Curated by Iraqi filmmaker, photographer and writer Yamam Nabeel, the I’m Migrant screening programme brings together both emerging and established film-makers from across the Arab World, creating a platform for cross-cultural and intergeneration conversation through film.

The programme will feature a curated selection of short and feature-length films alongside three open-call screening evenings inviting emerging young filmmakers of Arabic heritage to submit projects they’re working on. Each screening evening will be accompanied by a talk or panel discussion by those involved in the production.


Feature films include:

THE WOODMAN
Dir. Koutaiba al-Janabi
GOODBYE JULIA
Dir. Mohamed Kordofani
THE TEACHER
Dir. Farah Nabulsi

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To submit a film to the Open Call screenings for student and graduate filmmakers from the SWANA Region, please email a link to your film with a CV to: ae@artforward.media by Friday 24 January 2025. This is a free opportunity with no submission fees.

I’m Migrant is a multimedia project of film, photography, exhibitions and written word, focusing on the lives of immigrant and exiled artists, poets and writers from the Arab world and their contribution to western culture.