Bentley Brown Movies

  • 2009
    Captain Majid

    Captain Majid

    Captain Majid

    72009HD

    Majid fights his own coach for Faiza's heart and the dream of playing international football.

    Captain Majid
  • 2018
    The Great Muse

    The Great Muse

    The Great Muse

    7.52018HD

    Nawaf, a high-school graduate in Saudi Arabia is under pressure to pick a college major. While everyone tells him what they think is best for him, he...

    The Great Muse
  • 2018
    First Feature

    First Feature

    First Feature

    102018HD

    Working underground in the year before the legalization of cinema in Saudi Arabia, a team of mostly women makes its first feature film. Anonymous...

    First Feature
  • 2023
    Behind the Sun

    Behind the Sun

    Behind the Sun

    02023HD

    Through metaphor, biography and stunning NASA footage, filmmaker Bentley Brown presents us with a very personal filmic essay that explores a failed...

    Behind the Sun
  • 2022
    VHS Tape Replaced

    VHS Tape Replaced

    VHS Tape Replaced

    02022HD

    Set in 1987, a young black Saudi man attempts to impress a girl by mimicking the music video of Crown, an iconic singer from that time.

    VHS Tape Replaced
  • 2024
    Set Pieces

    Set Pieces

    Set Pieces

    02024HD

    Seaside fireworks, a march to the US-Iran game, and Souk Waqif festivities all make up a series of vignettes from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar....

    Set Pieces
  • 2019
    The Physical Properties of Coffee

    The Physical Properties of Coffee

    The Physical Properties of Coffee

    102019HD

    A young writer roams the streets of Jeddah in search of an ending to his novel about parallel worlds.

    The Physical Properties of Coffee
  • 2016
    Oustaz

    Oustaz

    Oustaz

    102016HD

    After the death of his Arabic teacher, an American-born filmmaker in the northern African country of Chad revisits home videos to explore the moment...

    Oustaz
  • 2020
    Revolution from Afar

    Revolution from Afar

    Revolution from Afar

    102020HD

    Sudanese-American poets and musicians engage in performances and a conversation around third culture identity and the revolution in Sudan, from which...

    Revolution from Afar
  • 2005
    Addabache Djay Wara

    Addabache Djay Wara

    Addabache Djay Wara

    102005HD

    A young Chadian goes to Lybia to seek his fortune, but comes home empty handed.

    Addabache Djay Wara
  • 2013
    Faisal Goes West

    Faisal Goes West

    Faisal Goes West

    102013HD

    When he makes a mistake that sends his family into a financial crunch, Faisal abandons his dreams of American university to work on a chicken farm.

    Faisal Goes West
  • 2022
    Black Mouse

    Black Mouse

    Black Mouse

    102022HD

    Residents of Tripoli, Lebanon, reckon with the legacy of an abandoned architectural monstrosity.

    Black Mouse