwazah's inaugural journey to her ancestral homeland...

Direction Dina Naser

Cast Malak Nassar · Suhad Khatib · Nadeem Rimawi · Hanna George Sakkab

Synopsis Amplified (2024) follows the journey of Hind, a talented karate athlete who is deaf. She encounters unfair treatment at her training facility, which causes her to lose her self-assurance and physical prowess. The story delves into her fight to overcome...

Direction Bassam Sammy Chekhes

Cast Rami Nihawi

Synopsis Falastein, sandouk al intezar lil burtuqal (2012) follows the journey of two ambitious young filmmakers, Mustafa and Ayoub, as they navigate the challenges of bringing their new cinematic vision to life. They must adapt their creative concepts and financial plans...

Direction Aseel Mansour

Direction Ali Siam

Direction Yassmina Karajah

Cast Assad al Arid · Salam al Marzouqi · Hussein al Ahmad · Wazeera al Ahmad

Synopsis Rupture (S) (2018) chronicles the adventure of four young Arab individuals as they embark on a mission to locate a public swimming pool in their newly adopted city during a scorching summer day.

Direction Brandt Andersen

Cast Yasmine Al Masri · Yahya Mahayni · Omar Sy · Ziad Bakri

Synopsis The Strangers' Case (2024) follows the aftermath of a devastating tragedy that befalls a Syrian family in Aleppo. This pivotal event sets off a sequence of interconnected stories, weaving together the lives of five distinct families across four different nations....

Direction Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha

Synopsis Saleem (2023) follows the journey of a young protagonist who, after being compelled to abandon his entire life, finds himself in possession of a mysterious treasure map. Carrying the weight of his past, he sets out on a transformative quest...

Direction Mohamed Diab

Cast Ali Suliman · Samira Al Aseer · Seba Mubarak · Saleh Bakri

Synopsis Amira (2021) follows the life of a 17-year-old Palestinian girl named Amira, who was brought into the world through the unconventional means of her father Nawar's smuggled sperm, as he was incarcerated at the time. Despite the physical distance, Nawar...

Direction Khaldiya Jibawi

Synopsis Another Kind of Girl (S) (2015) follows the journey of a group of Syrian girls residing in Jordan's Za'atari Refugee Camp as they take part in a unique media workshop. Over the course of three months, these young participants capture...

Direction Zain Duraie

Cast Ziad Bakri · Maria Zreik

Synopsis Give Up The Ghost (S) (2019) follows Salam, a woman whose aspirations of motherhood are abruptly dashed when she learns she cannot conceive with her husband. As she grapples with this revelation, her deeply held beliefs and lifelong convictions are...

Direction Bassel Ghandour

Cast Emad Al Muhtaseb · Baraka Rahmani · Monzer Reyahnah · Nadira Omran

Synopsis The Alleys (2021) unfolds in a neighborhood plagued by rumors and brutality. A young hustler is determined to be with his clandestine lover, but her ruthless mother stands in their way. When a blackmailer catches the couple in a compromising...