Kawalis | Cinema, Television & Theater from the Arab World

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How Kerala Shaped Gulf Media | Bindu Menon

What is the Gulf-Kerala connection? This episode of Kawalis is a deep dive into migration, media, and cultural exchange. Filmmaker Alia Yunis hosts associate professor at Azim Premji University, Bindu Menon, as part of a three-episode special on cinema in the Arab Gulf. They navi ...  عرض المزيد

Reorienting the Middle East: Film and Digital Media Where the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean Meet | Alia Yunis

Discover cinema from the Gulf from its beginnings to the present day. Filmmaker Alia Yunis draws on her rich knowledge of the Arab Gulf’s cinema to give us a full picture of the scene's early days, its current state and what is anticipated for its future. Rejecting the widely hel ...  عرض المزيد

Ely Dagher | On Waves '98 & The Sea Ahead

Ely Dagher is a Lebanese director, screenwriter and artist known for his Palme D'Or awarded short film Waves '98 and his first feature film The Sea Ahead which had its premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.Connect with Ely 👉 https://www.instagram.com/elydagher/Theme music: P ...  عرض المزيد

A Full Week Celebrating Sudanese Cinema in Nairobi | Aflam Sudan

Aflam Sudan's inaugural edition is being held in Nairobi between April 12th and 19th (2024). The co-founders of the festival, Rafa Renas and Brahim "Snoopy" Ahmad, join us on Kawalis to talk about the power of cinema – portraying Sudan through an artist lens that goes beyond imag ...  عرض المزيد

The Making of Aida Returns | Carol Mansour

In this episode of Kawalis, documentary filmmaker Carol Mansour joins us at the afikra studio in Beirut to talk about her latest work Aida Returns which launched this March 18th in 44 venues around the world. The documentary film follows the director's mother, Aida, who left Yaf ...  عرض المزيد