Inspired by Separated by Millennia, our exhibition of paintings by Leicester artist Sarah al-Sarraj at Two Queens Gallery, we present a day of activity dedicated to astronomy and Islam in collaboration with the New Crescent Society at The National Space Centre. The Programme 11:45am: Artist Talk A talk from Sarah Al-Sarraj exploring world building and […]
We are pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition of our first As We Are, Might Have Been and Could Be commission: Separated by Millennia by Sarah al-Sarraj at Two Queens in Leicester this Autumn. Separated by Millennia is a series of paintings telling the tale of an epic love story spanning thousands of years. Visitors […]
A path, a portal, an embrace. A call, a prayer, a hand on a chest, a fist, a seed, a fruit, an ocean, a star, a stone. Another Sky is a London-based festival celebrating experimental music from the SWANA (South West Asia & North Africa) region and diaspora. Over three days and nights of listening, watching, dancing […]
The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema returns to London, screening classic and contemporary films at the Barbican, Cine Lumiere, the ICA and Garden Cinema alongside over a dozen Q&As and panel discussions. The 2024 festival brings together over 50 films from 15 countries including new releases, classics, family friendly screenings, archive films, special events […]
The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema returns to HOME Manchester with films from Sudan, Palestine, Yemen and Jordan, plus special live events. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL + Q&A (19 June, 18:00) Mohamed Jabaly | Norway, Palestine, Qatar | 2023 | 93’ | English, Norwegian, Arabic | Feature Documentary The young Palestinian director Mohamed Jabaly is […]
The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema returns to Plymouth with films exploring family, exile, memory and solidarity, plus two live Q&As. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL + Q&A (21 June, 20:30) Mohamed Jabaly | Norway, Palestine, Qatar | 2023 | 93’ | English, Norwegian, Arabic | Feature Documentary The young Palestinian director Mohamed Jabaly is visiting […]
The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema returns to Oxford with classic and contemporary films from Sudan, Palestine and Jordan, plus some special live events. Bye Bye Tiberias (Preview) (19 June, 18:30) Lina Soualem | France, Palestine , Belgium, Qatar | 2023 | 82’ | French, Palestinian Arabic Closed captions and Audio Description available Feature […]
The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema returns to Hull with two award-winning films from Palestine and Sudan exploring family and friendship, exile, memory and the realities of daily life under war and occupation. Goodbye Julia (18 June, 19:30) Mohamed Kordofani | Sudan, Egypt, Germany, France, KSA, Sweden | 2023 | 120’ Arabic Set in […]
The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema screens at Midlands Arts Centre, presenting fiction and documentaries from North Africa and Palestine, plus two special live events. Hounds (21 June, 19:45) Kamal Lazraq | Morocco, France, Belgium, Qatar, Saudi Arabia | 2022 | 94’ | Darija, Berber and French Feature fiction Kamal Lazraq‘s first feature is […]
The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema screens at Chapter Arts Centre with new and classic films from Palestine, Yemen and Sudan. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL + Q&A (20 June, 18:00) Mohamed Jabaly | Norway, Palestine, Qatar | 2023 | 93’ | English, Norwegian, Arabic | Feature Documentary The young Palestinian director is visiting a film […]