Welcome to Low Cinema
Dir. Danielle Arbid, 2007, Lebanon/France, 93 min.
Part of Arab Women in the Arts 2026
French photographer Thomas Koré (Melvil Poupaud) is searching for extraordinary experiences. Koré has become so detached from humanity that the only way he can connect with other people is to have—and photograph—bizarre and demeaning sexual encounters with prostitutes. When he meets Fouad Saleh (Alexander Siddig), a man with memory problems, he realized that Fouad is even more lost than he, and befriends him. Koré then tries to uncover Fouad's history.
About the Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI):
The Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI) is the first organization of its kind outside the Arab world, a unique ecosystem to find, nurture and develop Arab film and media projects. It was rebranded from the Arab Film Festival in 2017 to fulfill its broader mandate to empower local Arab talent to tell their communities’ stories in their own voices. AFMI is built upon four programming pillars: Exhibitions, Education, Creators and Industry. For more information about AFMI, please visit www.arabfilminstitute.org
All sales are final; no refunds or exchanges. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
A Lost Man (Un Homme Perdu)
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SAT AUG 1
Dir. Danielle Arbid, 2007, Lebanon/France, 93 min.
Part of Arab Women in the Arts 2026
French photographer Thomas Koré (Melvil Poupaud) is searching for extraordinary experiences. Koré has become so detached from humanity that the only way he can connect with other people is to have—and photograph—bizarre and demeaning sexual encounters with prostitutes. When he meets Fouad Saleh (Alexander Siddig), a man with memory problems, he realized that Fouad is even more lost than he, and befriends him. Koré then tries to uncover Fouad's history.
About the Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI):
The Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI) is the first organization of its kind outside the Arab world, a unique ecosystem to find, nurture and develop Arab film and media projects. It was rebranded from the Arab Film Festival in 2017 to fulfill its broader mandate to empower local Arab talent to tell their communities’ stories in their own voices. AFMI is built upon four programming pillars: Exhibitions, Education, Creators and Industry. For more information about AFMI, please visit www.arabfilminstitute.org
All sales are final; no refunds or exchanges. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
