“Out of the Shadows” aims to give the films of Assia Djebar, Atteyat al-Abnoudy, Heiny Srour, Selma Baccar and Jocelyne Saab the attention they deserve. An extensive program of screenings and lectures, accompanied by a publication, it provides for an in-depth exploration of the distinctive singularities and the communal resonances of the pioneering work of these Arab women filmmakers.