• Arthur Harari

  

  The Egyptian-French filmmaker returns to Cannes Competition with “The Unknown,” a body-swap thriller following a mysterious party encounter.

• Sara Ishaq

  

  The Yemeni director Sara Ishaq brings “The Station” to Critics’ Week, following sisters navigating war, refuge and family tensions in Yemen.

• Rakan Mayasi

  

  The Palestinian filmmaker’s debut feature “Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep,” which follows the disappearance of a young girl in Lebanon, will screen in the Un Certain Regard section.

• Laila Marrakchi

  

  The Moroccan director returns to Cannes with “La Mas Dulce,” following Moroccan strawberry pickers facing abuse and exploitation in Spain.

• Youssef Handouse

  

  The Tunisian filmmaker joins Cannes’ La Cinef selection with his short film “Somewhere I Belong,” produced at Tunisia’s Isamm film school.

• Daood Alabdulaa

  

  The Syrian director enters Critics’ Week with “Nafron,” following an amnesiac woman through post-Assad, war-scarred Damascus.