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The Diary

Gorgeous Anna's (Lila Baumann) boyfriend leaves her and tells her to forget him. She is confused over him and eventually marries a rich man whose family oppose this marriage. She is happy but her ex-lover returns and wants her back.

Dharmaveer 2

Explores Anand Dighe's life, tracing his political journey and capturing the essence of his impactful legacy as a prominent figure.

Views on Trial

The demonic Nicholas Diabolus is put on trial accused of interfering with people's lives.

Strange Lines and Distances

An experimental short film directed by audiovisual artist, Joshua Bonnetta.

Studio Guga, Ongehoord

Skin of a Mandarin

The film delicately follows 25-year-old Anna, whose mother has died suddenly. She wants to send her Orthodox mother on her last journey according to customs, but she runs into bureaucratic rules that do not allow Anna to dress her departed mother herself. This conflict brings her together with Maria, a 45-year-old funeral home worker, who in this story represents the hidden fears of death and grief on a deep emotional level.

The Peasants

A historical revolutionary film depicting the struggle of peasants and the Baku proletariat against landowners and Musavatists in 1919.

Three Mothers

Disconnected from her pregnant daughter by several time zones and her impetuous nature, Barbara longs to be a part of her grandchild’s birth in London, England. But is she wanted?

Kesari Veer

The movie narrates the tale of Hamirji Gohil, a brave warrior who fought against the Tughlaq Empire to protect the Somnath Temple and the Hindu faith.

Leopard

Rocky, a born-and-bred London teenager, begins to question the strict routine set by her father – as well as deeper feelings about her own identity – after meeting a free-spirited girl in a local launderette.

Girl

Ever since the 2011 revolution in Egypt, dozens of women have come forward about their experience with sexual harassment on the streets. Since then, a number of individuals and organizations have begun to monitor and help combat the situation. In this short film, Sondos Shabayek offers an animated reflection on how she believes Cairo society perceives women. In her signature style, Sondos uses a variety of characters and expressions to light-heartedly explore this serious issue. The audience is taken on a girl's experience of walking down a street – simultaneously sharing her journey and her responses.

Highly Dangerous

A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country.

The First Legion

A Catholic priest fights against his colleagues' immediate acceptance of an ambiguous “miracle”.

Venganza gaucha

Songs Overheard in the Shadows

Balanced on the edge of what is visible, everything comes from nothingness and returns to nothingness. Strands of consciousness trying to convene with each other. Forms of personal significance in a time of crisis, set free into random motion through chance operations. Recurring details point towards a center.

Reggie Yates: Life and Death in Chicago

Against the backdrop of unprecedented gun violence, Reggie Yates travels to Chicago to investigate gun crime in President Obama's adopted hometown.