Date and Time
Sun, October 12, 2025
@ 1:15 PM

Location
Cinepolis: Theater 8

Series
Shorts Program 6 - MENA STORIES


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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Running Time: 12:00
Directed by: Rand Beiruty

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