Free admission! The screening will be introduced by Christophe Katrib, Assistant Professor of Teaching; Theatre, Film & Digital Production Department; UC Riverside.

Upshot

After suffering unimaginable loss, Suleiman and Lubna retreat to an isolated farm, where they tend to their crops and engage in impassioned debates about their five children's choices - until one day a stranger arrives to reveal a harrowing truth.

Director: Maha Haj
Release Year: 2024
Runtime: 34 minutes
Language: Arabic (with English subtitles)

The Dupes

The Dupes is a powerful political drama based on the novella Men in the Sun by Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani. It follows the tragic journey of three Palestinian refugees—Abu Qais, Assad, and Marwan—each from a different generation, who are desperate to escape the harsh conditions of refugee camps in Lebanon and seek a better life in Kuwait.

Director: Tewfik Saleh
Release Year: 1972
Runtime: 107 minutes
Language: Arabic (with English subtitles)