Loulwa Khoury

Filmmaker & Film Editor

Portraying a heart-wrenching duality between Beirut and New York, WE NEVER LEFT is a tortured love story of a displaced people, an impassioned testament to the Lebanese diaspora’s unrequited but irrepressible love for their homeland after the start of the Lebanese revolution.

We Never Left

Artist Gregory Maqoma, with composer Thuthuka Sibisi, reframes history to write his own, unique narrative.

Joy Dancer

In Myanmar's first and only country-wide environmental movement, Indigenous punk rock pastors and women activists protect a sacred river from a Chinese-built mega dam through protest, prayer, and Karaoke music videos.

Above and Below the Ground

Two struggling country music singers from the tiny African Kingdom of Swaziland journey to Texas determined to win big at a local battle of the bands and turn their careers around.

Dusty & Stones

Let Noor Run

At the height of Europe's refugee crisis, two Syrian women give birth in the same Greek hospital, with the same dream: to raise their children away from war. Their lives take unexpected turns as they navigate motherhood while seeking asylum. Directed by Emmy-nominated journalist Francesca Trianni, this is the first feature documentary produced by TIME magazine.

Paradise Without People

Behind the gates of a palm tree-lined fantasyland, four residents of America's largest retirement community, The Villages, FL, strive to find solace and meaning.

Some Kind of Heaven

A documentary that follows the efforts of "Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently," a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014.

City of Ghosts

Part road-movie and part intimate portrait of lives in transit, IT WILL BE CHAOS unfolds between Italy and the Balkan corridor, intercutting two unforgettable refugees stories of human strength and resilience.

It Will be Chaos

When two young sisters are torn apart, the eldest loses her identity and transforms into someone new in the name of belonging and resistance.

You Resemble Me

Reverberations

Ganden: A Joyful Land

The food vendor narrative in New York is not a new one, but a constantly evolving one. Despite the difference in culture and food, these vendors' food has become a staple of New York City life. From Kosher Hot Dogs and Pretzels, to Greek Souvlaki and now Middle Eastern "Halal" styled food; these vendors depict what it truly means for America to be a melting pot.

White Sauce Hot Sauce

Moby Longinotto's feature documentary debut tells the story of Jheri Jones, a 74 year old transgender divorcee, and her family in Bible Belt Mississippi.

The Joneses

When 24-year-old Hend Nafea is arrested and tortured for demonstrating peacefully in Cairo's Tahrir Square, her pursuit of justice reflects post-revolution Egypt at an uncertain crossroads.

The Trials of Spring

LOOK AT US NOW, MOTHER! is about the transformation of a highly charged mother/daughter relationship from Mommie Dearest to Dear Mom, from hatred to love, as told through the filmmaker's story. The film is an unflinching look at the complex bond between mother and daughter.

Look at Us Now, Mother!

When director Philippe Aractingi is forced to leave his motherland for the third time, the realisation dawns on him: his ancestors have been fleeing wars for five generations. Exploring his roots, Aractingi goes back to the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the creation of Israel and the Lebanese Civil War.

Heritages

Follows the lives of a group of young friends from different Arab countries as they quest for success in New York City. They face the challenge of balancing their desire to succeed, whilst trying to stay true to their roots.