Travel To the Middle East Through NFB Films

For all of you who’ve wanted to travel internationally but just couldn’t find the time or money… did you know there’s an NFB film for that?

Take a cinematic trip to the Middle East through 8 NFB docs!

Freelancer on the Front Lines

From Egypt to Turkey and Iraq by way of Israel and Palestine, witness the ups and downs of freelance journalism in action.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/freelancer_on_the_front_lines/

Iran

Window Horses

Download this film about a young poet who embarks on a journey of discovery and reconciliation while attending a poetry festival in Iran.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/window_horses/

Iraq

Baghdad Twist

Take a tour through the fragmented memories of an Arab exile as  director Joe Balass pulls back the curtain on the once-thriving Jewish population of Iraq.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/baghdad_twist/

From Baghdad to Peace Country

Watch this documentary about a Canadian artist who, in 1999, took a life-altering journey to Baghdad.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/from_baghdad_to_peace_country/

Israel

The Innocent Door

This short doc gives us an unusual view of the old city of Jerusalem, before and after the redevelopment of certain key sectors took place in the early 1970s.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/innocent_door/

Palestine

The Wanted 18

Rent this feature film that mixes live footage with animation to tell the surprising tale of a herd of cows acquired by the Palestinian community of Beit Sahour that came to be seen as a security by the Israeli army.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/wanted_18/

Jordan

Grassroots in Dry Lands

Download a powerful doc that follows three unconventional social workers from the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Israel who are coming together to build a more just and civil society.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/grassroots_in_dry_lands/

Lebanon

A Scent of Mint

Follow filmmaker Pierre Sidaoui as he spins the tale of his own immigration from Abey, Lebanon, to Montreal, Canada, and all that it entailed.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/scent_of_mint/

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