Lights, Camera, Action! Films to be Screened at Qumra 2025
Qumra is an exciting program where globally renowned directors, screenwriters, and other industry professionals will come together to instruct a new generation of filmmakers.
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The program will run from Apr. 4 to Apr. 9 and passes for the program will be purchased here.
Here is a lineup of films which will be screened at the event.
Demba
This film is based in North Senegal where Demba is about to retire from his thirty years of service at his small town's city hall. On the second anniversary of his wife's death, his mental health is deteriorating, but amongst this all, he reconnects with his estranged son.
East of Noon
This film is about a unique set of characters living in a confined world outside of time. Hala Elkoussy's film features the musical prodigy Abdo set to defy his elders, the showman Shawky rules the community with a theatrical blend of performance and fear, and the village storyteller Galala shares fables of the sea.
Ma-Cry of Silence
The Maw Naing's feature narrative is about a young Burmese woman, working in the garment factory in Yangon during the civil war in Myanmar in 2022. However, she and other laborers have not received any wages for two months and are leading strikes, demanding to be paid.
Moondove
Karim Kassem's feature documentary focuses on three stories set in the mountains of Lebanon, which metaphysically converge to reveal memories of love and loss.
A drought threatens a remote village's land and way of life after harvest is over.
Red Path
Lofti Achour's film is set in an isolated landscape of central Tunisia and is about 14-year-old Achraf whose life falls apart when he witnesses the murder of his cousin and is forced to carry the message back to his family.
Rising Up at Night
The city of 17 million people, Kinshasa, is plunged into darkness, leaving its people struggling to access light. The film's lead, Kudi, mobilizes his neighborhood to buy stolen cable to restore electricity in the area for the festivities.
Tickets for the screenings can be purchased here. If you love films, mark your calendars for Qumra!