Welcome to AFD's Institutional Sales department. Here you'll find documentaries and features available on DVD and VHS for colleges, universities and other organizations. Be sure to check out our catalog at the bottom of this page. If you have questions about purchasing or renting a film with Institutional licensing, please contact: institutionalsales@arabfilm.com.
For information about renting films or videos for festival screenings, please contact: bookings@arabfilm.com.
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Now on DVD!
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 | Cairo Letters
a woman reminisces about a life spent in Cairo, Paris and Montreal. More > |
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Great African Films, Vol. 3
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 | Desert Ark, The & Daratt (Dry Season)
Two teenagers from opposite sides of the tracks fall in love, their forbidden relationship pitting family against family. More > |
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New from Mehrnaz Saeedvafa
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 | Saless: Far From Home
Filmmaker Mehrnaz Saeedvafa interviews the veteran filmmaker three weeks before his death in an effort to introduce American cinephiles to his life and work. More > |
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New English translation!
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 | Terrorism & Kebab
a farce denouncing the absurdity of bureaucracy in modern Egypt. Adel Imam, Egypt's leading comic actor, is a father who wants to move his son to a school closer to home. More > |
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Light-hearted musical comedy
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 | 100% Arabica
In this light-hearted musical comedy with a message, a North African pop group uses music to triumph over the bigotry and violence in their housing project on the outskirts of Paris. More > |
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With Mark Cousins
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 | Journey Through Iranian Cinema With Mark Cousins, A
In A Journey Through Iranian Cinema With Mark Cousins, Iranian filmmaker Ehsan Khoshbakht catches up with Mark during the English tour of The Story of Film. More > |
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Fates of those kidnapped in 1982
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 | Lanterns of Memory
“Lanterns Of Memory” explores the fate of the thousands of people who disappeared during the Lebanese civil war. More > |
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Superb cinema verité style!
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 | Glass House, The
The fringes of Iranian society can be a lonely place, especially if you are a teenage girl with few resources to fall back on. The Glass House follows four girls striving to pull... More > |
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Provocative and Hilarious
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 | Jerry and Me
“Jerry & Me” is a personal documentary exploring the significance of Hollywood movies (by Kubrick, Hitchcock, Hawks, Sirk, Ford, and Jerry Lewis, among others) in the life of the filmmaker... More > |
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Incredibly Brave & Articulate
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 | Tajik Woman, A
A picture of an unknown Tajik woman found in a Russian book on Tajikistan encourages videomaker Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa to reflect on issues of exile and cultural conflict for Muslim women from Afghanistan More > |
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A girls' basketball team in Iraq!
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 | Salaam Dunk
For the young women on the American Univ. of Iraq basketball team, most of whom have never touched a basketball before, the game is a blissful escape from the realities of living in a war-torn nation. More > |
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On Whiteness and Assimilation
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 | Not Quite White
Jamil Khoury draws upon his own Arab and Slavic heritage as the lens through which to investigate the broader issue of immigrants achieving whiteness and hence qualifying as "fully American." More > |
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New from director Yousry Nasrallah!
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 | Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story
The host of a popular talk show on a TV station in Cairo stirs up political controversy and trouble in her marriage when women's issues in contemporary Egypt are featured as the topic of her show. More > |
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An indie filmmaker in war-torn Iraq
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 | War, Love, God, & Madness
Struggling against seemingly insurmountable hurdles involving imprisonment, injury, curfews, and attacks, Al-Daradji proves himself to be one of the world's most truly independent filmmakers. More > |
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A young Palestinian in San Diego
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 | Farah
When 3-yr-old Farah arrives in California from Palestine to be treated for injuries incurred during an attack on Beit Lahiya in Gaza, she and her American host mother develop a strong emotional bond. More > |
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Arab/Muslim immigrants in Europe
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 | "Other" Threat, The: Arab/Muslim Immigrants in Europe
In a subtle-yet-candid manner, The "Other" Threat reveals the reality of Arab/Muslim immigration in Spain and the UK, two countries that have been afflicted with terrorism for decades. More > |
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Catherine Deneuve in Lebanon!
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 | I Want to See
While visiting Beirut, iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve insists "Je veux voir" ("I want to see"), referring to Israel's devastation of southern Lebanon during the 2006 war. More > |
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Syria's crumbling infrastructure
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 | Flood In Baath Country, A
With its powerful and daring critique of Syria's political regime and the tribal politics that hold it together, "Flood" foreshadows the wave of democracy currently sweeping the Arab world. More > |
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Exploring Arab/Queer identities
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 | both/and
In "both/and," the characters of Jamil, Arab Man, and Gay Man explore and explode the constructed boundaries between American/Arab, Arab-American/gay, for-profit/not-for-profit, and more! More > |
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Voices of women leaders in Islam
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 | Veiled Voices
In director Brigid Maher's insightful documentary, three influential women Islamic leaders in Lebanon, Egypt and Syria are profiled—along with their families and the communities in which they serve. More > |
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Explore the Yemeni island of Socotra!
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 | Dardasha Socotra
Safaa Fathy’s enchanting film presents the Yemeni island of Socotra through a series of conversations with its inhabitants, who give surprising insight on the island's history, language, and more! More > |
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Palestinian women in south Lebanon
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 | Kingdom of Women, The
The story of the Palestinian women who worked together to rebuild the Ein El Hilweh refugee camp between 1982 and 1984 is an important chapter in the history of Palestinian refugees in south Lebanon. More > |
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A new film about real life in Syria
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 | Tea on the Axis of Evil
By presenting Syrians from all walks of life as they talk about their lives and current issues, this film makes the genial voices of the Syrian people available for the rest of the world to hear. More > |
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Norm Finkelstein—American Radical!
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 | American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein
is the probing documentary portrait of American academic and activist Norman Finkelstein, who has been at the center of many intractable controversies. More > |
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