Kawalis | Cinema, Television & Theater from the Arab World

By afikra

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Episodes: 32

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Formerly afikra’s Movie Night podcast, this series dives into the performing arts, from stage to the small and big screens. We zoom in on the work of some of the most noteworthy Arab actors, directors, scriptwriters, cinematographers, stage designers, producers, and crew who have worked on some of the best productions from the region – old and new. We ask questions about the industry, the writing and production processes, the behind the scenes, and genres behind some of the Arab world’s best films, TV series, plays and performances.

Episode Date
Palestinian Theater Under Occupation: A History Nobody Has Written Until Now | Dr. Samer Al-Saber
Aug 26, 2026
Poetry, Palestine & the Art of Poetic Tyranny | Hind Shoufani: Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker & Poet
Aug 12, 2026
Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Film in Beirut | Founding director Hania Mroue
Jul 29, 2026
Telling Stories from Chad & Sudan in Their Local Voice | Filmmaker Bentley Brown
Jul 15, 2026
Making Sense of Lebanese History Through Cinema | Lana Daher, Director of "Do You Love Me"
Jul 01, 2026
A Lebanese Love Story: 30 Years of Life & Loss | Director Cyril Aris on "A Sad and Beautiful World"
Mar 23, 2026
Processing War & Absence in Southern Lebanon | Ahmad Ghossein
Feb 11, 2026
Arab Film Criticism & the Film Festival Economy | With Renowned Critic Ahmed Shawky
May 23, 2025
The Untold Stories of Palestine | Farah Nabulsi, Director of The Teacher & The Present
Apr 11, 2025
Firat Oruc | Petro-Documentaries & Colonial Anxiety Over Gulf Cinema
Dec 13, 2024
How Kerala Shaped Gulf Media | Bindu Menon
Nov 15, 2024
Reorienting the Middle East: Film and Digital Media Where the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean Meet | Alia Yunis
Nov 01, 2024
Ely Dagher | On Waves '98 & The Sea Ahead
May 20, 2024
A Full Week Celebrating Sudanese Cinema in Nairobi | Aflam Sudan
Apr 11, 2024
The Making of Aida Returns | Carol Mansour
Mar 28, 2024
Decolonizing & Decentering Theater in the Arab World | Laila Soliman
Feb 08, 2024
Goodbye Julia: A Beautifully Nuanced Film About Sudanese Society | Mohamed Kordofani
Jan 22, 2024
The Nakba on Netflix: Through the Eyes of a 14-year old Palestinian Girl | Darin Sallam
Nov 27, 2023
Les Chenilles: Lebanese Silk and Exploitation | Michelle Keserwany
Jul 03, 2023
Philippe Aractingi | Directing Under the Bombs & Bosta
Jun 12, 2023
Maysoon Pachachi | Everyday Stories from Post-War Baghdad
Mar 20, 2023
Beirut Street Culture on Film | Amin Dora
Mar 06, 2023
Horror in Arab Film | Rami Yasin
Jan 27, 2023
Life with HIV in Egypt | Amr Salama
Jan 20, 2023
Route 10: a Thriller Set in the Saudi Arabian Desert | Omar Naim
Nov 12, 2022
Jordanian Cinema: Creating The Alleys & Theeb | Bassel Ghandour
Oct 20, 2022
Making Sanctity | Ahd Kamel
Sep 15, 2022
1982 | Oualid Mouaness
Sep 02, 2022
Costa Brava, Lebanon | Mounia Akl
Aug 22, 2022
Tallahassee | Darine Hotait
Aug 22, 2022
Warsha | Dania Bdeir
Aug 22, 2022
Egyptian Cinema: Theorizing, Curating & Making Films | Viola Shafik
Aug 22, 2022