Another Reality: Genre Shorts by Arab Women Filmmakers

The AWAN Festival (Arab Women Artists Now) in association with The Arab Film Club present a screening of short genre films. AWAN is the UK’s only contemporary multi-arts festival dedicated to showcasing inspiring works from Arab female artists.

This year we have hand-picked a unique and memorable line-up of sci-fi and horror shorts. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers on stage, hosted by actress and film curator Sarah Agha.

Ladies Coffee (2024) by Amal Al-Agroobi - 10’

On the prowl for lady suitors, Roula invites Zeina and her daughter over for Arabic coffee. But when young Reem participates in a cup reading ritual, she gets more than she bargained for.

The Call (2023) by Riffy Ahmed - 14’

During a difficult visit to her single immigrant mother, Athena discovers that what she thought was age-related mental decline is in fact an inherited magical gift.

In Vitro (2019) by Larissa Sansour - 28’

In an underground orchard in Bethlehem, decades after an other worldly eco disaster, two scientists ruminate on exile, loss, identity and nostalgia.

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