Jordan - The Film Verdict

Coyotes

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Aug 29, 2025 | Festivals, VENICE 2025, Verdict Shorts |

Said Zagha’s pulsating neo-noir probes at the dark consequences of being pushed to breaking point in Coyotes, a genre-inflected Palestinian short.

The Chant

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Nov 18, 2024 | Festivals, Cairo 2024, Verdict Shorts |

The stories of three very different women intersect in May Ghouti’s delicate ensemble drama The Chant, which manages to pack a quietly emotional punch.

Moon

Posted by Carmen Gray | Aug 13, 2024 | Festivals, Locarno, Locarno 2024 |

Kurdwin Ayub’s sophomore feature about a mixed martial arts trainer on peculiar assignment to housebound sisters in Jordan offers sensationalist suspense but few layers of depth.

Our Males and Females

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 15, 2023 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2023, Verdict Shorts |

A mother and father are confronted with an agonising dilemma as they attempt to prepare the body of their young transgender child for burial in Ahmad Alyaseer’s ‘Our Males and Females’.

Tag: Jordan

Coyotes

The Chant

Moon

Our Males and Females