Tallinn Fest Head on Dialogue Through Film, Rather Than Boycotts, and New Baltic Docs Competition

Tallinn Fest Head on Dialogue Through Film, Rather Than Boycotts, and New Baltic Docs Competition

Tiina Lokk previews the PÖFF 2025 lineup, discusses programming movies from Israel and Gaza, and highlights the state of the regional industry and the importance of discovery.

Movies: Arab film fest, Doc Stories, ‘There Was, There Was Not,’ ‘Christy’

Look for Arab cinema and lots of docs at festivals this week.  First up is the always impressively programmed Arab Film Festival, presented by the San Francisco-based Arab Film and Media Institute, which launches its 29th edition Thursday. More than three dozen films featuring genuine Arab culture and stories screen over 10 days at the AMC Kabuki 8, Roxie Theater, Google’s Community Space and Artists’ Television Access in San Francisco and the N…