Focusing on key Arab films produced in the last 20 years. Férid Boughedir traces the development of the film-makers' concern to produce more socially aware cinema. Themes include the issue of Palestinian homeland rights and the nature of Arab identity. The film-makers also share a desire to develop a strong poetic tradition.

• Férid Boughedir
• Youssef Chahine
• Nouri Bouzid
• Borhane Alaouié
• Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
• Abdellatif Ben Ammar
• Néjia Ben Mabrouk
• Ridha Behi