Author: Deborah Young

The Road to Jericho

The Road to Jericho

Posted by | Sep 5, 2026 | , |

Noted filmmaker Amos Gitai adds another brick to his lifelong critique of Israeli government policies in ‘The Road to Jericho’, whose call for peace between Arabs and Jews has a striking timeliness as the Iran war rages on.

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Al Baraneya

Al Baraneya

Posted by | Sep 3, 2026 | , |

Ashgan El-Hamus’s loosely structured first feature ‘Al Baraneya’ uses a mosaic of scenes from rural Egyptian life to champion both a close-knit community and women’s right to choose their own lives.

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Sarajevo 2026: The Awards

Sarajevo 2026: The Awards

Posted by | Aug 21, 2026 | , |

‘Everytime’ in the Narrative Feature Competition and ‘To Hold a Mountain’ in the Documentary Feature Competition were notable winners at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, which closed with a screening of the restored version of the Academy Award®-winning film ‘No Man’s Land’ by Danis Tanovic.

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Sink

Sink

Posted by | Aug 19, 2026 | , |

A mother slowly and painfully comes to terms with her son’s mental illness in Zain Duraie’s debut feature, the sensitive but uneven family drama ‘Sink’.

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