Spring Grant 2011
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In a small village in the south of Lebanon, during the last days of the July War, five people t…
Ahmad Ghossein / Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Narrative
'Asphalt' delves into the lives of two truck drivers on the road, crossing borders, towns and c…
Ali Hammoud / Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / Feature Documentary
Fresh out of prison, Ziko is ready to start a new life. Determined to win back Carole, the love…
Michel Kammoun / Lebanon, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative
The tanbour is an object of cultural unity; unrestricted by religion or nationalism, this music…
Mahmoud Omar / Egypt, Qatar / Short Documentary
Tunis, 2003. A man on a mo-ped, razor blade in hand, prowls the streets. He’s on a mission: to…
Kaouther Ben Hania / Tunisia, Qatar / Feature Documentary
When I got my first period, my mother kissed me and said with a smile: “Now you are a woman. Yo…
Lina Alabed / Syria, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Documentary
Single and middle-aged, Zainab lives a dreary existence as a local seamstress and her father’s…
Zaid Abu Hamdan / Jordan, Egypt, Qatar / Feature Narrative
Césaria Evora is an internationally renowned singer whose voice rings with the culture, ambienc…
Dima Al-Joundi / Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Documentary
Inside a crumbling old house, Omar spends his days terrified of the outside, while Reem is pass…
Shirin Abu Shaqra / Lebanon, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative
'The Fair Light of Dawn’ offers a kaleidoscopic view of the lives of several citizens in Beirut…
Hisham Bizri / Lebanon, United States of America, Qatar / Feature Narrative
It is February 19. The train will depart with Anna and Alex. Years have passed; the day has com…
Tamara Stepanyan / Armenia, Lebanon, Qatar / Short Narrative
Benjamin is a child in war against the world. He has known violence and social care homes. One…
Hicham Ayouch / France, Morocco, Qatar / Feature Narrative
During the war in Algeria, El Hadi, the great uncle of filmmaker Damien Ounouri joined his sist…
Damien Ounouri / Algeria, France, China, Germany, United Kingdom, Qatar / Feature Documentary
The UN imposes an embargo on Israel following the outbreak of a deadly virus. However, due to i…
Basil Khalil / Palestine, United Kingdom, Qatar / Feature Narrative
Sarah, a teenager, lives with Marta – her grandmother – and her younger sister in Byblos. The f…
Merva Faddoul / Lebanon, Qatar / Short Narrative
Haneen, a woman in her mid-60s, lives alone in a Palestinian city, estranged from her husband a…
Ossama Bawardi / Palestine, Jordan, Qatar / Short Narrative
Farida, a strong-willed Egyptian woman in her 50s, is a cleaning lady who works and lives in an…
Mazen Khaled / Lebanon, Egypt, France, Qatar / Feature Narrative
Ghalia moves to Damascus to study acting and rents a room in a traditional courtyard house, whe…
Mohamad Malas / Syria, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Narrative
Umm Shooq has run away from her wealthy family to marry the man she loves and has settled into…
Khaled El Hagar / Egypt, Qatar / Feature Narrative
After six years of dialysis and because he refused to accept a transplant, my brother Mohammad…
Safaa Fathy / Egypt, France, Qatar / Feature Documentary