by Alex Deleon LUST (Al Shooq) is an Egyptian film set in Egypt's second city, Alexandria, on the Mediterranean. However the part of the city we see is no tourist dream -- but a poverty stricken warren of side streets where the central figure, Umm Shooq, a charismatic possessed lady, and her two mod daughters live. When her youngest son falls seriously ill with a kidney condition and needs dialysis treatment --very expensive -- she is forced to beg on the streets to raise the money. When she...

Le film Syrien "Identité" de Ibrahim Shmeit a remporté le Grand Prix de la ville de Tétouan de la 14ème édition du Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Tétouan (FICMT).Le jury long métrage a été notamment touché par le traitement poétique du film, a annoncé le président du jury, le comédien égyptien Hussein Fahmy, lors de la soirée de clôture, tenue le 4 avril au somptueux cinéma l'Espagnol, à Tétouan.Le jury a attribué son Prix Spécial (Prix Moha...

Launching it’s 12th Year The New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival continues To Explore the Cinema of this Rich and Diverse Culture:February 7-14, 2008The American Sephardic Federation/Sephardic House, in association with Yeshiva University Museum, announces the 2008 New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival line up, celebrating a dozen years of exciting and thought provoking films. With the expansion to multiple locations, this one-of-a-kind event running February 7 – 14, 2008 will offer a...