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A young father has to help his son out of a petty conflict with the neighbours. As the parents of each respective family are summoned to discuss the issue at hand, the discussions begin to quickly spin out of control, putting the values of the father to test. Set in Aqaba, Jordan, this short film is an Arabic-language adaptation of Raymond Carver's Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes.
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A cruel war has taken the home of two brothers. Their mother fosters the seed of a new life and tries to shield them from danger. Despite her worries, the boys keep chasing their childhood dream to play music with an instrument they have fallen in love with – a beautiful oud.
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Kameel and Zenab are two Syrian peasants living under Israeli occupation in the occupied Golan Heights. The two are torn between the echoes of the constant shelling in Syria, and decades old Israeli forced occupation.
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The film tells the story of Omar, a young man who always experiences doors being shut in his face in the middle of the road. With the help of others, he sets out on a journey to discover what is waiting for them behind the door.
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Sami always tries to remember things, but his memory does not always help. However, he doesn’t really care about solving this problem, he deals with it as if it were something normal - unlike his sister Yara who always makes fun of him. Their mother puts an end to this and presents Sami with solutions. Nonetheless, these solutions are often temporal, not permanent. How will Sami deal with that?
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What could be breaking news in a country where war, violence and demolition are part of the daily life?
A tempestuous Palestinian love story that takes place along the Separation Wall. The story ends and Majdi decides to leave the country because his dreams and the poppies can no longer find their space along the wall. His love, Salma, tries to stop him from doing so, to no avail. Suddenly, Majdi and Salma run away from their secret love-nest near the wall, after Abu Mustapha finds them out.
(Short Sunbird 2)
Arabic with English Subtitles
A man races against the clock to stop his wife - a war veteran determined to take matters in her own hands - before it's too late.
(Shorts 2)
English
In the outskirts of the city of El Kef, children talk about their experiences of revolution. From their stories and imagination a beautiful animated images are born.
(Shorts 3)
Arabic with English Subtitles
★The director will be present (Q & A)
