by Fatima Sheriff
A rebellious young woman’s life is transformed by a chance encounter in North Wales in this moving adaptation of Gary Owen’s ‘Iphigenia in Splott‘.
A struggling actor tries his hand at becoming an absent family member in this gentle comedy from filmmaker Hikari.
There’s a lot of superficial fun to be had with this superhero romp, which hasn’t been the case in the MCU for a long while.
CGI Blockbuster visuals aside, there’s much to love in Jon M Chu’s adaptation of one of Broadway’s biggest musical successes.
Calling for a free Palestine, this vital doc chronicles the resilience of the Masafer Yatta community and the occupation’s atrocities in the West Bank.
An elderly woman discovers romance again in Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha’s touching dramedy.
A young couple’s romance threatens the future of their village in Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s visually stunning but underdeveloped drama.
Following the blast of sitcom joy that was We Are Lady Parts, Nida Manzoor takes a giant leap to the big screen with an in-your-face comedy about crane-kicking the face of traditional mores.
A filmmaker sets out to document her best friend’s arranged marriage in Shekhar Kapur’s culture clash romantic comedy.
A woman with a missing husband turns to an interesting money-making venture in Blerta Basholli’s intriguing drama.
Two sisters are reunited as their community comes apart at the seams in Cathy Brady’s Troubles-era drama.
Ayten Amin’s unconventional coming-of-age drama adopts a matter-of-fact view of modern Egyptian society.
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