The next Cinema Arabiyya is 3/12! In this film by Wissam Charaf, an impossible love ignites between an Ethiopian housemaid and a Syrian refugee in Beirut. The two lovers take a chance to find freedom. See you at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social Tickets: nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark...

Excited to announce the 1st Cinema Arabiyya of 2026 at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social. AS I OPEN MY EYES by Leyla Bouzid is the story of girl with a passion for music, who challenges norms while grappling with family pressure & the weight of political unrest. nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark...

I hope you will join me next Wednesday 11/19 for a screening of WAJIB (2017) by Annemarie Jacir as part of the Cinema Arabiyya series at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social! Select the "donation+ ticket" option to help us raise money for The Sameer Project. nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg...

My next @bambrooklyn.bsky.social program, FOLKLORE & FAIRYTALES, starts on Halloween! A selection of unusual, beautiful, and often haunting tales from across the globe features stories that have been passed down through generations—or at least feel as though they have. www.bam.org/film/2025/fo...

Also very excited to finally meet Kelly Reichardt after all of these years of working with her early films in the O-Scope catalogue. I love THE MASTERMIND and highly recommend you come see it!

Looking forward to welcoming back the incredible Heiny Srour to BAM tomorrow 10/17 as part of my program, "Where Do We Go Now?: Lebanese Women in Film". Heiny will be doing a Q&A and presenting some new or rarely seen work with her masterful documentary THE HOUR OF LIBERATION HAS ARRIVED.

In honor of the recently restored works by groundbreaking filmmakers Heiny Srour and Jocelyne Saab, I've put together a selection of films directed by Lebanese women during and after the Civil War. Screening Oct 17-23 at @bambrooklyn.bsky.social! Tix: www.bam.org/film/2025/le...

My next @bambrooklyn.bsky.social program CLASSROOM REBELS runs from 9/26-10/2! As the first month back to school comes to a close, we explore stories of teenage students who push back against the status quo. Info & tix available at www.bam.org/film/2025/cl...

Tomorrow! Cinema Arabiyya's first screening at Nitehawk Prospect Park!

Join me on 9/9 at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social Prospect for FEATHERS by Omar El Zohairy, an Egyptian dark social satire where an authoritarian patriarch is accidentally turned into a chicken during a child's birthday party. This event benefits Asiyah Women's Center. nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark...

My next @bambrooklyn.bsky.social program is live and entitled SUMMERS OF CHANGE. This sun-drenched series finds characters trying their best to surf massive waves of summertime change. Escape the oppressive heat in Brooklyn’s coolest cinemas Aug 22-28 😎 www.bam.org/film/2025/su...

Restored & Renewed kicks off Friday at BAM 🎬 11 film gems. 5 decades. All stunningly restored. From Killer of Sheep to Picnic at Hanging Rock to Batang West Side—see these cinematic milestones the way they were meant to be seen: on the big screen.

"NYC 2000s is a 2-week journey through some of the biggest & smallest films that were set in, filmed in & about the city...when the city was dealing with the aftershocks of 9/11 & the recession, while it began solidifying the Bloomberg vision of itself.” nygroove.nyc/aughts-cinem...

I'd also love to encourage you to come out to the next screening in my Cinema Arabiyya series at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social. July 24th, we will be screening another 00's nostalgia film, this time from Lebanon called BOSTA! nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg...

NYC 2000's also made it to the @nytimes.com as part of their list of Fun Things to Do in NYC in July! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/a...

Very honored to chat with Dave Colon about my next program at BAM - NYC 2000s! We chatted about early aughts nostalgia, smaller cinematic gems in the program (including the Arab-American THE IMPERIALISTS ARE STILL ALIVE) and one that got away...it starts tomorrow 7/18! www.bam.org/film/2025/ny...

Excited to announce that the opening night film of the 27th Arab Film Festival will be the U.S. Premiere of HAJJAN! The newest film from Abu Bakr Shawky! It's a beautiful & exciting adventure film that you won't want to miss. Nov 10 at the Castro. Get your tix now! arabfilmfestival.org