Arab Film Club: An Afternoon of Shorts and Q&A
A programme of exceptional short films spotlighting refugee narratives and stories of migration, curated by actor and writer Sarah Agha.
The Arab Film Club returns to the Southbank Centre for a special Refugee Week screening.
The films selected showcase the richly varied and inventive ways film-makers use the power of cinema, art and storytelling to humanise struggle and raise awareness through art.
The screening is followed by a Q&A hosted by Sarah Agha with the film-makers on stage.
The theme for this year’s curation is ‘courage’.
Programme
- Cameraman by Arsalan Motavali (15 minutes, 2025)
‘In the late 90s, a newly immigrated Iranian cameraman finds himself adrift in London. Struggling to adapt, he must decide whether to risk his family’s limited savings on a stranger’s offer – one that promises a way back to the identity he once knew.’ - Neo Nahda by May Ziadé (12 minutes, 2023)
‘Mona, a young woman living in London, becomes obsessed with photographs of Arab women cross-dressing in the 1920s. Somewhere in between her fantasies and reality, she goes on a feverish journey of uncovering erased histories and her own identity.’ - Gaza Bride 17 by Waseem Khair (20 minutes, 2025)
‘A fisherman from Gaza is trapped in his haunting memories. After losing his only child, he suffers from post-traumatic disorder that leads him on a psychological journey, reliving his tragedy in a different reality.’This event is part of Refugee Week and is presented in partnership with Counterpoints Arts.
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Dates & times
28 Jun 2026, 3pm
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2 hours (approx)
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This event is held at the Purcell Room Southbank Centre
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