Film Double Feature: Door to the Sky and Under the Sun
Arab Cinema Panorama
Door to the Sky
Morocco, 1988, 107 min.
In Door to the Sky, director Farida Ben Lyzaid sensitively explores the rediscovery of identity of a young woman who returns to Fez, Morocco from France and turns her father's palatial home into a Muslim women's shelter. An exquisite short by director Ali Mostafa precedes this film. A young boy born of an Emirati father and English mother learns about his religion and culture.
Under the Sun
United Arab Emirates, 2005, 23 min.
Dir. Ali Mostafa
Arabic with English Subtitles