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SAFAR Film Festival 2024

On Dreams, Hopes and Realities

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The SAFAR Film Festival is the largest festival in the UK dedicated to cinema from the Arab world.

The 2024 edition brings together over 50 films from 15 countries including new releases, classics, family friendly screenings, archive films, special events and more. This year’s festival theme aims to highlight a multitude of daily realities being faced across the Arab world and reflect on how small hopes and bigger dreams co-exist within such contexts. 

The ninth edition runs from 18-30 June with screenings in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford and Plymouth. 

‘How can bearing witness to a reality enable us to challenge it? Are we allowed to hope beyond it?  And can we achieve our dreams individually, or do we need to dream together to ensure they come true?‘
Rabih El-Khoury, SAFAR Curator 

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