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North Africa

Baba
Iris Prize-winning short follows a queer Libyan teenager living underground - literally.
Jun 16 • Kevin Kriedemann
Med Hondo: A founding father of African cinema
Al Jazeera documentary explores Mauritanian great.
May 31 • Kevin Kriedemann
Lily
This Tunisian short won the $1m AI Film Award.
May 28 • Kevin Kriedemann
Salah: Farewell to the King
Liverpool celebrates their Egyptian star for the last time.
May 26 • Kevin Kriedemann
Youth
A Vimeo Staff Pick and Short of the Week set in Cairo, where a teenage girl is pushed to consider her own boundaries.
May 17 • Kevin Kriedemann
Butterfly
An Oscar-nominated animated short inspired by a Jewish-Algerian swimmer who competed at the Olympics - in Nazi Germany.
May 17 • Kevin Kriedemann
Territory
The Blaze's Cannes Lions Film Craft-winning music video about returning home.
May 17 • Kevin Kriedemann
Brotherhood
An Oscar-nominated short film about fathers, sons and mistrust
May 16 • Kevin Kriedemann
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