Desert Movies

Ali Baba steals hidden treasure from some raiders who then seek revenge on his family.

Antar bin Shaddad is a slave son of a slave mother in the tribe of Bani Abs. His father Shaddad, the tribe's master, refuses to recognize him. Antar...

A sublime documentary on childhood and bereavement that’s one of several shorts the filmmaker completed while working in Algeria for Georges...

A fictional story about Cleopatra in her teen years. She lives a Royal life of luxury in Ancient Egypt with her parents and siblings. One night she...

On a hot day in the unforgiving desert, two hungry and solitary beasts find themselves in the proximity of a partially devoured carcass. They must go...

Ambivalent about her pregnancy, Connie attempts to withstand the desert, her husband and herself.

In West Africa, Polish intelligence sergeant Milczek discovers the bandit Sheikh Abdullah’s desert stronghold but is captured until the...

Three best friends take a trip to the desert, and their friendship is put to the test. Lior, who is openly gay, and religious Jew Elad, suddenly have...

A rancher, thrown from his horse, must cross an inhospitable desert and avoid those who live there.

During the Ethiopian war, thirteen boys embark clandestinely on a merchant ship bound for Africa. Following the shipwreck, they are castaway on a...

A desperate survivor races for the most valuable resource in a dangerous and desolate wilderness.

Permaculture expert Geoff Lawton describes how he and a team of volunteers grew an oasis in arid, salty lowland, despite extremely high temperatures...

Three people looking for a better life become stranded in the desert with little hope of survival.

A frustrated art student reaches into his dreams for inspiration, only to be taken on a journey by a mysterious doppelganger.

Woody Woodpecker, hot, hungry and thirsty, is walking across a dry, bleak Western desert.

An epic war film about the battle of the Italian and Libyan armies.

London-based artist and photographer Muzi Quawson examines the lives of people situated at the fringes of the mainstream. She is drawn to...

The story takes place in Uzbekistan. A girl is traveling to visit her grandfather. The train stops at a small, remote station surrounded by sand...