Contemporary Arab Cinema 2015
Sep. 9–15, 2015
“I’ve spent the last year scouring Arab film festivals, looking for the perfect mix of narratives and and documentaries to provide JBFC audiences with a perspective on the Middle East that strays far from the headlines. This year’s selection concentrates on personal journeys, real and metaphorical, while politics mostly remain in the background.” —Lina Matta, curator
Ghadi
Sep. 15, 2015
In an insular Lebanese town, the town’s beloved music teacher, Leba, learns that the neighbors are scared of his young…
Timbuktu
Sep. 15, 2015
2015 Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. A dazzling, heartbreaking masterpiece, Timbuktu was nominated for an Oscar and…
Pirates of Salé
Sep. 14, 2015
Special Sneak Preview On Morocco’s old pirate coast, in the city of Salé, hundreds of teenagers audition every year to…
The Man from Oran
Sep. 14, 2015
New York premiere A drama about Algerian independence, seen through the relationship of two friends, Djaffar and Hamid, one a…
Excuse My French
Sep. 13, 2015
New York premiere. Twelve-year-old Hany tries to fit in at his new public school after his father’s sudden death, which leaves…
The Wanted 18
Sep. 13, 2015
Through a clever mix of stop-motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 re-creates an astonishing true story: the Israeli army’s…
From A To B
Sep. 12, 2015
New York premiere. Just days before the birth of his first child—and much to his wife’s dismay—Omar persuades two estranged high…
A World Not Ours
Sep. 11, 2015
A World Not Ours is an intimate, bittersweet documentary portrait of three generations of exile in Ain el-Helweh, the largest…
I Am Nojoom
Sep. 11, 2015
I Am Nojoom, Age 10 And Divorced
US premiere. Inspired by the real life story of Nujood Ali, which made international headlines, this wrenching, inspiring film is about…
The Beekeeper
Sep. 10, 2015
In the mid-1990s, a Kurd named Ibrahim Gezer was living in Turkey with his family, making a good living producing…
Single, Married, Divorced
Sep. 9, 2015
Four smart, funny, and successful 30-something single women are searching for love in Beirut. Lebanon’s answer to “Sex and the…
