MENA Women Take Over Film at Berlin’s Wolf Kino Cinema
This Women’s Day, nine filmmakers from across the MENA region will present their short films made by women, for women.
This International Women’s Day in Berlin, a new cinematic landscape will sweep in from across the Middle East and North Africa. On March 8th, the local collective Rawy Films will take over Wolf Kino cinema to present a curated screening of short films from across the region that expand traditional representations of womanhood. The films, made by women and about women, feature three directors from Egypt, and more from Lebanon, Iran and Tunisia.
The evening’s lineup will commence at 7:00 PM, and will feature nine distinct works ranging from experimental fiction to documentary films. This diverse array of storytelling includes Ruba AlSharki and Ghada Hesham’s ‘Cairo I Hate You I Love You’, which explores the complex, bittersweet relationship between Cairo and its residents and Tunisian Maissa Lihedheb’s ‘Samra’s Dollhouse’, which focuses on the female gaze and its many facets.
Other highlights include Rahaf Ahmed Adel’s fiction piece ‘Nesma’, Noha Fahim’s documentary ‘Shorouk Fei Ez El Dohr’, Habiba Hassaan’s animated short ‘Molokhiya’, Lara Atallah’s experimental film ‘A Moratorium On Looking’, Farah AlHashem’s ‘7 Hours’, Marziye Feyli’s ‘Crack’, and Marwa Arsanios’s experimental short ‘Have You Ever Killed A Bear? Or Becoming Jamila’. By blending documentary realism with fictional narratives, these filmmakers use their unique vantage points to dismantle gender tropes and investigate how historical legacies inform our modern reality.
After the screenings, a discussion with Farah AlHashem, a distinguished Kuwaiti-Lebanese journalist and director based in Paris, will take place, where she will lead a candid conversation about her work and personal evolution within the industry. Her short film ‘7 Hours’ has won several awards and has gained international acclaim since its release in 2013.
