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Egyptian filmmaker Ali El Arabi’s first doc feature Captains of Zaatari will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Documentary Competition. Shot in narrative-style the doc was filmed over six years and follows two best friends in a Jordan refugee camp who dream of becoming pro soccer players. El Arabi previously produced documentaries for National Geographic, ZDF and Stern Germany. He also runs his own Cairo-based production company, Ambient Light, which focuses on topics relevant to the MENA region including refugee displacement and women’s and children’s...

‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Added to Sundance Lineup Egyptian soccer documentary “Captains of Zaatari” also a late additionBrian Welk | January 12, 2021 @ 10:00 AM "Judas and the Black Messiah" / Warner Bros. Sundance has made two late additions to its 2021 festival lineup: an Egyptian soccer documentary called “Captains of Zaatari,” and Warner Bros.’ upcoming “Judas and the Black Messiah,” a rare example of a big studio film with ambitious Oscar hopes landing a big premiere stage at the generally indie festival. “Judas and the Black Messiah” is the story of Black...

by Craig Takeuchi on December 21st, 2020 at 1:30 PM 1 of 10 2 of 10 The 20th edition of the Whistler Film Festival called it a wrap for its program on Sunday with an awards ceremony—and the list of winners hail from across Canada and abroad. Even though the festival has completed, all of the films and more from this year's WFF are still available to watch online until the end of the month. (Also, to help support filmmakers and Canadian rights holders during this challenging time, the festival is giving them 50 percent of net proceeds from film tickets.) On December 20, the WFF presente...