Film

Netflix: Jordanian film Al Hara sparks controversy despite receiving awards

Members of parliament have blasted the film over its use of profanities and representation of society, while the film’s director defends it

Jean-Luc Godard's revolution: Marxism, Palestine and the working classes

Ahmed D Dardir

The Swimmers: Lead actor hits out at 'orientalist cliches and mistreatment'

The 10 best Middle Eastern and North African films of 2022

Netflix's Farha, a sea of orientalist tropes that says too little, too late

Ahmed D Dardir

Women, life, freedom: How Iran protests were foretold in film

Hamid Dabashi

Tantura massacre: Documentary exposes Israel's foundational myth

Azad Essa

Netflix told Farha's story but families like mine have many more

Hind Khoudary

Netflix's Farha: Film on Nakba sends Twitter into a tailspin

Farha: 'Smear campaign' targets Netflix film depicting Nakba

Netflix's Farha: Palestinians bemused by Israeli anger over Nakba film

Netflix film 'The Swimmers': Who are Sara and Yusra Mardini?

The Swimmers: Yusra Mardini's journey from a refugee boat to the Olympics

Why Palestine matters to Netflix (and why Netflix matters to Palestinians)

Rami Malek is a hero in Egypt after playing a gay icon - but LGBT people there are under attack

'Til Kingdom Come: How Christian evangelicals fuel chaos in Palestine

Azad Essa

Netflix's Dubai Bling: Audience takes aim at 'cringey' reality TV show

Tantura, BDS and surveillance in focus at 'Other Israel' film festival in New York

Mediterranean Fever: How one Palestinian film resonated deeply with viewers

'A symbol of resistance': Palestine Cinema Days Festival returns for another year

Ramy season three: Wiser, more tortured, but just as misguided