• ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’

  

  The movie, by Egyptian filmmaker Morad Mostafa, centers on a Somali caregiver in Cairo, exploring the tensions and complexities in the city’s African migrant communities.

• ‘La Petite Derniere’

  

  French Tunisian Algerian filmmaker Hafsia Herzi’s movie follows a young Algerian immigrant in France as she navigates identity, tradition and self-discovery after joining an elite preparatory school.

• ‘Cotton Queen’

  

  Director Suzannah Mirghani’s film follows Nafisa, a young woman in a Sudanese cotton-farming village, whose quiet life is disrupted by the arrival of a young businessman.

• ‘Once Upon a Time in Gaza’

  

  The film, by Gaza-born twins Tarzan and Arab Nasser, is set in 2007 and follows Yahya, a student, and his unexpected friendship with Ousama, a warm-hearted dealer, during the rise of Hamas.

• ‘The President’s Cake’

  

  From Iraqi director Hasan Hadi comes the story of 9-year-old Lamia, who must bake a birthday cake for the president or face punishment.

   

• ‘All That’s Left of You’

  

  This multigenerational drama by Palestinian filmmaker Cherien Dabis follows the struggles and memories of a Palestinian family from 1948 to the present day.