DFI Film Review: ‘Islam: Empire of Faith’
Aug 04, 2013
The three-part American documentary series ‘Islam: Empire of Faith’ is a vast history of the rise of Islam and the empire it established…
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DFI Film Review: The Light in Her Eyes
Jul 28, 2013
When international and American media looked at the status of women in Afghanistan when US troops invaded in 2001…
DFI Film Review: Fordson - Faith, Fasting, Football
Jul 22, 2013
Dearborn, Michigan, a southwestern suburb of Detroit, has the largest Arab population of any city outside the Middle East.
DFI Film Review: The Message
Jul 15, 2013
No film about Islam and the Prophet Mohammed has had as much of an impact…
Islam in Film
Jun 30, 2013
The rise of Arab cinema during the last century was marked to a certain extent by an inclination for religious films, for which the 50s…
Sunny Side of the Doc
Jun 26, 2013
Sunny Side of the Doc takes place annually in La Rochelle, France…
People in Film: Mahdi Fleifel
Jun 26, 2013
Director Mahdi Fleifel’s ‘A World Not Ours’ is in heavy rotation on the international film festival circuit.
Title Changes
Jun 23, 2013
Recently, one of our followers asked why the animated film…
Now Playing in Doha! : World War Z
Jun 20, 2013
‘World War Z’ hits the screens in Doha this week!
People in Film: Nashen Moodley
Jun 19, 2013
Nashen Moodley, the festival director of the Sydney Film Festival, took some time out…
Edinburgh International Film Festival Review: A World Not Ours
Jun 16, 2013
Mahdi Fleifel’s ‘A World Not Ours’ has been making the rounds on the festival circuit since its premiere…
Now Playing in Doha! : Now You See Me
Jun 13, 2013
Louis Leterrier’s ‘Now You See Me’ isn’t getting especially good reviews…
Sydney Film Festival Film Review: It’s About to Rain
Jun 09, 2013
Haider Rashid’s first narrative feature is an accomplished look at the…
Now Playing in Doha! : After Earth
Jun 06, 2013
She Said, She Said: Review of M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘After Earth’
Tahaddi: 7-day Filmmaking Challenge - Part 2
Jun 06, 2013
On Day 1 of the workshop, participants are plunged into a series of ice-breaker games…