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Middle Eastern countries, their history, religions, cultures and politics, especially Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, and also stories about the experiences of people from the Middle East in Australia, many of them made by Middle Eastern filmmakers.

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BORDER POLITICS

BORDER POLITICS

2018 (PG) 90 min

In this film, leading Human Rights barrister, Julian Burnside AO, deconstructs harsh asylum seeker policies around the world, arguing that failure in political leadership is compromising human rights and destroying democratic principles in the West. more

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BY COMPASS AND QURAN

BY COMPASS AND QURAN

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

Retracing the steps of the Afghan cameleers, exploring their amazing lives in the Australian outback, and the discrimination and alienation that many endured in a white Australia. more

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FREEDOM STORIES

FREEDOM STORIES

2015 (PG) 99 min

Explores the achievements of former 'boat people' who arrived from the Middle-East around the watershed year of 2001. Locked in remote detention centres and then placed on temporary protection visas, their limbo lasted for years. Now Australian citizens, they are building secure lives and contributing to their new country. more

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FROM UNDER THE RUBBLE

FROM UNDER THE RUBBLE

2018 (M) 76 min

The Samouni family story: a powerful civilian perspective on the violent clash between Palestinians and Israeli armed forces in Gaza. Australian filmmaker Anne Tsoulis has created an intimate and unflinching film about an appalling crisis. more

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HONEYMOON IN KABUL

HONEYMOON IN KABUL

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 71 min

A powerful documentary about Afghanistan and the difficulties of delivering aid to a country that is suffering from "aid fatigue" and prolonged exposure to Western misunderstanding. The psychological and physical damage caused by war, exacerbated by mistrust of foreigners, is at the heart of this honest and challenging... more

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HOPE

HOPE

2008 (M) 104 min

In 2001, 400 asylum seekers set out on a boat known as the Siev X. Only 7 made it to Australia. Amal Basry was one of them ... more

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HOPE IN A SLINGSHOT

HOPE IN A SLINGSHOT

2010 (M) 61 min

HOPE IN A SLINGSHOT explores the day-to-day realities of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the effect on civilians on both sides. A journey through the underbelly of the occupation of Palestine by Israel. more

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IRAQ, MY COUNTRY

IRAQ, MY COUNTRY

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

A journey into Iraq after the American invasion, as told by an Iraqi refugee returning to his homeland after 10 years in Australia. A film of raw power and immediacy, capturing images of Iraq that we will never see on the nightly news. more

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I REMEMBER 1948

I REMEMBER 1948

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min

Palestinian elders share memories of the year they became refugees. Personal memories of the tumultuous days of Al Nakba, 'the catastrophe', May 15th 1948, when 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes. more

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JAMMIN' IN THE MIDDLE E

JAMMIN' IN THE MIDDLE E

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 49 min

An Arab-Australian comedy based on the true-life stories of young people growing up in the tough Western suburbs of Sydney. more

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LAND MINES - a love story

LAND MINES - a love story

2005 (PG) 73 min

LAND MINES - a love story is a compelling anti-war film set in Afghanistan, a country that has become synonymous with conflict. It is also a story of romance and a celebration of life, hope and love. more

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MEMORIES ON STONE

MEMORIES ON STONE

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: M) 97 min

A remarkable award-winning Kurdish feature film from Iraq. With great visual and comedic flair, director Shawkat Amin Korki delivers a poignant portrait of contemporary Kurdish society haunted by its past. more

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NO BURQAS BEHIND BARS

NO BURQAS BEHIND BARS

2012 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 77 min

Inside an Afghan women's prison. Women are normally faceless in Afghanistan: outside the home, burqas cover them from head to toe. But in prison, they sometimes have more freedom and safety than outside. more

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ON THE BANKS OF THE TIGRIS

ON THE BANKS OF THE TIGRIS

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 79 min

A musical odyssey that uncovers the hidden – and almost erased – story of Iraqi music. more

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OTHER ZIONISTS, THE

OTHER ZIONISTS, THE

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

An award-winning documentary by Canadian filmmaker, Eric Scott, focusing on an issue which he sees as emblematic of the whole Israeli-Palestinian conflict - the Israeli military checkpoints that line Israel's border and are scattered throughout the Occupied Territories. more

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SILMA'S SCHOOL

SILMA'S SCHOOL

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 83 min

SILMA'S  SCHOOL is a compelling observational documentary about a Muslim school in Sydney and the tumultuous struggle by its principal to keep it open. more

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SOHRAB AND RUSTUM

SOHRAB AND RUSTUM

2018 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 14 min

WINNER! BEST ANIMATION, SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL! An animated film by Lee Whitmore about a charismatic teacher who stirs the imaginations of the teenage girls in her classroom. Inspired by the epic poem by Matthew Arnold. more

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TEMPLE OF DREAMS

TEMPLE OF DREAMS

2007 (G) 90 min

Fadi Rahman runs the self-funded ICRA Youth Centre, operating out of a converted Masonic Temple in the heart of Sydney's Muslim community. When the Cronulla riots take place in December 2005, Fadi realises the need to accelerate and increase the programmes for Muslim youth. In the meantime, the local council has ruled... more

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TENTMAKERS OF CAIRO, THE

TENTMAKERS OF CAIRO, THE

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 93 min

Spanning three turbulent years in Egyptian life, from the 2011 revolution to the 2014 election of Abdel Fatah Al Sisi, this intimate documentary observes these events through the eyes of artisan tentmakers in a back street in Cairo. more

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THOSE WHO SAID NO

THOSE WHO SAID NO

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 89 min

Crimes against humanity committed by the Iranian regime in the 1980s are revealed in the Iran Tribunal, an enquiry held under the auspices of the International Court of Justice in the Hague in 2012-3. A film by Iranian filmmaker, Nima Sarvestani, co-director of NO BURQAS BEHIND BARS. more

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