“The Old Ones” (2019), is an immersive VR installation that builds on a series of experiments and investigations that artist Ayman Zedani has conducted over the past couple of years, concerning consumption in the contemporary gulf, and its impact on the natural environment. The virtual space is a speculative landscape, a fictional representation of an […]

A portrait of a farmer in Al Ahsa, detailing the special relationship he has with his palm trees and animals, bonds of friendship and respect. He has a particularly strong connection with his donkey, but it is under threat and might soon disappear.

On behalf of other women, Sarah asks urgent and personal questions: What is forbidden and what is not? Who decides for us? And why do we have to believe them?

Visions and scenes of women – celebrated and celebrating – accompanied by an eloquent narrative, all within the atmosphere of a dream.

A documentary shot in Medina, Saudi Arabia, where an illuminating narrator leads a journey through the city’s neighborhoods, landmarks, and iconic features.

A documentary approach that explores a sensitive subject in a shocking way. Do we investigate the horrors we face in our societies, or stay in denial?

“The Pilgrimage to Makkah”(1963) is a historic visual record of the yearly holy ritual, shot by Safouh I. Naamani, a pioneer of color photography in the Kingdom. The festival is honored to present “The Pilgrimage to Makkah” in the presence of Mr. Naamani’s son, Omar. For 13 years, from 1950 to 1963, Naamani was determined […]

Unable to sleep, Adam decides to spend the night working. A woman calls out to him from the kitchen, but he finds no one there. Has his life become a twisted dream? A strong vision drives this story about an inner reflection, one that forces the protagonist’s insomnia. In the charged atmosphere of night, we […]

A small act of rebellion precipitates a moment of tension, then connection, for Saudi sisters, Sasabel and  Salsabel, 13-years-old, fights for a small act of independence, loaded with significance in the light of her teenage frustrations. Charged with the impatience of youth, the girls stay awake together through a restless night, their dreams explored in […]