Firas Abou Fakher
Award-winning multi-hyphenate composer based in Dubai
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Louis Theroux: The Settlers
Louis Theroux delivers a quiet but devastating look at illegal settlers in the West Bank in Palestine. He meets the growing community of religious-nationalists whose settlements are illegal under international law, but have been protected by the army, the police and the government.
Widely recognized as Louis' "return to form", the documentary has received widespread acclaim for its direction, investigative prowess, and musical score.
Director Joshua Baker
Producer Mindhouse, BBC
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The Settlers
Road To Daniela
The Paradox Police
Olive Groves
To Hebron
Checkpoint Fatigue
Deep In Thought
M16 Rightousness
Push Me / End Credits

Farasan
In 2016, a group of young men headed out on a short fishing trip around Farasan Island, off the coast from Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Intending to be away for an hour, they were soon driven off course in thick fog, heading unknowingly towards the war-torn Yemeni border. For days hours, they drifted without food or water, constantly at risk from passing pirates or being shot from the shore.
Director Mowaffaq Alobaid
Producer Thmanyah
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Main Titles
Car Connection
A Bright Beginning
Realization
Hope Is Lost
An Omen
The Wrong Boat
Saved
End Titles

Shamima Begum
At 15, Shamima Begum left London to join the terror group Islamic State. It made global headlines. She and her two friends became known as the Bethnal Green Girls. Four years later, pregnant with her third child, Begum emerged from the ashes of the so-called caliphate, desperate to come home.
For the first time, her account of what happened is investigated to find the truth. This BAFTA-winning documentary is the BBC's most-viewed production to date.
Director Joshua Baker
Producer BBC
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Media Frenzy
Allegations
Istanbul Bus Station
Border Crossing
Four Years Later
Apartment Hunting
We Lost So Much
End Titles

Salma
After a night out clubbing, a young Londoner returns home to find her building engulfed in flames and her family missing. Through a friendship with a fellow survivor, she finds the strength to deal with her grief and move on with her life.
This award-winning film explores the complex and often overlooked effects of national disasters.
Director Lara Zeidan
Producer SLAM Films, Film 4
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Dinner Burns
Fire
Assistance Center
Should Never Have
A Burning Grief
The Tower

Jameel Jiddan
Jameel wakes up from car-crash induced coma to find that everything about her life has changed: her father has disappeared, her friends are no longer there and her mom has taken a new husband. But life must go on, and at 23, she must return to high-school to graduate while navigating a new world.
Jameel Jiddan is the first Saudi coming-of-age drama series of its kind in the Arab world.
Director Anas Ba-Tahaf
Producer MBC Studios, Shahid
Tracks
Juju and Nour
He Wrote Me Letters
Hamada’s Promise
A Lot Has Changed
I Hate Lavender
Arrested
Forgive Me
Holding Hands, Coming Home

It Gets Darker
Following a traumatic incident, Lara joins her childhood best friend for a relaxing weekend in an isolated resort. Things turn sour as Lara quickly realizes she has been set up for a trap.
"It Gets Darker" is a horror-comedy that pays homage to the iconic horror classics of the nineties with a unique, contemporary approach to normalized violence and savior narratives.
Director Firas Abou Fakher & Daniel Habib
Producer Last Floor Productions
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It Gets Darker
Shut Up
Definitely Dead
Still Alive
Escape
George’s Mistake
Paradiso

From Here
The largest non-nuclear blast in modern history took place on August 4 in Beirut, but the effects stretch far longer. This documentary offers a deep-dive into the communities that have materialised, (or disappeared) in the wake of a moment that shook the world.
Producer Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Main Titles
After All
August 4th
Fighting Back
Just Another Monday
Parallel Paths
End Titles

Fixer
When an Arab celebrity has a problem, big or small, fixer Tony Tabet is the solution. Now he wants out to reconnect with his son. With one month left on the job, how wrong can things possibly go?
Directors Mark Eid & Zahi Farah
Producer MBC Group, Shahid
Tracks
Main Titles
Fix It!
Walk Out
A Phantom From The Past
Pap! Arret!
Willy’s Guidance
June’s World
It Always Ends Like This
Tony And Sarah
It’s On You
Missed Me?
Finally
End Titles

Al Shak
AL SHAK (DOUBT) is a psychological thriller about isolation and connection. It was created, commissioned, written, cast and produced entirely in the first lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic.
Director Mark Eid
Producer MBC Group, Shahid, Last Floor Productions
Tracks
Al Shak (Main Titles)
Empty House
Unknown Caller
A Favour
Takeover
I Hope We Laugh About It
Ready
From Houssam, To Samar
Goodbye Samar

Dunya’s Day
Sundance-winner Dunya's Day follows Dunya, as her perfectly planned graduation party heads towards disaster when she is abandoned by all of her household help.
Director Raed Alsemari
Producer Mohammed Almodaimeegh
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Trailer
About Firas
Firas Abou Fakher is a BAFTA-winning composer and artist who has been a driving force in the Arab music scene and its global reach for close to two decades. He founded Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila, described by The Guardian as ‘The Voice of a Generation’ which went on to win numerous accolades and kickstart a global interest in Arabic-language music worldwide. He has collaborated with a long list of storied artists and musicians including Yo-Yo Ma, Roisin Murphy, Mika and others.

Firas has composed music for a multitude of award-winning productions by Netflix, Film4, the BBC among many others. He scored ‘The Shamima Begum Story’ which has become one of the BBC’s most successful production to date with over 15 awards and dozens of nominations, winning the 2024 BAFTA.
Firas has also worked with the likes of Apple, the V&A Museum, MDLBEAST and others to produce music that documents Arab stories across the arts and culture industry. He is a member of the Recording Academy in New York. He has taught and lectured at NYU, Columbia, Dartmouth and the SciencesPo in Paris and has recently joined Universal Music MENA’s team as Vice President, leading an A&R team in the world’s fastest growing music region.