The Arab Film Festival aims to showcase stories from diverse Arabic-speaking cultures to broad Australian audiences that reflect the complexity and diversity of Arab communities and experiences. We aim to address the (mis)representations of Arab culture through film by providing critical spaces to present alternative representations of Arab cultures, subjects and narratives

In 2009 we are proud to announce that we have officially become the Arab Film Festival Australia. The festival will be held from 2-5 July at Riverside Theatres Parramatta.

	Arab Film Festival Captain Abu Raed OPENING NIGHT Opening Night featuring special guests, highlights from the festival, refreshments and the Australian Premiere of Captain Abu Raed (Jordan). Director: Amin Matalqa Country: Jordan Year: 2007 Duration: 95 min Session Time:... Date: Thursday 2nd July	MORE INFO
	Arab Film Festival Beirut Open City Director: Samir Habchi Country: Lebanon Year: 2008 Duration: 100 min Session Time: Friday 3 July, 8pm Australian Premiere An American flag flies at the head of five identical jeeps heading straight for... Date: Friday 3rd July	MORE INFO
	Arab Film Festival Paloma Delight Director: Nadir Mokneche Country: Algeria Year: 2007 Duration: 134 min Session Time: Saturday 4 July, 8pm Australian Premiere Need a building permit? Feeling lonely tonight? Call the national benefactress, Madame Aldjeria -... Date: Saturday 4th July	MORE INFO
	Arab Film Festival Makhlouta Shorts A mix of shorts Makhlouta - an eclectic mix of shorts, video clips, creative documentaries and animation including Ashura: Blood and Beauty (Lebanon) + A Boy, a Wall, a Donkey (Palestine) + At Days End (Egypt) + Ya Saydaty (Palestine) + From Ya... Date: Saturday 4th July	MORE INFO
	Arab Film Festival Life After the Fall and Shorts LIFE AFTER THE FALL Director: Kasim Abid Country: Iraq Year: 2008 Duration: 100 min Session Time: Saturday 4 July, 5pm - Iraq Session Australian Premiere This is the story of the director’s family in Baghdad as... Date: Saturday 4th July	MORE INFO
	Arab Film Festival Dreaming of 1001 Rights Film and Forum HURIYYA AND HER SISTERS Director: Produced by Bankstown Area Multicultural Network Inc and created by young Muslim women from Western Sydney Country: Australia Year: 2009 Duration: 8 min Session Time: Sunday 5 July,... Date: Sunday 5th July	MORE INFO
	Arab Film Festival Eye of the Sun Director: Ibrahim El Batout Country: Egypt Year: 2008 Duration: 90 min Session Time: Sunday 5 July, 8pm Australian Premiere Shams is a playful, inquisitive 11-year-old, who dreams of travelling to downtown Cairo. Her... Date: Sunday 5th July	MORE INFO
	Arab Film Festival Cairo Station -Bab al Hadid Director: Youssef Chahine Country: Egypt Year: 1958 Duration: 76 min Session Time: Sunday 5 July, 5pm Bab al Hadid tells the story of Qinawi (played by Chahine), a disabled newspaper seller who works at Cairo’s bustling... Date: Sunday 5th July	MORE INFO