CCFF PRESENTS: THE ARAB NARRATIVES PROJECT
The Capital City Film Festival celebrates artists from around the world by curating outstanding multimedia experiences for the community. Over the last 15 years, CCFF has become a platform for cultivating dialogue and cultural exchange.
CCFF is proud to uplift Arab voices and stories from around the globe and in the U.S. during National Arab American Heritage Month. This year’s festival, taking place April 2-12, the Arab Narratives Project will celebrate the significant impact Arab artists have had on the filmmaking landscape both at home and abroad through a series of film screenings and artist talkbacks. Additional film projects at the festival originating from the Southwest Asia and North Africa region are also included below.
ARAB NARRATIVES PROJECT: FEATURE FILMS
“Goodbye Julia” – Narrative Feature
“Tell Them About Us” – Documentary Feature
“The Palestine Exception” – Documentary Feature
“Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano” – Documentary Feature
“6 AM” – Narrative Feature
ARAB NARRATIVES PROJECT: SHORT FILMS
“You Can’t Beat the Feeling” | Screens in the ‘Just a Vibe’ Shorts program
“Jedo’s Dead” | Screens in the ‘Film Imitates Life’ Shorts program
“My So-Called Iraqi Wedding” | Screens in the Absurdly Funny Shorts program
“HOLY HEAVÊNESS” | Screens in the Animated Shorts program
“Shadows” | Screens in the Animated Shorts program
“Cow Killer” | Screens in the Global Shorts program
“Mawtini (My Homeland)” | Screens before “The Palestine Exception”
“EITR” | Screens in the ‘Pride in Motion’ Shorts program
“Mahsa – Woman Life Freedom” | Screens in the Documentary Shorts program
“Amplified” | Screens in the ‘Tear Jerker’ Shorts program
The Arab Narratives Project at CCFF25 is supported in part by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, Michigan Humanities Council, and Arts Council of Greater Lansing. Program partners include the Michigan State University Global Studies, Muslim Studies, and Film Studies programs, and the MSU Broad Art Museum, with consultation from the Arab American National Museum.
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