On October 12, 2018, Randa Chahal’s movie Civilized People was part of the ‘Films from the Arab World’ week at the Freer Sackler gallery at the Smithsonina in Washington, DC, USA.

Our series of films from the Arab World captures the region’s diversity while exploring themes of injustice, oppression, intolerance, and the madness of sectarian conflict. Made possible with generous support from Aramco and co-curated by Samirah Al-Kassim of George Mason University.