HAFF 2025 Tickets
SCREENINGS, TALKS, EVENTS and MORE!
Tickets are now available for the 4th Edition of Hollywood Arab Film Festival!
Join us from Wednesday, April 9th to Sunday, April 13th at Look Cinema, Glendale, CA and meet your favorite Arab stars and industry professionals..
Opening Night Program: Wednesday, April 9th
6:00 PM - Opening Night Ceremony
7:00 PM - Opening Night Screening
7:00 PM - Opening Night Screening
Superstar Ahmed Helmy is being awarded
HAFF Life Achievement Award
7:00 PM - Opening Night Screening
7:00 PM - Opening Night Screening
7:00 PM - Opening Night Screening
THE TALE OF DAYE'S FAMILY
From Egypt & KSA
Directed by Karim El-Shenawy
Followed by Q&A with film crew
Day 2 Program: Thursday, April 10th
1:00 PM - Short Films Block 1
7:00 PM - Narrative Feature Film
2:45 PM - Short Films Block 2
SHADOWS by Rand Beiruty (Jordan)
THE 21 by Tod Polson (USA)
A LOVE LETTER TO SHARQIYA by Munira Alzahrani (USA)
NINE TWELVE by Hussein Hammouda (USA)
FARIHA by Badr Yousef (Netherlands)
2:45 PM - Short Films Block 2
7:00 PM - Narrative Feature Film
2:45 PM - Short Films Block 2
SAINT ROSE by Zayn Alexandre (Lebanon)
THE CHANT by May Ghouti (Jordan)
WISHES FOR MY HEART by Sherien Diab (Egypt)
PRIVATE by Manon ElGergawy (Egypt)
THE CALL by Sabine Kahwaji (Canada)
7:00 PM - Narrative Feature Film
7:00 PM - Narrative Feature Film
7:00 PM - Narrative Feature Film
LA Premiere
ELECTRA
From USA
Directed by Hala Matar
Day 3 Program: Friday, April 11th
2:00 PM - Short Films Block 3
4:00 PM - Student Films Block 1
4:00 PM - Student Films Block 1
AT THE END OF THE DAY by John Shehata (Egypt)
WEANING by Houssam Hamo (Syria)
CATSAROS by Muhammad El Hadidi (Egypt)
KILL AN ANT by Al Hasan Bashar Ismail (Syria)
A PROMISE TO THE SEA by Hend Sohail (Egypt)
NYA by Imene Ayadi (Algeria)
4:00 PM - Student Films Block 1
4:00 PM - Student Films Block 1
4:00 PM - Student Films Block 1
- NESMA by Rahaf Ahmed (Egypt)
OUT OF THE CITY by Ahmed Essam (Egypt)
MANGO by Randa Ali (Egypt)
The Rain Lady by Lyla Mzayek (USA)
I CAN SMELL A RAT by Antonious Bassily (Egypt)
V'S SECRET by Bassma Farah (Egypt)
7:00 PM - Narrative Feature Film Program
7:00 PM - Narrative Feature Film Program
7:00 PM - Narrative Feature Film Program
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING
From USA
Directed by Oday Rasheed
9:00 PM - Networking Lounge
7:00 PM - Narrative Feature Film Program
7:00 PM - Narrative Feature Film Program
Filmmakers & Industry Professionals Meetup
Day 4 Program: Saturday, April 12th
1:00 pm - Narrative Feature Film
1:00 pm - Narrative Feature Film
1:00 pm - Narrative Feature Film
TRANSIENT HAPPINESS
From Iraq
Directed by Sina Muhammed
4:00 pm - HAFF Talk
1:00 pm - Narrative Feature Film
1:00 pm - Narrative Feature Film
Egyptian Superstar Ahmed Helmy in conversation with Screenwriter Haitham Dabbour
7:30 pm - Narrative Feature Film
1:00 pm - Narrative Feature Film
7:30 pm - Narrative Feature Film
ARZE
From Lebanon
Directed by Mira Shaib
Closing Night Program: Sunday, April 13th
1:00 PM - Students' Films Block 2
1:00 PM - Students' Films Block 2
1:00 PM - Students' Films Block 2
HODA - Mother on Hold
From Germany
Directed by Rabelle Erian
2:00 PM - LA VOICES Shorts
1:00 PM - Students' Films Block 2
1:00 PM - Students' Films Block 2
STRADDLE by Mostafa Elmorsy
MOBIUS LOOP by Lee Peterkin
DAWN EVERY DAY by Amir Youssef
FREE MIND by Ramy Gheit
I HAVE NO PLACE TO CRY by Fady Jeanbart
DARN IT DARLA! by Walid Chaya
MY SO-CALLED IRAQI WEDDING by Ayser Salman
5:30 pm - Closing Night Film
1:00 PM - Students' Films Block 2
5:30 pm - Closing Night Film
SEEKING HAVEN FOR MR. RAMBO
From Egypt
Directed by Khaled Mansour