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Middle East Studies

Explore the rich cultural, historical, and political landscapes of the Middle East through our curated collection of insightful and thought-provoking films.

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Ghost Hunting
Raed Andoni, director of "Fix ME", assembles an eclectic group of Palestinian ex-prisoners in order to rebuild the Israeli investigation center in which they were all imprisoned.
Director: Raed Andoni
Language: Arabic (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 93 min.
Year of production: 2017
Promises
The most widely used educational media tool teaching the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a beautiful and deeply moving portrait of seven children on both sides of the divide
Language: Arabic, English, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 102 min.
Year of production: 2001
Fouad Elkoury by Fouad
Fouad Elkoury, a renowned Lebanese photographer since the 70s, captures Middle Eastern life amid war-torn Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A new documentary offers an intimate look at his work, showcasing an emotional odyssey through exile, war, and resilience.
Director: Kamy Pakdel
Language: French (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 55 min.
Year of production: 2023
The Inner Tour
The Inner Tour is a sightseeing tour of the State of Israel of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank. Tourists in their homeland. The windows of the bus serve as a two-way mirror at the Palestinian tourists, at Israeli society
Language: Arabic, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 98 min.
Year of production: 2001
Women of Hammas
A rare insight into the inner workings of Hammas, from the perspective of some of the organisations most powerful female members.
Director: Suha Arraf
Language: Arabic (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 60 min.
Year of production: 2010
Ford Transit
Rajai, a Palestinian “service” taxi driver ferries his passengers between East Jerusalem and Ramallah. En route, he either gives you insight into the challenges faced by Palestinians under Israeli occupation or drives you crazy. Or both.
Language: Arabic (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 80/60 min.
Year of production: 2002
Holy Fire
The Old City of Jerusalem is in the heart of the Middle East conflict. Measuring just a single square kilometer, people from three of the world's great religions rub shoulders in four distinct quarters, against the backdrop of some of the holiest sites in the world.
Director: Yoram Sabo
Language: English, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 50 min.
Year of production: 2008
Budrus
It takes a village to unite the most divided people on earth. Budrus shines a light on people who choose nonviolence to confront a threat.
Director: Julia Bacha
Language: English, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 82 min.
Year of production: 2010
No. 17
A search for the identity of an anonymous victim of a suicide bombing in 2002.
Director: David Ofek
Language: Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 76 min.
Year of production: 2004
Life Sentences
An Arab man marries a Jewish woman and they live in quiet harmony within the Arab-Jewish community with their son and daughter. The family unit is broken when they discover that their Arab father is behind dozens of terror attacks.
Language: Arabic, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 96 min.
Year of production: 2013
Dimona Twist
Seven women arrive in Israel by ship in the 1950s and 1960s and are sent straight to Dimona, a town recently established in the desert.
Director: Michal Aviad
Language: Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 70 min.
Year of production: 2016
Jerusalem Cuts
One war, ten days, three stories: the Old City of Jerusalem, at the dawn of a new Middle East. For the Brits, it’s the shameful end of 30 years Mandate. For the Jews, it’s the birthday of their State. And for the Palestinians, it’s a catastrophe.
Director: Liran Atzmor
Language: Arabic, English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 52 min.
Year of production: 2008
Leila Khaled Hijacker
Leila Khaled was the first woman in the world to hijack an aircraft, an American Boeing 707 in 1969. How did this Palestinian woman become one of the world's most famous terrorists?
Director: Lina Makboul
Language: Arabic, English, Swedish (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 58 min.
Year of production: 2005
Luxuries
A critical look at the Israeli control of the flow of goods into Gaza , revealing the absurdity and cruelty of a policy that attempts to distinguish between necessity and luxury.
Director: David Ofek
Language: Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 54 min.
Year of production: 2011
Looted and Hidden – Palestinian Archives in Israel
Looted and Hidden delves into Palestinian archives taken by Israeli forces in the 20th century, especially Beirut '82. After a long fight for access to classified content and interviews with archive heads and Israeli troops, the film probes what's been altered or erased.
Director: Rona Sela
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 46 min.
Year of production: 2017