Louis Theroux: The Settlers

2025DocumentaryInvestigative Journalism

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

Tracks

The Settlers
01:27
Road To Daniela
01:46
The Paradox Police
01:03
Olive Groves
01:11
To Hebron
01:19
Checkpoint Fatigue
00:55
Deep In Thought
01:51
M16 Rightousness
01:14
Push Me / End Credits
01:35

Farasan

2024DocumentaryThrillerRed Sea Official Selection

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

Tracks

Main Titles
02:50
Car Connection
02:56
A Bright Beginning
02:04
Realization
02:50
Hope Is Lost
03:58
An Omen
02:56
The Wrong Boat
03:54
Saved
02:38
End Titles
03:58

Shamima Begum

2023DocumentaryTrue-crimeBAFTA Winner

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

Tracks

Media Frenzy
02:20
Allegations
01:08
Istanbul Bus Station
04:26
Border Crossing
02:34
Four Years Later
01:43
Apartment Hunting
04:43
We Lost So Much
02:36
End Titles
02:04

Salma

2023FilmDrama

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

Tracks

Dinner Burns
01:00
Fire
00:51
Assistance Center
01:45
Should Never Have
00:39
A Burning Grief
02:58
The Tower
01:46

Jameel Jiddan

2022SeriesComedy-dramaComing-of-age

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
01:52
He Wrote Me Letters
01:33
Hamada’s Promise
00:59
A Lot Has Changed
01:34
I Hate Lavender
01:09
Arrested
01:26
Forgive Me
02:47
Holding Hands, Coming Home
01:55

It Gets Darker

2022Short FilmHorrorDark-comedy

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

Tracks

It Gets Darker
01:16
Shut Up
01:13
Definitely Dead
00:57
Still Alive
01:02
Escape
01:26
George’s Mistake
01:07
Paradiso
00:50

From Here

2024PodcastTrue-crime

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

Tracks

Main Titles
00:47
After All
02:51
August 4th
01:51
Fighting Back
01:52
Just Another Monday
02:07
Parallel Paths
01:37
End Titles
02:43

Fixer

2020SeriesAction-comedy

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
01:02
Fix It!
00:43
Walk Out
00:48
A Phantom From The Past
01:00
Pap! Arret!
00:40
Willy’s Guidance
00:51
June’s World
00:53
It Always Ends Like This
01:05
Tony And Sarah
01:09
It’s On You
02:00
Missed Me?
01:02
Finally
01:19
End Titles
01:29

Al Shak

2020SeriesThrillerHorror

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)
01:19
Empty House
00:39
Unknown Caller
02:16
A Favour
01:07
Takeover
00:51
I Hope We Laugh About It
01:52
Ready
01:28
From Houssam, To Samar
01:09
Goodbye Samar
01:30

Dunya’s Day

2019Short FilmDark-comedySundance Winner

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

Tracks

Trailer
00:33

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.

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