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SWEET REFUGE won best international short comedy! A huge thank you to @nfmla and @arabfilmmedia. We are thrilled to be recognized among 130 nominees across 16 categories.

If you haven’t yet watched it, it’s now available online on @omel

Congratulations @mmircat and all the talented filmmakers awarded the Pillars Artist Fellowship. @pillarsfund provides crucial financial and professional support for Muslim filmmakers, who are historically underrepresented in the entertainment industr

Arab Love is AFMI’s annual program focused on sharing the stories of the queer Arab community around the world.

This year’s selection of short films explores the complicated nature of gender and sexuality in relationships, and the pressu

COUSINS is now on @newyorkermag for all to watch. 🔗in bio. At a time when our voices are being silenced, it’s more important now than ever to share our authentic stories. As storytellers, we know films have the power to envision new worlds, ed

Joining #FilmWorkersForPalestine in calling for an end to genocide and a free Palestine. We demand a ceasefire, reject the unjust backlash our industry peers have faced for being pro-Palestine, and call for filmmakers to use their platforms

We're pushing our authentic stories, raising our voices in every space, and showing people we are here🇵🇸

Every day for the past 50 days our hearts and minds have been with Palestine and the people of Gaza. It has been difficult to show up and be p

NYC friends and fam come through to see COUSINS on the big screen!

Playing @newfest on Friday, October 20th at 7:30pm at the @svatheatre as part of Shorts: Women’s Night Out Remix. Grateful for NewFests continued support of our work 💜

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@hamptonsfilm’s line up is up! SWEET REFUGE is screening as part of the FISH OUT OF WATER shorts on Saturday, Oct 7th at 3pm. Come say hi 🐟

#hamptonsfilmfestival #hamptonsfilm

Congratulations @laithnakli for winning best performance @dc_apafilm for his heartfelt performance as Hakim in #sweetrefugethefilm 💜 and congratulations to the entire Sweet Refuge team!

“Indie film from the global majority” Thank you @blackstarfest for a week of film and community! “Very good for the Keeetoo”

#bsff23 #blackstaronbroad #byindiemeansnecessary

One week until our screening @blackstarfest! We’re heading to Philly from Aug 2-6 for a week of beautiful films, panels and more. All by Black, Brown and Indigenous creators. #bsff23 Whose going? 👋

Shout out to the talented cast of COUSINS @ribal.rayess @monicasanborn @zaynalexander and @karinadandashi 🎭 Here they are prepping for what is by far the most hilarious scene of this film #bts

📸 @samwiseferg.exr

DC Friends! Sweet Refuge is screening at the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival on Thursday, July 13th at 7pm at the Angelika Pop-Up.

More east coast screenings to come…

Thank you @thewrap for the thoughtful write up about COUSINS 📰

Our short film is up online for 1 MORE WEEK alongside other inspiring shorts, if you haven’t already… WATCH AND VOTE! (link in bio)

Winners will receive prizes worth $10,

Happy Eid from Hakim’s Sweets #sweetrefugethefilm 💫

VOTE FOR COUSINS! Our short film is up online for a limited time as one of the 12 finalists for TheWrap’s ShortList film festival!

Celebrating the best in award-winning shorts from around the world, the ShortList streams 12 finalist films for

Thank you @framelinefest for a wonderful week in San Francisco!!! Sharing #cousinsthefilm at the @the_castro_theatre alongside such beautiful films was iconic. Grateful for all of our new (and old) friends 💜

Thank you to the Colin Higgins Foundati

NYC!!! Sweet Refuge’s New York premiere is happening at the 22nd @newyorkasianfilmfestival as part of the Narrative Shorts Showcase, presented by the New York Asian Film Foundation & Film at Lincoln Center @filmlinc.

Screening on Fri

COUSINS headed to Indianapolis!!! Screening at the Academy Award® Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival on Friday, July 21.

Tickets are now available to watch virtually or in person at IndyShorts.org!

Indianapolis here we come.
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SWEET REFUGE is headed to Philly, screening as part of this year’s BlackStar Film Festival. @blackstarfest is an incredible film festival that celebrates films by Black, Brown, and Indigenous creators. Happening this summer from Aug 2-6 both in

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