Maghreb Ciné
Screening films from and of the Maghreb and its diasporas, as well as world cinema through our sister project, the Film High Club. Features are usually preceded by an intro and attendees are encouraged to network before and after screenings. Films are screened in their original language, with English subtitles where necessary. We are open to working and collaborating with others - get in touch: hello@maghrebcine.org.uk / @maghrebcine / @filmhighclub.
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Under the Fig Trees (2021)
08-11-2025 at 14:15
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Under the Fig Trees / تحت الشجرة / Sous les Figues
Over the course of one day women and men, young and old, work in a fig orchard under the watchful eye of the foreman. They are restless and eager in the summer heat, stealing away from work to catch up, gossip and flirt. Each encounter is ripe with discovery and connection. Sun-dappled and sensual, Erige Sehiri’s fiction debut captures the strength of sisterhood, promise of young love and the sorrows of life with remarkable intimacy and tenderness.
Under the Fig Trees | 2021 | Director: Erige Sehiri | France, Germany, Switzerland, Tunisia | 92 mins | Arabic and Spanish (English subtitles)
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Under the Fig Trees (2021), Good Shepherd Studios, 15a Davies Lane, London, E11 3DR
Deserts (2023)
06-12-2025 at 14:15
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Longtime friends, Mehdi and Hamid, work for a debt collection agency. They criss-cross the villages of southern Morocco in their old car and share double rooms in shabby hotels. They are exactly the same size, and wear the same suits and ties, as well as the same shoes. Paid nearly nothing, they try to play hard to make good money. One day, in a petrol station planted in the middle of the desert, a motorcycle parks in front of them. A man is handcuffed to the luggage rack, threatening. Their meeting marks the beginning of an unforeseen and mystical journey.
Deserts | 2023 | Faouzi Bensaïdi | France, Germany, Morocco, Belgium | 125 mins | Darija (English subtitles)
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Deserts (2023), Good Shepherd Studios, 15a Davies Lane, London, E11 3DR
The Blue Caftan (2022)
07-02-2026 at 14:30
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A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
The Blue Caftan is a tender Moroccan film about Halim and Mina, a couple running a traditional caftan shop where Halim finds his deep, unspoken love for his wife tested by the arrival of a young, handsome apprentice, Youssef, creating a subtle, poignant love triangle exploring hidden desires, enduring partnership and quiet sacrifice in the face of illness and tradition.
Morocco’s official submission to the 2023 Academy Awards, the film made history as the first Moroccan title to be shortlisted for Best International Feature.
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The Blue Caftan (2022), Good Shepherd Studios, 15a Davies Lane, London, E11 3DR
Libya in Motion (2015)
21-06-2026 at 16:00
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From Tripoli to Benghazi, meet a grandmother sowing the national flag with relish, a young woman determined to become a film director, a fisherman philosopher, illegal migrants caught in limbo in a detention centre, a group of young filmmakers trying to fund their fiction film and many others. A collection of brief insights into the lives of people trying to find normality in a world of chaos.
This is an omnibus feature made from a series of short stories, filmed over three years by emergent Libyan filmmakers in post-revolution Libya. The film is a testament to the courage and resilience of the filmmakers.
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Join Maghreb Ciné for a screening of shorts from Libya, with an intro and post-film discussion.
Doors open 4pm, feature starts 5pm.
The screening will be introduced by an invited speaker and a post-screening discussion will follow the film.
Venue: Good Shepherd Studios, 15a Davies Lane, London, E11 3DR. Nearest stations: Leytonstone High Road (Overground: Suffragette) and Leytonstone (Tube: Central). Nearest bus stops: Leytonstone High Road station stops J and F for buses 257 and W14.
Libya in Motion (2015) | Directors: Various | Libya, UK | 72' | Arabic.
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Libya in Motion (2015), Good Shepherd Studios, 15a Davies Lane, London, E11 3DR