The Arab Film Festival returns to Dearborn for its 20th year - WDET 101.9 FM

The Arab Film Festival returns to Dearborn for its 20th year - WDET 101.9 FM

Metro Detroit is home to one of the largest populations of Arab Americans in the US. Arabs who are Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Palestinian, Moroccan and Yemeni have cultivated communities here. The Arab American National Museum in Dearborn was founded in 2005 to celebrate the Arab world and solidify pride in being Arab American. Alongside the opening of the museum, the Arab Film Festival debuted.  Dave Serio is the curator of t…

Qumra’s Quiet Strength: Championing Documentaries from the MENA Region and Beyond

Qumra, the Doha-based industry event, named after the Arabic word believedto be the origin of “camera” and taking place from April 3–9, aims “to provide mentorship, nurture talent, and foster hands-on development for filmmakers from Qatar, the region, and beyond.” Out of the 49 selected projects, 12 feature-length documentary projects were presented in Doha: four in development, two in production, two Works-in-Progress, and four picture-locked. …