2025 | Jordan, Qatar, Netherlands | Documentary

Cinema Kawakeb

  • Arabic 78 mins
  • Director | Mahmoud Massad
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Omar Massad

STATUS: Completed

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Cinema Kawakeb follows a filmmaker’s struggle to document the fading existence of a crumbling cinema in Amman, Jordan. Through the stories of its last two employees and its only loyal patron, a homeless scrap collector who lives for classic Indian films, the film becomes a meditation on loss, memory and conflict. As the theatre nears demolition, the film delves into the roots of its demise, tracing tensions from a family feud to regional and global power struggles.

Memory Decay Cinema Resistance Identity
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