Hiam Abbass

For one mother in Damascus, the threats of war and violence must stay outside, as she attempts to keep her young family secure in their apartment.

Leaving her village to follow her dream of becoming an actress, Hiam Abbass also left behind her mother, grandmother and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her daughter Lina returns with her to journey through the scattered memories of four generations of daring Palestinian women.

In the heart of the hammam, far from the accusing gaze of men, mothers, lovers, virgins and Islamic fanatics, butts and burqas, mingle and mix, confront one another, with laughter, tears, rage, the Bible and the Koran… before the flash of a dagger and the silence of God. The plot focuses on a single day in which political tensions, personal disappointments, and family expectations intersect.

A questioning of how Islamic fascism has stifled the freedom of creation and the progressive values of Arab society, and a cheerful exploration of a subtle hope of a better tomorrow.

Several directors create stories taking place in and around the city of Istanbul. They come together to remind viewers that Istanbul's history does not belong only to the people of Turkey.

Back in NJ after his trip to Egypt, Ramy meets a Sheikh from a local Sufi Center who becomes his spiritual mentor. They enter into an Islamic oath -- The Bay’ah -- setting Ramy off on a new journey with its own obstacles.

In a story of profound faith one young woman struggles with the destiny as she is chosen to give birth to the Son of God and to become the object of salvation for billions of souls.

The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for her father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.

"PARADISE NOW" follows two Palestinian childhood friends who have been recruited for a strike on Tel Aviv and focuses on their last days together.

In a remote Maghreb village where the men sit around and the women do all the work, a wife fights for an end to inequality and declares a sex strike.

Dalton Lambert's repressed demons from the past return.