We are delighted that the 15th edition of ALFILM - Arab Film Festival Berlin is coming to Wolf from 25 to 30 April with a wide selection of feature films, documentaries and short films, that show the diversity of filmmaking in the Arabic-speaking world and diaspora. Most of the screenings will be accompanied by talks with the filmmakers and other experts. All films will be shown with english subtitles.

This year’s Spotlight titled Here is Elsewhere: Palestine in Arab Cinema and Beyond engages with the question of Palestine as a cause of regional and global repercussions, not solely tied to territorial sovereignty. The film program explores the varied ways in which the longings and struggles of the Palestinian people unfold through compassionate encounters, solidarity accounts, and journeys of self-exploration, featuring a diverse selection of Arab and international film productions.

PROGRAMME

Thursday, 25.04.
19:00: Bye Bye Tiberias
by Lina Soualem, France, Palestine, Belgium, Qatar 2023, 82 Min, Arabic and French with english subtitles
followed by an extensive talk with Nahed Awwad (Palestinian independent filmmaker and a film curator) in the Studio

21:00: Yellow Bus
by Wendy Bednarz, United Arab Emirates, India, Jordan, USA 2023, 112 Min, Hindi, English, Arabic, Urdu, Tagalog with english subtitles
guest: Music Composer Cynthia Zaven

Friday, 26.04.
19:00: 2G
by Karim Sayad, Lebanon, Switzerland 2023, 77 Min, Tamahaq, Hausa with english subtitles
guest: Karim Sayad

21:00: Q
by Jude Chehab, Lebanon, USA 2023, 93 Min, Arabic, English with english subtitles
guest: Jude Chehab

Saturday, 27.04.
19:00: R21 aka Restoring Solidarity
by Mohanad Yaqubi, Palestine, Belgium, Qatar 2022, 71 Min, Arabic, Japanese with english subtitles
guest: Mohanad Yaqubi

21:00 Neo Nahda + Background
by May Ziadé, UK 2023, 13 Min, English + by Khaled Abdulwahed, Germany 2023, 64 Min, Arabic, German with english subtitles
guest: Khaled Abdulwahed

Sunday, 28.04.
19:00: Les Chenilles + Casablanca
by Michelle Keserwany and Noel Keserwany, Lebanon, France 2022, 30 Min, Arabic, French with english subtitles + by Adriano Valerio, France, Italy 2023, 63 Min, Arabic, Italian, French with english subtitles

21:00: Machtat 
by Sonia Ben Slama, Lebanon, Tunesia, France, Qatar 2023, 82 Min, Arabic with english subtitles
guest: Sonia Ben Slama

Monday, 29.04.
19:00: Embodied Chorus
by Mohamad Moe Sabbah and Danielle Davie, Lebanon, Germany, Luxemburg 2023, 72 Min, Arabic, English, French with english subtitles
guest: Mohamad Moe Sabbah

21:00: My Lost Country
by Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez, Iraq, Chile, Costa Rica, Egypt 2022, 93 Min, Spanish, Russian, Arabic with english subtitles

Tuesday, 30.04.
19:00: The Ship of Exile + Here and Elsewhere
by Jocelyne Saab, France, Lebanon 1982, 17 Min, Arabic, French with english subtitles + by Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville, France 1976, 53 Min, French, Arabic, German, Russian with english subtitles
followed by a talk with Rula Shahwan (Film Scholar at Arab American University of Palestine, AAUP) in the Wolf Studio

21:00: Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous
by Wissam Charaf, France, Italy, Lebanon 2022, 83 Min, Arabic, Amharic, Bengali, English with english subtitles