Focusing on key Arab films produced in the last 20 years. Férid Boughedir traces the development of the film-makers' concern to produce more socially aware cinema. Themes include the issue of Palestinian homeland rights and the nature of Arab identity. The film-makers also share a desire to develop a strong poetic tradition.
Férid Boughedir
Youssef Chahine
Nouri Bouzid
Borhane Alaouié
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Abdellatif Ben Ammar
Néjia Ben Mabrouk
Ridha Behi
Souheil Ben-Barka
Michel Khleifi
Omar Amiralay
Jocelyne Saab
Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud
Mohammad Malas