‘Hajjan’
The Saudi movie, by Egyptian filmmaker Abu Bakr Shawky, tells the story of a boy who embarks on a journey across the desert with his camel.
‘Mandoob’
Directed by Saudi filmmaker Ali Kalthami, this film is set in Riyadh and tells the story of Fahad Al-Gadaani, a mentally fragile man racing against time to save his sick father.
‘NAGA’
Saudi filmmaker Meshal Al-Jaser’s thriller follows a young woman who is stranded in the Arabian desert and races to be home before curfew under the threat of punishment from her father.
‘Yellow Bus’
This movie, directed by Wendy Bednarz, tells the story of a schoolgirl living in the Gulf who dies from heat exhaustion after falling asleep on a school bus and being left behind.
‘The Teacher’
The parallel struggles of a Palestinian schoolteacher grieving the loss of his son and an American couple fighting to reclaim their son from kidnappers propel director Farah Nabulsi’s feature.
‘Achilles’
In Iranian filmmaker Farhad Delaram’s feature, two fugitives in Iran encounter citizens across the country who unite in their willingness to help the pair survive.