The Sursock Museum and Nadi Lekol Nas are pleased to invite you to the 16th edition of the Arab Short Film Festival, taking place from Monday 13 to Friday 17 May. 

The Arab Short Film Festival (ASFF) is a platform for young filmmakers from Lebanon and the Arab world to showcase their work to the public and the media. This edition spans over 5 days and includes 38 films in competition, 2 seminars, screenings of additional shorts and long features, a music segment, as well as opening and closing ceremonies. The panel of judges is comprised of directors Elie Dagher (Lebanon), Ruba Attieh (Palestine/Lebanon), Bassam Nassar (Lebanon), cinematographer Jocelyne Gebrayel (Lebanon), and manager Reem Bader (Jordan).

Monday 13 May

19:00 till 22:00

Opening Ceremony

A screening of short films for jury members

Premiere of A Suspended Life directed by Jocelyne Saab after its digitization and translation

A Suspended Life

Dir. Jocelyne Saab, 1984

90’, Lebanon/France/Canada

Arabic with English subtitles

The event is free of charge but places are limited, you can book yours here.

Tuesday 14 May

17:30 till 18:30

Workshop on short film making with Ely Dagher and Ruba Attieh

19:00 till 20:30 

Les Chenilles

Dir. Michelle & Noel Keserwany, 2023

30’, Lebanon/France

Arabic with English subtitles

When Red Blooms 

Dir. Tala Al Harbi, 2022

6’, Saudi Arabia

Arabic with English subtitles

Marmama

Dir. Majdi Al Omari, 2023

15’, Palestine

Arabic with English subtitles 

Back

Dir. Yazan Rabee, 2022

7’, Syria/Netherlands

Arabic with English subtitles

Bayn

Dir. Tala Amer, 2023

11’, Lebanon

Silent

Sur la Tombe de Mon Père

Dir. Jawahine Zentar, 2022

24’, Morocco/France

French and Arabic with English subtitles 

21:00 till 22:40 

I’m Afraid You Forget Me 

Dir. Omnia Swedan, 2023

5’, Egypt 

Arabic with English subtitles

Happy Hours

Dir. Yara Gebara, 2023

23’, Lebanon

Arabic with English subtitles

Zoo

Dir. Tareq Remawi, 2022

8', Jordan/Germany

Arabic with English subtitles

Unveiling Salma

Dir. Mariam Al Sarkal & Maaria Sayed, 2022

14’, UAE/India

Arabic with English subtitles

A Self Portrait of Four Chapters

Dir. Sleiman Al Tinawi & Ayham Ateya, 2022

14’, Lebanon

Arabic with English subtitles

She Said No

Dir. Sondos Shbayek, 2022

11’, Egypt/Germany

Arabic with English subtitles

Happy Land

Dir. Nour Khayre AlAnam, 2022

23’, Syria 

Arabic with English subtitles

Wednesday 15 May

17:30 till 18:30

Screening of Zyara to Yemen by Muriel Aboulrouss and Denise Jabbour created in 2024 in partnership with the ICTJ

19:00 till 20:30

Radio

Dir. Joseph Khallouf, 2023

22’, Lebanon

Arabic with English subtitles

Searching for Abbas Kiarostami

Dir. Mallas Twins, 2024

12’, Syria/France

Arabic and French with English subtitles

Art Choke

Dir. Joe Mouannes, 2023

13’, Lebanon

Arabic with English subtitles

Palestine 87

Dir. Bilal Al Khatib, 2022

12’, Palestine

Arabic with English subtitles

Maghreb’s Hop

Dir. Bassem Ben Ibrahim, 2023

23’, Tunisia

Arabic and French with English subtitles

A Letter from Anonymous

Dir. Loai Galal, 2023

13’, Egypt

Arabic with English subtitles

21:00 to 22:30

By the Sea

Dir. Wissam Al Jafari, 2021

13’, Palestine

Arabic with English subtitles

Waiting Room

Dir. Yesmine Bin Saleh, 2023

26’, Tunisia/Germany

Arabic, German, French, and English with English subtitles

Blue

Dir. Ammar Zainal, 2022

5’, Bahrain

Arabic with English subtitles

Fetus in His Third Decade

Dir. Ahmad Kanaan, 2023

26’, Lebanon

Arabic with English subtitles

A Calling. From the Desert. To the Sea

Dir. Murad Abu Eisheh, 2022

17’, Jordan

Arabic with English subtitles

Agnes Genesis

Dir. Zoe Abou Nader, 2023

13’, Lebanon

Arabic with English subtitles

Thursday 16 May

17:30 till 18:30

A discussion with Reem Badr and Hady Zaccak on film funding

19:00 till 20:30

The Key

Dir. Rakan Mayassi, 2023

19’, Palestine/Belgium/Qatar/France

Hebrew with Arabic subtitles

Upon This Land

Dir. Remie Maksoud, 2024

6’, Lebanon

Arabic with English subtitles

Cinema Dunia

Dir. Amro Ali, 2023

15’, Syria

Arabic with English subtitles

Truce Attempts

Dir. Razan Aridi, 2023

20’, Lebanon

Arabic with English subtitles

Flesh and Blood

Dir. Ines Arsi, 2022

19’, Tunisia

Arabic with English subtitles

The Sea

Dir. Belal Abu Samra, 2023

7’, Egypt

Silent

Conversations with an Actress

Dir. Estephan Khatar, 2022

12’, Lebanon

Arabic with English subtitles

21:00 till 22:30

A Movie for Mariana Al Khaled

Dir. Habib Sadaka, 2022

20’, Lebanon

Arabic with English subtitles

Naima’s Movie

Dir. Sami Seif Saire ElKhatim, 2023

12’, Morocco/Sudan

Arabic with English subtitles

My Mother’s Hands

Dir. Kardina Hemn, 2022

13’, Iraq

Arabic with English subtitles

Tahtouh…Conscience of a Village

Dir. Ouali Mohamad, 2021

26’, Algeria

Arabic with English subtitles

Doors

Dir. Ribal Chedid, 2022

21’, Lebanon

Arabic and English subtitles

Friday 17 May

19:00 till 22:00

Closing Ceremony

A Music Segment with Ahmad Kaabour

Film Screening of The Dupes by Tewfiq Saleh 

The Dupes

Dir. Tewfiq Saleh, 1972

107’, Syria

In Arabic with English subtitles

The event is free of charge but places are limited, you can book yours here.