Background Action

A portrait of a refugee’s fight for survival and belonging in the world.

A traditional Egyptian family celebrates the birth of their newest member, a baby doll.

An elderly man who lives alone begins to experience a gradual erosion of his memories, as well as his sense of time, place, and reality. As he navigates the uncertain and disorienting terrain of his own mind, the man struggles to hold onto his sense of self and avoid losing touch with the essence of who he truly is.

A broken-hearted man takes a bizarre offer from an accordion shop owner to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend.

Marwan a superstitious OCD patient knows that his grades will be out in an hour and tries to fight his obsessive thoughts.

A surreal depiction of anxiety.

An episode of paranoid schizophrenia.

A control-obsessed saxophonist must embrace uncertainty when he learns that a career-defining audition will be assessed on his ability to improvise.