Across two nights this August, Miya Miya Film Club together with Madlehn Souad we will be bringing you four films as part of a retrospective of the singular eternal voice of Fairuz.

On Friday 29th August 2025 (Night 2) the ninth and tenth films of our 2025 program are:

بنت الحارس (Daughter of the Guardian, Lebanon, 1967) directed by Henry Barakat.

لقد أحببنا بعضنا البعض كثيرًا (We Loved Each Other So Much, Netherlands, 2003) directed by Jack Janssen.

Across two nights this August, Miya Miya Film Club together with Madlehn Souad we will be bringing you four films as part of a retrospective of the singular eternal voice of Fairuz.

On Friday 22nd August 2025 (Night 1) the seventh and eighth films of our 2025 program are:

سفر برلك (Safar Barlik, Lebanon, 1966) directed by Henry Barakat.

بياع الخواتم (The Ring Seller, Lebanon, 1965) directed by Youssef Chahine.

The sixth feature film in our 2025 program is: سكر بنات (Caramel, Lebanon, 2007) directed by Nadine Labaki.

Caramel is brought to you in collaboration with PORT el MINA. PORT el MINA is led by multidisciplinary artist Haini Chahrouk, is a fashion label that artfully fuses Lebanese heritage and Middle Eastern elements with the vibrant culture of Western Sydney.

Showing before Caramel, will be the world premiere of the short film collaboration from PORT el MINA and rising Palestinian director Bilal Laila: City of Waves and Horizon. A poetic love letter to Mina, Lebanon.

Caramel, follows five women who frequent a beauty salon in Beirut. The beauty salon becomes a haven where the women share laughter, secrets, and heartbreak, The film is a tender tale where love, tradition, and rebellion melt together like sugar on the stove.

The fifth film in our program is a collaboration with our friends from Welcome Merchant. On Friday 20th June (World Refugee Day) Miya Miya Film Club and Welcome Merchant present: نقطة توقف (The Staging Post, Australia and Indonesia, 2017) directed by Joylon Hoff.

For Miya Miya, this screening and World Refugee Day signifies a day to educate people on the root causes of forced migration – conflict, persecution, and climate change. Our communities are only as strong as our ability to welcome and uplift people, no matter where they come from. It is the bridges we build and not the walls we raise that showcase our strength as a society.

The fourth film in our 2025 program is: ثرثرة فوق النيل (Chitchat on the Nile, Egypt, 1971) directed by Hussein Kamal.

Chitchat on the Nile, based on Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz's controversial novel, depicts a group of disillusioned elites numbing themselves to Egypt’s societal decay, exposing the spiritual emptiness and moral paralysis that mirrors the struggle between personal survival and political responsibility.

The third film in our 2025 program is: الحديث عن الأشجار (Talking About Trees, Sudan, 2019) directed by Suhaib Gasmelbari. 

Filmed in secret due to state suppression, four Sudanese filmmakers and members of the Sudanese Film Club founded in 1989 attempt to revive cinema in their country. What unfolds is a poetic, kind, heart-warming, and heart-wrenching portrait of male friendship, a sharedlove of cinema, and resistance in the face of perpetual adversity.

Our launch event Gadigal to Gaza, is brought to you in collaboration with Cairo Takeaway and Get Busy Productions. Gadigal to Gaza will be a place where you can share a meal and drink together, listen to incredible music, watch a movie, see amazing art, and share stories from the culture whilst providing a hub of safety, inclusivity, and community.

Including performances from:

The Herd, Joseph Tawadros, Montaigne, DJ IZM (Bliss n Eso), Handsome, Dobby, P.Smurf, DJ Tikelz, Yasmina Sadiki, Bindi Bosses, Charnel Rizk, Zeadala, Glo, Joj Bouk, Al Jamel Collective, Deens, and special guests!

Including a screening of The Soil and the Sea (Lebanon, 2023) directed by Daniele Rugo and Toxic Hope (Lebanon, 2024) directed by Salim Saab.

Poster design by Nicky Minus.