Sheyma Buali

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London discovers Arab Cinema

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Walking through the dimmed hallways of the British Film Institute (BFI), one passes glamorous portraits of 1950s starlet Vivien Leigh, posters for remakes of the classic Nosferatu the Vampyre, and images depicting street life in London. This is the place where the magic of ci

London Film Festival showcases Arab Spring

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since 2011 the London Film Festival has always included films that reflect on the Arab Spring. These included the portmanteaus 18 Days, and Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician, as well as Ibrahim El Batout’s Winter of Discontent in 2012. This year, another thre