Focusing on the darker side of the festival theme, these films explore the real-life nightmares of living under systems of power. The staff describes this bundle as haunting and meditative.
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Runtime:
108
mins
In Case of Conscious Inhibition, Break Glass
Hadi Ibrahim
Lebanon
2024
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Drama
|
15
mins
Language:
No Dialogue
The film follows a young adult who struggles with his sexual identity. His inner conflict reaches a peak when he attends a party with his mysterious female companion.
Ladies Coffee
Amal Al-Agroobi
United Kingdom
2024
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Horror
|
9
mins
Language:
English, Arabic
Reem gets more than she bargained for at a typical Arab ladies coffee visit when she decides to get her coffee cup read.
Slaughter
Sahand Sarhaddi
Iran
United Kingdom
2023
|
Experimental
|
7
mins
Language:
No Dialoge
An experimental narrative of the Islamic revolution of Iran based on archival footage.
And still, it remains
Arwa Aburawa
Turab Shah
Algeria
United Kingdom
2023
|
Experimental
|
28
mins
Language:
Arabic
'And still, it remains' is a meditation on time, justice and the afterlives of French nuclear toxicity in the Algerian Sahara.
Blood Like Water
Dima Hamdan
Palestine
2023
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Drama
|
14
mins
Language:
Arabic
One night in the life of a Palestinian family. A secret is revealed and life-altering decisions must be made.
pal/imp/sest
Zelikha Zohra Shoja
United States
2024
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Experimental
|
33
mins
Language:
English, Farsi
A choir of witnesses revisit a disrupted mourning session.
