• ‘The Present’ (2019)

  

  Directed by Palestinian Farah Nabulsi, this short film tells the story about a man named Yusef and his daughter who set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift.

• ‘Soukoon’ (2019)

  

  In this 14-minute Arabic film by Lebanese director Farah Shaer, a young woman’s marriage is in turmoil when she discovers she is pregnant. 

• ‘Stallions of Palestine’ (2019)

  

  This documentary by US filmmaker Elise Coker revolves around a Palestinian family that raises Arabian horses in the West Bank. 

• ‘Henet Ward’ (2020)

  

  In competition for Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes, this Morad Mostafa-directed drama tells the story of a Sudanese henna painter living in Egypt.

• ‘Omé’ (2019)

  

  Lebanese director Wassim Geagea’s short film focuses on a young boy who questions his faith after his mother dies.

• ‘So What if the Goats Die?’ (2019)

  

  The Sofia Alaoui-directed Moroccan film follows a young shepherd who encounters a supernatural phenomenon when he is forced to brave the snow to save his cattle from dying.