Arab Women in the Arts 2026

The 6th annual Arab Women in the Arts showcase will be back in NYC and online from July 29th to August 2nd. Arab Women in the Arts is AFMI’s annual program that honors generations of Arab women who have excelled in, and revolutionized, all forms of artistic expression. This year’s event will celebrate the Lebanese-French filmmaker Danielle Arbid, a multimedia artist and director whose work explores the themes of war, memory, isolation, sexuality, and transience, primarily through the perspective of women. Her short-, medium-, and feature-length films traverse fiction and documentary–and often include elements inspired from her own life experience. The showcase will present selected films from Arbid’s career at venues throughout New York City, including Anthology Film Archives (Manhattan), Nitehawk Cinema (Williamsburg), Low Cinema (Ridgewood), and Woodbine (Manhattan). The program spans 4 days in-person and includes short and feature film screenings, and a filmmaker mixer. Select films will also be presented online from July 30th to August 2nd. This showcase is programmed by Nanor Vosgueritchian.