{"id":9000561,"date":"2026-10-14T23:27:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T23:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=9000561"},"modified":"2026-10-14T23:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T23:27:48","slug":"arab-film-festival-2026-with-villa-albertine-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/arab-film-festival-2026-with-villa-albertine-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab Film Festival 2026\u00a0with Villa Albertine\u00a0San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Villa Albertine San Francisco is pleased to support the 30th edition of the Arab Film Festival, the oldest and largest festival dedicated to Arab cinema in the United States. This year\u2019s program features two films by French filmmakers Laila Marrakchi and Leyla Bouzid, offering distinct perspectives on women\u2019s experiences, family relationships, migration, and the pursuit of dignity and justice. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through compelling storytelling and a nuanced cinematic language, <em>Strawberries<\/em> and <em>In a Whisper<\/em> explore the complexities of life across Morocco, Tunisia, and the wider French-speaking world, illuminating the diverse cultural experiences that emerge at the intersection of French and Arab identities. By bringing these films to San Francisco audiences, Villa Albertine celebrates the excellence and diversity of contemporary French cinema while fostering intellectual exchange and a deeper understanding of the histories, experiences, and perspectives that connect cultures across the Mediterranean.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFF-Strawberries-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9000562\" style=\"width:559px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFF-Strawberries-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFF-Strawberries-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFF-Strawberries-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFF-Strawberries.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Laila Marrakchi, Strawberries, 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>The film follows a group of Moroccan women who travel to Andalusia, Spain, for seasonal strawberry-picking work, hoping to secure better opportunities for their families. Instead, they encounter harsh working conditions and abuse. As they form a close bond, they collaborate with a lawyer to pursue justice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFF-In-a-Whisper-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9000564\" style=\"width:566px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFF-In-a-Whisper-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFF-In-a-Whisper-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFF-In-a-Whisper-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AFF-In-a-Whisper.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Leyla Bouzid, In a Whisper, 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>After living for many years in Paris, a young woman returns to Tunisia to attend the funeral of her uncle. Staying in the family home shared by three generations of women, she is confronted with unspoken tensions, resurfacing memories, and shifting family relationships.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9000564,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219],"app_city_tax":[225],"app_event_type":[237,239,504],"class_list":["post-9000561","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-cinema","app_city_tax-sf","app_event_type-festival","app_event_type-film","app_event_type-film-festival"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arab Film Festival 2026\u00a0with Villa Albertine\u00a0San Francisco - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Villa Albertine San Francisco is pleased to support the 30th edition of the Arab Film Festival, the oldest and largest festival dedicated to Arab cinema in the United States. 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