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Ta’rekh  Our first “Explainer-style” series for Alwaw Libya, an up and coming Libyan Platform.  Based on research done for five different Libyan historical and contemporary characters, Ta’rekh’s objective has shed a light on some of the most interesting Libyan figures, varying between music, civil activist, and national Anti-colonial figures. Ta’rekh is a journey through the past 100 years of Libya's history, a journey that we all require.  The series view…

“El Mish 3adyeen” a mini-doc web series that we’ve recently produced for Alwow, a Libyan web Platform. shot over the period of fewer than 2 months across Libya, Covering Libya’s 3 regions under some of the toughest circumstances; the challenges were phenomenal. Extremely long power cuts, intermittent communications, Covid19 pandemic, and above all transcending the current affairs to find hope. 5 characters that we’ve grown to love and respect. From…

A fresh take on Libyan Music.  A new initiative that has been in the working for some time. A Web Show/Series that Promotes 10 Libyan Artists over 6 Musical Sessions. Resulting in more than 20 Musical pieces intertwined between originals and covers. The genres vary from Pop, Arab-Franco, Blues to Local Tuareg Music with artists from all the different backgrounds and ages in Libya.  Why type it if you can…

Khayal productions recently just finished a quick job with Great Big Story Web Platform, Khayal was responsible for the Tunsia filming. 1.6 billion Muslims are celebrating Ramadan around the world. As this holy month comes to a close, families around the world are preparing their last iftar meals to break their daily fasts. Venture into the kitchen of five Muslim women preparing food for their families in five different countries,…

We just recently finished our first Co-Production with the team of History Of Libya Magazine, This marks the first time of this format of videos to be presented on the Libyan internet community. You can watch the piece on the following links : you can watch it as well on History Of Libya Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqTOPuEw39g Our Social Platforms : Follow History of Libya : Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Libyanhistory/ Instagram :…

Khayal Productions recently released a short- Doc piece for Vice Arabia under the name “Finding harmony in Chaos - Aikido in Libya”, In the Libyan capital of Tripoli, we met the Aikido coach, Mahmoud Jarai, and the student Farah Mohammed Iskandji. Aikido is a kind of Japanese martial arts, called elegant martial art. But what does the art of Aikido, which means the harmony - the - energy - ki…

“I lived in Dahra at the time and my friend who knew I loved music said I should go out and see this and that’s when we arrived to the scene” Alaa a young boy who loves to listen to blues recalls the day when he witnessed burning of western instruments in the main square of Tripoli Libya, after a campaign led by the regime against “Cultural invasion” that campaign…

According to Mohamed Ferjani’s book The story of Libyan cinema, first official department for cinema in Libya was established in the early seventies of the last century as The department of cinematic production, the department was provided with full equipment of film editing and film developing labs and soon few attempts of short films followed. In 1973 a public company was established under the name The general institute for cinema, the institution deputed…

one of our most recent projects is launching of the Khayal Productions Facebook Page

Khayal Productions has been around for more than five years, working on multiple projects from different preferences and strengthening the company’s position in the local industry. Over the past few years, our team noticed a lack of basic tools that filmmakers anywhere else would typically have access to, not a surprise considering the past forty years of Libya’s history. We sought to build a community for filmmakers and started the…