Cinema and programs
Cinema and programs
Cinema does not end with the credits. It goes on in what we remember and what we discuss.
Cinema and programs are the beating heart of the Lab: we set up a meeting between the screen and the city, between the film and its audience, between memory and the present.
Every program is chosen with care: films worth the time and the discussion, from Arab and Libyan cinema to films from elsewhere that touch our own questions.
We do not promise dates or film lists before they are confirmed. Being open about that is part of our respect for audiences and filmmakers.
Program tracks
- Cinema club
- Monthly program
- Special screenings
- Open air cinema
- Film weeks
- Talks
- Post screening discussions
Season 01
Season one, May to August 2026
09.05Screening
The Present
الهدية
Farah Nabulsi · Palestine · short fiction
14.05Screening
The President’s Visit
زيارة الرئيس
Cyril Aris · Lebanon · short fiction
16.05Screening
Weaning
فطام
Houssam Hamo · Syria · short fiction
06.06Film week
A Grotto for Sale · Snake Hill
مغارة للبيع · تلة الحيات
Muriel Hanini · Joelle Abou Chabke
11.06Film week
The Tree of Hell · Shift
شجرة الجحيم · أفق
Raed Zeno · Mousa Al Shabandar and Shirine Raqoul
13.06Talk
The importance of cinema and its role in society
أهمية السينما ودورها في المجتمع
Dr. Fatima Ghandour
04.07Screening
Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
أحلام المنفى
Mai Masri
11.07Screening
The Girl Who Loved Eternity
ثريا
Ahmed Badr Karram
18.07Screening
Tango of Yearning
تانغو الأمل
Mohamed Soueid
08.08Talk
Cinema and psychology
السينما وعلم النفس
Malak Ben Jaber
20.08Open air
Cléo de 5 à 7
كليو من 5 إلى 7
Agnès Varda · open air cinema
[date]Film week
Women’s films
أفلام المرأة
Film week