TPFF Guide to Arab and African Films at TIFF’21
To share the best of contemporary Arab cinema coming to our city, TPFF has put together this list of Palestinian, Arab and African films playing at this year’s TIFF. To watch even more excellent Palestinian films, join us at TPFF 2021: Sept 22-26, 2021 in-theatre at the TIFF Bell Lightbox and online worldwide.
Browse our program and purchase tickets: https://www.tpff.ca/program-2021
CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
Costa Brava By Mounia Akl (Lebanon)
Saleh Bakri and Nadine Labaki star in Mounia Akl’s impassioned debut, an eerie family drama set amid a raging climate crisis in near-future Lebanon.
In-person screenings: Sept 11 8:00 PM | Sept 13 8:45 PM
Digital screenings: Sept 12 1:00 PM | Sept 15 7:00 PM
The Gravedigger’s Wife by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed (Somalia)
A poetic romance centring a family facing impossible loss and the lengths one man will go for his beloved.
In-person screenings: Sept 14 6:30 PM | Sept 16 9:00 PM
Digital screenings: Sept 11 1:00 PM | Sept 17 7:00 PM
TIFF NEXT WAVE
Farha by Darin Sallam (Jordan/Palestine)
In 1940s Palestine, a 14-year-old watches from a locked cellar as the world around her crumbles and her once closely held dreams become unrecognizable.
In-person screenings: Sept 14 8:00 PM
Digital screenings: Sept 14 9:00 PM | Sept 18 1:00 PM
PLATFORM
Huda’s Salon by Hany Abu-Assad (Palestine)
This political and emotional thriller explores a dangerous clash between two women struggling to cope with life under occupation.
In-person screenings: Sept 9 6:00 PM | Sept 17 12:00 PM
Digital screenings: Sept 10 5:00 PM | Sept 17 7:00 PM
TIFF DOCS
The Devil’s Driver by Mohammed Abugeth, Daniel Carsenty (Palestine)
With the intensity of a 1970s chase film, follow Palestinian smugglers on high-speed trips to help workers cross the border.
In-person screenings: Sept 12 5:30 PM
Digital screenings: Sept 15 1:00 PM | Sept 17 5:00 PM
DISCOVERY
Tug of War by Amil Shivji (Tanzania/Zanzibar)
A young revolutionary and a runaway bride struggle for forbidden freedoms, in this adaptation of Adam Shafi’s Swahili novel.
In-person screenings: Sept 12 6:00 PM | Sept 18 5:30 PM
Digital Screenings: Sept 14 1:00 PM | Sept 17 7:00 PM
For more information about TPFF 2021, visit tpff.ca