SAFAR Film Festival: Generational Encounters in Arab Cinema - Festival Trailer

The SAFAR Film Festival is the only festival in the UK dedicated to cinema from the Arab world. SAFAR offers a unique space for audiences to explore and celebrate the diversity of Arab cinema past, present, and future.
The 2021 edition of SAFAR is curated by Rabih El-Khoury around the theme of Generational Encounters in Arab Cinema, showcasing contemporary and classic films with emergent youth, familial disparities and societal tensions at their centre. 10 years ago popular revolts took over the Arab region and thousands headed to the streets to instigate change in their respective societies. Generational Encounters will reflect on the legacy of these protests by focussing on stories of personal revolution, the kind that unfold daily in households across the region and beyond: ordinary people pushing back against patriarchy, challenging social inequality, and dreaming of change.
SAFAR Film Festival: Generational Encounters in Arab Cinema runs in cinemas from 1 - 10 July with screenings at the Barbican, the Ciné Lumière, and the ICA, and online from 11 - 17 July with a programme of donation-based screenings to enjoy at home (available in the UK). A selection of online events will further illuminate the theme, inviting directors, industry leaders, and other creatives for Q&As and panel discussions accessible globally.
Explore the programme on www.safarfilmfestval.co.uk