Miya Miya Film Club and PORT el MINA Present: Caramel

Miya Miya translates in Arabic to the 100 emoji, perfect, fantastic, 100/100. Miya Miya Film Club aims to showcase and provide a platform to tell SWANA stories on unceded Gadigal and Wangal land.

After the success of our launch event Gadigal to Gaza we're excited to bring you a monthly event. Miya Miya Film Club Presents will be a place where you can have an ahweh (Lebanese coffee) or tea, play some tawla (backgammon), socialise with your community, and watch a film together from the SWANA region. 

The sixth feature film in our 2025 program is: سكر بنات (Caramel, Lebanon, 2007) directed by Nadine Labaki.

Caramel is brought to you in collaboration with PORT el MINA. @portelmina, led by multidisciplinary artist Haini Chahrouk, is a fashion label that artfully fuses Lebanese heritage and Middle Eastern elements with the vibrant culture of Western Sydney. Drawing from his experience designing for high-end men's streetwear brands, Haini fully controls the creative and production process at PORT el MINA, ensuring every piece is a timeless statement—crafted with authenticity, impeccable detail, and a bold cross-cultural narrative. Each piece is made in-house at the label’s studio in Marrickville. A PORT el MINA scarf specifically made for the Sydney winters will be available for purchase with your ticket and on the day with 50% of the proceeds going to Hearts for Gaza.

Showing before Caramel, will be the world premiere of the short film collaboration from PORT el MINA and rising Palestinian director Bilal Laila: City of Waves and Horizon. A poetic love letter to Mina, Lebanon.

Caramel, follows five women who frequent a beauty salon in Beirut. The beauty salon becomes a haven where the women share laughter, secrets, and heartbreak, The film is a tender tale where love, tradition, and rebellion melt together like sugar on the stove.

Miya Miya prides itself on being a hub of safety, inclusivity, and community. Our events are a safe and inclusive space for all peoples, including our SWANA, First Nations, Black, POC, Jewish, and LGBTQIASB+ friends, and we have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind.

No one turned away for lack of funds. Please contact the @miyamiyafilmclub instagram page for ticketing enquiries.

Miya Miya Film Club meets on unceded Gadigal and Wangal land of the Eora Nation. Miya Miya Film Club acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters, and community. Miya Miya Film Club pays its respects to the people, the cultures, and the Elders past and present and emerging. Always was, always will be. Miya Miya Film Club also acknowledges the people of Palestine and their rights for self-determination. We acknowledge the devastation and mass atrocities continuing in Gaza and hope that through greater awareness and collective action, we can work towards a world free from genocide, violence, and injustice. Always was, always will be.