The Arab Film Club presents an afternoon of award winning short films from the Arab world. These films demonstrate the diverse and inventive ways Arab filmmakers are using the power of cinema to tell their stories on screen and resist cultural erasure. Following the screening there will be a Q&A on stage with filmmaker Mohammed Almughanni from Gaza with Arab Film Club curator Sarah Agha. Supported by the Writers’ Guild of Ireland.

The Programme:

Sous Les Soutanes, dir. Michel Zarazir
20 mins, Lebanon, 2016

An isolated convent, where a group of nuns live happily, is visited by the Monsignor. He announces their land will be sold. Panic sets, faith is questioned and the madness of each of the sisters comes to light.

Maradona’s Legs, dir. Firas Khoury
24 mins, Palestine, 2019

During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys are looking for Maradona’s legs – the last missing sticker that they need in order to complete their world cup album and win a free Atari.

Al-Sit, dir. Suzannah Mirghani
20 mins, Sudan, 2020

In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, 15 year old Nafisa has a crush on Babiker but her parents have arranged her marriage to Nadir. Al-Sit, the powerful village matriarch, has her own plans for Nafisa’s future. Can Nafisa choose for herself?

An Orange From Jaffa, dir. Mohammed Almughanni
27 mins, Palestine, 2024

Mohammed is desperately looking for a taxi to take him through an Israeli checkpoint. But when the driver discovers that Mohammed has already failed to cross the checkpoint, trouble begins.