Between My Mind and I

I’ve spent a long time away, could I ever go back home?

Between My Mind and I is a shorts programme that begins right where the creative block often takes hold. It explores the many ways we fragment our minds, and how we yearn for comfort in our imaginations. Whether by confiding in a friend during isolation, or dreaming of a time back when our skin was warm and our bodies smelled of the sea, struggling to shake the part of our mind that always leaves us in fear: could we ever go back home?

In Kingdom of strangers, Ali and Yaffa navigate the displacement of exile on the California coast, longing to reclaim the fading sensory landscape of the Arab Mediterranean cities they left behind. Don’t Be Gone, Little Bird examines generational disconnect through Rima’s time-travel journey to 1930s Palestine, where confronting ancestral history becomes the prerequisite for understanding what "going back home" truly means. The Badaro Complex frames the search for home as an internal struggle for creative belonging, reflecting the displacement felt when trying to locate oneself within the film world. This My Best Life captures a fleeting ideal of home rooted in childhood, preserving an innocent day at the beach as a sanctuary against time and distance. Finally, Karun the Longest River of Iran confronts the pain of returning to an origin point marked by tragedy, navigating the flow of memory back to the physical space where lives and histories were violently severed.

(kingdom of strangers) مملكة الغرباء

Randa Ali, Egypt 2023, 15 min. Fiction, Arabic with English subtitles

(Don't Be Long, Little Bird) العصفورة الصغيرة

Reem Jubran, USA/Palestine 2025, 23m mins. Fiction, English & Arabic with English subtitles 

This my best life

Tadeo Boustany, Lebenon 2024, 9 mins. Fiction, Arabic with English subtitles

Karun the longest river of iran

Sahand Sarhaddi, Iran/ Switzerland /Finland 2024, 19 mins. Documentary, Persian with English subtitles

(The Badaro Complex) عقدة بدارو

Adam Mabrouk, Lebanon 2026, 10m mins. Fiction, English & Arabic with English subtitles

Join The Hollyoud Club x Kiefy Studio on Thursday, April 23rd for a night of short films, music, and community.

The evening will feature:

• A curated short film program

• A vinyl DJ set by DJ Diva-Esque

If you’re a film lover, filmmaker, artist, or simply someone who loves storytelling, bring a friend. Or two… or three…

Come meet people.
Come watch films.
Come get inspired.

Get your ticket HERE

Event Schedule

7:30PM - 8PM: Opening & Dabke
8PM: Bellydance Moves & Combos
8:30PM: Open Floor Dance
9:15PM: Cool Down

The goal of this event is to create a regularly occurring space for cultural and traditional music and dance. This will be a space to learn dance technique, practice, enjoy and grow confidence in dancing styles from across the SWANA diaspora. This will be a space that is accessible and encouraging to all levels of skill and ability, with no dance experience necessary. This will be a space for historical, social, and political contextualization of dance and music styles with an educational approach that honors the people/cultures of origin. This will be a space for participation, questions, stories, collaboration, and song requests! This will be an opportunity to move your body, wear your cultural garments, and connect with the community!

Event Schedule

7:30PM - 8PM: Opening & Dabke
8PM: Bellydance Moves & Combos
8:30PM: Open Floor Dance
9:15PM: Cool Down

The goal of this event is to create a regularly occurring space for cultural and traditional music and dance. This will be a space to learn dance technique, practice, enjoy and grow confidence in dancing styles from across the SWANA diaspora. This will be a space that is accessible and encouraging to all levels of skill and ability, with no dance experience necessary. This will be a space for historical, social, and political contextualization of dance and music styles with an educational approach that honors the people/cultures of origin. This will be a space for participation, questions, stories, collaboration, and song requests! This will be an opportunity to move your body, wear your cultural garments, and connect with the community!

