The 46th Berlinale Forum will feature 44 films, including 34 world premieres, with a timely focus on films and filmmakers from the Arab World. Among these is Syrian-American director Avo Kaprealian's "Manazil bela abwab" ("Houses without Doors"), featuring clashes on the streets of Aleppo filmed from the window of his housing block over the course of several years.  Read More: "Terence Davies' Emily Dickinson Biopic, 'A Quiet Passion,' to Premiere in Berlin" The three American independents in the Forum, which has a distinct international flavor, are "Kate Plays Christine," another test of the boundaries of nonfiction from "Actress" director Robert Greene (world premiering at Sundance); Offer Egozy's noir-influenced "Fantastic," in which a telegram from a missing painter brings together an ambitious sheriff, a former lover and two old acquaintances; and Ted Fendt's "Short Stay," the only film in...