Date and Time
Sun, October 12, 2025
@ 1:15 PM
Location
Cinepolis: Theater 8
Series
Shorts Program 6 - MENA STORIES
Also Screening
Kisses and Bullets
Anahita in NYC and Yalda in Tehran face their fears by going to a protest for Iranian women, and connect across the world with a single photo.
Genre:Interests:
Running Time: 12:00
Directed by: Faranak Sahafian
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
This film essay, written by a Palestinian filmmaker that unearthed Scottish film archives of Palestinian wild flowers, questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence.
Genre:Interests:
Running Time: 17:00
Directed by: Theo Panagopoulos
The Country Calls You
When Abdullah loses his son fighting in the IDF, his Palestinian community shuns his dead son, leaving him grieving alone, praying that his son's soul be allowed into heaven.
Genre:Interests:
Running Time: 14:00
Directed by: Yosra Abu Kaf
Shadows
At a crowded airport, Ahlam, a 15-year old mother, is running away from her home, Baghdad, while reflecting on her journey to reclaim her life.
Genre:Interests:
Running Time: 12:00
Directed by: Rand Beiruty
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