Event Schedule

7:30PM - 8PM: Opening & Dabke
8PM: Bellydance Moves & Combos
8:30PM: Open Floor Dance
9:15PM: Cool Down

The goal of this event is to create a regularly occurring space for cultural and traditional music and dance. This will be a space to learn dance technique, practice, enjoy and grow confidence in dancing styles from across the SWANA diaspora. This will be a space that is accessible and encouraging to all levels of skill and ability, with no dance experience necessary. This will be a space for historical, social, and political contextualization of dance and music styles with an educational approach that honors the people/cultures of origin. This will be a space for participation, questions, stories, collaboration, and song requests! This will be an opportunity to move your body, wear your cultural garments, and connect with the community!

A lover of rap? A lover of poetry? This is where the two genre’s meet in a writing workshop!

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🥳 A3DA is back! Join us for a 420-friendly night of music, games, films, and community with your hosts, @kiefystudio and @queerabsla 🎉

Allies for the end of the empire are welcome; zionists are not. 💖✨

🎙️🇵🇸✨ Join Us for Poets for Palestine at Kiefy Studio! 🎙️🇵🇸✨

April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate than with Poets for Palestine at Kiefy Studio 🕊️

🎙️ What to expect?

A curated lineup of talented poets, but other poets, performers, and musicians are also encouraged to sign up and perform!

🇵🇸💖 Special Highlights:

Kuffiyehs available for purchase, provided by Slice of Hope – a volunteer-powered organization that donates 100% of its profits. 💵 75% of proceeds will go to Gaza and 25% to Sudan.

🍮 @belrouhbakery will be selling delicious baklava ✨

🌿✨ @BLÜMFEST IS HERE! Presented by @kiefy.studio 🌸 Join us for a *damn* good time filled with art, music, and connection 💐

🔥 LIVE PERFORMANCES BY: @faithabrea, @Honeybluu, @jaderenee_music, @wiftybangura, and @Hadiyadoll

🎧 SOUNDSCAPES BY: @its_lindsey_lu and @Senor.ita ✨🎶

🛍️ SHOP + EXPERIENCE:

Vending by @uncommnwealth, @pillowlabla, @faithincrystals

Air Brush + Nails + Tattoos by @earthaklitt, @sugatipz, @thecoziiiest_

Medicinal Blends + Herbal Honey by @bulanaapothecary

Skill Share + Smoke Sesh with @Cierralione

Delicious BITES by @mid.east.eats 🍽️✨

📅 4/20 | ⏰ 4-8PM | 📍 @kiefy.studio

This is a fest for ALL of us (QTBIPOC pothead creatives ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ) 💖✨

It’s more than music. It’s a whole thing! Join Dj Kate Chip, comedian Lynn Maleh and artist Noah Kahlil for an eclectic night of high frequency hanging out.

🇵🇸✨🎙️Join Us for Poets for Palestine at Kiefy Studio!🇵🇸✨🎙️
Missed us at our debut event? Don’t worry habibi! We’re back! Poets for Palestine is hosting our next event at Kiefy Studio

What to expect?
A curated lineup of talented poets, but other poets are welcome to sign up and perform!

Special Highlights:
Kuffiyehs available for purchase, provided by Slice of Hope – a volunteer-powered organization that donates 100% of its profits.  70% of proceeds will go to Gaza and 30% to Sudan.

Complimentary Baklava (First come, first served!).

Ramadan Mubarak to those observing! We can’t wait to see you all on March 21st at Kiefy!

Join somatic and vocal release practitioner @ani_d_music live @kiefy_studio for a two hour trauma - informed workshop designed with the queer and SWANA communities in mind. We’ll explore where fear and shame live in the body through a series of movement, breathwork, visualization, and vocal release exercises.

Monday, March 17th from 7-9pm. We’ll have snacks and drinks available for purchase.

Tickets are $50 - this is sacred work curated for emotional self-discovery. Wear something comfortable to move in and bring water, a blanket, pillow, and stuffed animal if you’d like. Come with an open mind and heart.