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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts the NFMLA Monthly Film Festival InFocus: Middle Eastern & Arab Cinema program. The weekend will showcase an international lineup of films by talented emerging Middle Eastern and Arab filmmakers across two short film programs, including one curated in partnership with Mizna, and will open with a selection from NFMLA’s ongoing monthly programming. 

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For this year’s InFocus: Arab Cinema, Mizna curated a stand-out selection of short films in partnership with NFMLA for their monthly festival.  This selection of films includes thoughtful, meditative and engaging comedies, dramas, experimental and documentary works with stories, filmmakers and influences from Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.

CURATED SHORTS PROGRAM:
My So-Called Iraqi Wedding (13m, Ayser Salman)
Dawn Every Day (20m, Amir Youssef)
she sings (15m, Ahmed Ragheb and Lily Ekimian)
Salma (8m, Mary Sherif Kamal Hanna)
Like a spiral (28m, Lamia Chraibi)
Khaled and Nema (18m, Sohail Dahdal)

The South Park Center is an ADA compliant venue and is wheelchair accessible. We request captioned films from all filmmakers participating at our Festival. For any accessibility needs, please send a request to info@nfmla.org at least 72 hours prior to the event.

ABOUT NEW FILMMAKERS LA (NFMLA)
NFMLA showcases films by filmmakers of all backgrounds throughout the year, across both our general and InFocus programming. All filmmakers are welcome and encouraged to submit their projects for consideration for upcoming NFMLA Festivals, regardless of the schedule for InFocus programming, which celebrates representation by spotlighting various communities of filmmakers as part of the NFMLA Monthly Film Festival. This project is made possible in part by grant support from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).