On Lightness features five short films whose central characters are able to showcase a certain dose of absurdity in the face of adversity. This series dares to flirt with comic relief and dabbles in the absurd, punctuating a certain persistence on bliss, song, and dance – additional tools in our arsenal to ward off naysayers and different forces of oppression.

Followed by a film talk with Basma Alsharif (director of Capital).

A Short Film About Kids
Fiction, director: Ibrahim Handal, Palestine, 2023, 10 min, AR, with EN st.

A Beautiful Excuse For A Deadly Sin
Fiction, director: Hashim Sharaf, Bahrain, 2023, 16 min, AR, with EN st.

Capital
Fiction, director: Basma Alsharif, Egypt/Italy, 2023, 17 min, AR/FR/Italian, with EN st.

Chikha

Fiction, director: Ayoub Layoussifi & Zahoua Raji, Morocco/France, 2024, 25 min, AR, with EN st.

Mme Faiza et Dr. Love
Fiction, director: Anissa Daoud, Tunisia/France/Qatar, 2024, 25 min, FR, with EN st