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[03/16/21 - 03:04 AM] Oscar-Nominated Short-Film "The Present" Will Be Streaming on Netflix on March 18th The short movie centers around a Palestinian man and his young daughter who set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift, showcasing the struggles they go through between soldiers, segregated roads, and checkpoints. |
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[via press release from Netflix] |
Oscar-Nominated short-Film "The Present" will be streaming on Netflix on March 18th
Directed by Palestinian- British director Farah Nabulsi and nominated for over 40 global awards
"The Present", nominated for the 93rd Academy Awards for "Best Live-action short film'' category, will be streaming exclusively on Netflix on March 18th. The film is directed by the Palestinian- British director Farah Nabulsi, marking her directional debut and starring renowned actor Saleh Bakri. "The Present'' is produced by Philistine Films, and with Farah Nabulsi as the executive producer along with the producer Ossama Bawardi.
The short movie centers around a Palestinian man and his young daughter who set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift, showcasing the struggles they go through between soldiers, segregated roads, and checkpoints.
In addition to the Oscar nomination, the short film has also been nominated for Best British Short at the BAFTAs. It also won several awards at international festivals, including Audience Award at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Brooklyn International Film Festival and at Arab Film Festival (AFF), Festival Prize at Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Best Actor and Gold Medal at Manhattan Short Film Festival, among 20 other recognitions. It was also nominated for over 45 other awards.
"The Present" is debuting globally on Netflix (Except France and Japan, and the French language in French-speaking countries in Africa, North Africa) and will be available in Arabic with English subtitles.
Netflix's latest addition to the short Arab movies list comes as a part of its commitment to presenting Arab stories to the world, and its belief that great stories can come from anywhere.
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[09/17/25 - 12:01 PM] "Camp Rock 3" Officially Greenlit for Disney+ and Disney Channel Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas will return to their iconic roles.
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[09/17/25 - 10:13 AM] Video: Official Trailer - "Abbott Elementary" Returns October 1 on ABC and Stream on Hulu Watch the season premiere Wednesday, October 1 at 8:30/7:30c on ABC and stream on Hulu.
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[09/17/25 - 10:01 AM] Award-Winning Artist and Horror Aficionado Janelle Monae Returns as "HalloQueen" for AMC Networks' "FearFest" Programming Event Celebrating Horror and Genre The long-running, annual horror and genre programming event featuring over 650 hours of iconic horror films franchises, new series, specials and more, across linear and streaming.
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[09/17/25 - 10:00 AM] Mario Lopez Set to Host the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Exclusive Collaboration with "Access Hollywood" The event will be streamed live at watch.theemmys.tv and via The Emmys app on Friday, October 17.
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[09/17/25 - 09:56 AM] "South Park" to Continue on Wednesday, September 24th at 10PM ET/PT on Comedy Central Regarding tonight's previously scheduled episode: "Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don't get it done," said Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
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