• ‘Once Upon a Time in Gaza’

  

  The film, by Gaza-born twins Tarzan and Arab Nasser, is set in 2007 and follows Yahya, a student, and his unexpected friendship with Ousama, a warm-hearted dealer, during the rise of Hamas.

• ‘Eagles of the Republic’

  

  Created by Swedish Egyptian director Tarik Saleh, the film centers on a fictional Egyptian actor whose reputation collapses in the public eye.

• ‘La Petite Derniere’ 

  

  French Tunisian Algerian filmmaker Hafsia Herzi’s movie follows a young Algerian immigrant in France as she navigates identity, tradition and self-discovery after joining an elite preparatory school.

• ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’

  

  The movie, by Egyptian filmmaker Morad Mostafa, centers on a Somali caregiver in Cairo, exploring the tensions and complexities in the city’s African migrant communities.

• ‘Promised Sky’

  

  French Tunisian director Erige Sehiri’s film follows Marie, a 40-year-old Ivorian pastor in Tunisia, during rising tensions and violence against sub-Saharan migrants.

•  ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’

  

  The film captures wartime video exchanges between filmmaker Sepideh Farsi and Gazan photojournalist Fatima Hassouna.