Contemporary Arab Cinema
October 9 - 18, 2009

The Fourteenth Annual Arabian Sights Film Festival offers a dynamic and diverse selection of the newest, most provocative, and inspiring films from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Yemen, Syria and more. Films are Washington, DC premieres and are screened with English subtitles.

The festival showcases films that demonstrate the range and commitment of Arab directors, a number of whom will be present at their screenings, who invariably manage to tell moving stories while exploring issues facing their region.

Our Audience Award Winner for Arabian Sights 2009 is the Algerian film, Masquerades, directed by Lyes Salem.