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 , Michel Khleifi , Omar Amiralay , Jocelyne Saab