Short Films
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1. I Saved My Belly Dancer (2016 Video)
12 min | Short
A poetic depiction of belly dancers and anxiety over the disappearance of this art form that is unique to the Middle East.
Director: Youssef Nabil | Stars: Salma Hayek, Tahar Rahim, Kyle Abdullah, Miguel Alves-Khan
Votes: 78
2. Hotel Chevalier (2007)
R | 13 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A prologue of one heart-breaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in The Darjeeling Limited (2007).
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Natalie Portman, Waris Ahluwalia, Michel Castejon
Votes: 36,123
3. Submarine (2016)
21 min | Short, Drama
Under the imminent threat of Lebanon's garbage crisis, Hala, a wild child inside of a woman, is the only one to refuse evacuation, clinging to whatever remains of home.
Director: Mounia Akl | Stars: Daad Aasli, Gladys Abou Sleiman, Adel Chahine, Rached el Mas
Votes: 173
4. Bonboné (2017)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A Palestinian couple resorts to an unusual way to conceive as the husband is detained in an Israeli jail where visits are restricted.
Director: Rakan Mayasi | Stars: Saleh Bakri, Rana Alamuddin, Nadira Omran, Ziad Bakri
Votes: 354
5. Alnajma (2020)
10 min | Short, Drama
After the curtain falls at the end of a musical play in one of the most prestigious theaters in Beirut, Aida, the very well-known actress, leaves the stage to face an uncertain reality.
Director: Gilbert Karam | Star: Aida Sabra
6. Lilacs (2018)
24 min | Short, Drama, Family
Hanna, a melancholic woman, returns to Lebanon after 12 years to search for her twin brother who was kidnapped during the Lebanese civil war.
Director: Mira Shaib | Stars: Abdelrahim Awji, Anas Fakhry, Shaden Fakih, Julian Farhat
Votes: 23
7. The Long Goodbye (I) (2020)
13 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
Riz and his family are in the middle of a typical family day in their house, whilst a far right march plays out on the telly in the background, which eventually arrives at their front door, leading to a devastating outcome.
Director: Aneil Karia | Stars: Carl Prekopp, Belal Sabir, Leon Ung, Raphael von Blumenthal
Votes: 3,243
8. Skin (I) (2018)
R | 21 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
In a small supermarket in a blue collar town, a black man smiles at a 10-year-old white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash.
Director: Guy Nattiv | Stars: Jonathan Tucker, Danielle Macdonald, Ashley Thomas, Jackson Robert Scott
Votes: 5,392
9. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
TV-G | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet
Votes: 55,839
10. Room 16 (2021)
Short, Comedy, Drama
From her hiding place, a mute motel housekeeper, observes the customers without their knowledge. One client, will turn her monotonous existence upside down.
Director: Dany K. Saliba | Stars: Carol Abboud, Hadi Bou Ayash, Yara Elle Khawam, Samara Nohra
Votes: 10
11. Our Nature (2021)
4 min | Short
A poetic and bittersweet codetta. Themes such as the craving for human contact and the impossibility to come together are central to this miniature piece.
Director: Lukas Dhont | Stars: Tiemen Bormans, Zoe Hollinshead
Votes: 25
12. Ave Maria (I) (2015)
15 min | Short, Comedy
The silent routine of 5 Nuns living in the West Bank wilderness is disturbed when an Israeli settler family breaks down right outside the convent just as the Sabbath comes into effect.
Director: Basil Khalil | Stars: Maria Zreik, Huda Al Imam, Shady Srour, Ruth Farhi
Votes: 1,371
13. In White (2016)
18 min | Short, Drama, Family
Her father's funeral brings Lara back to Beirut from her modern life in NYC, forcing her to face the traditions she escaped and the untraditional fiancee she's been hiding.
Director: Dania Bdeir | Stars: Maria Achkar, Roula Hamadeh, Benjamin Zussman
Votes: 30
14. Umbrella (I) (2020)
8 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Inspired by true events, while visiting a home for children, a little girl meets Joseph, a boy whose only dream is to have a yellow umbrella. This unexpected encounter awakens his memories of the past.
Directors: Helena Hilario, Mario Pece
Votes: 714
15. Napo (2020)
16 min | Animation, Short, Drama
John, unable to understand his grandfather's illness, stumbles into an old photo album. The images guide his imagination, transforming his grandfather's memories into drawings that shape their relationship into a history of remembrance.
Director: Gustavo Ribeiro
Votes: 344
16. The Box (IX) (2016)
7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The happy life of a Syrian kid alters instantly with the sudden war and he finds himself in a state of struggle. The war changes not only lives, but also the role of his box; first as a ... See full summary »
Director: Merve Cirisoglu
Votes: 121
17. Warsha (2022)
15 min | Short, Drama
Away from everyone's eyes, a Beirut crane operator is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.
Director: Dania Bdeir | Stars: Hassan Aqqoul, Khansa, Kamal Saleh
Votes: 384
18. Aziza (2019)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Ayman, Syrian refugee in Lebanon, teaching his wife how to drive his car, the only thing left for him from his country. The lesson takes a wrong turn into madness and nostalgia.
Director: Soudade Kaadan | Stars: Caresse Bashar, Abdel Mounaem Amayri
Votes: 217
19. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
PG | 40 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 70,036
20. The Red Balloon (1956)
Not Rated | 34 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.
Director: Albert Lamorisse | Stars: Pascal Lamorisse, Sabine Lamorisse, Georges Sellier, Vladimir Popov
Votes: 20,135
21. Over the Wall (2018)
12 min | Short, Drama
A coincidental meeting between an Israeli boy and a Palestinian boy leads them to discover that reality is different than what they have been told.
Director: Roy Zafrani | Stars: Adi Weiss, Assi Goffer, Einav Markel, Ido Weiss
Votes: 63
22. Commander Sam (2019)
10 min | Animation, Short, Action
Sam and Neil are astronauts, and their world is surrounded by space inspired creations. Sam spends her night in a spaceship forged from her father's work van who works night construction, ... See full summary »
Director: Liam Fouracre
Votes: 6
23. Road to Peshawar (2011)
19 min | Short, Adventure, War
Soviet-Afghan War 1988. An injured Afghan girl embarks on a perilous journey to seek medical attention in Pakistan.
Director: Hammad Rizvi | Stars: Yasmine Al-Bustami, Isabela Costine, Mustafa Faiz, Philip Kreyche
Votes: 22
24. Jake the Magnificent (2015)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Jake has 5 days to perfect the disappearing trick before performing it at his birthday party. Will he become the magician he dreams of or will it end in disaster?
Directors: Paul Wade, Simon Wade | Stars: Mattie Boys, Michael Armstrong, Becky Leonard-Currell, Rebecca Fishwick
Votes: 18
25. I Am from Palestine (2023)
5 min | Animation, Short
As Saamidah, a young Palestinian-American girl, anxiously starts her first day of school, she finds her identity in question when faced with a world map that doesn't include her homeland.
Director: Iman Zawahry | Stars: Waseem Alzer, Jannah Ebeid, Zaydaan Farooki, Aizzah Fatima
Votes: 36
26. Lollygag (I) (2022)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A woman recounts her sensual yet macabre childhood memory about the boy next door.
Director: Tij Doyen | Stars: Emily DeForest, Nile Harris, Chad Knuth, Mary Mattison
Votes: 30
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