CITIZEN OSAMA
CITIZEN OSAMA Osama Al-Ashi once photographed Gaza as an artist. In the besieged north, his camera now records bombings, destruction and the lives of people trying to survive them. He has another, more intimate responsibility: his son is born as the war continues, and every assignment takes him away from his wife and child. Finding water, […]
THE FALLING HOUSE
Facing imminent eviction on the outskirts of Tehran, a prison guard struggles with corruption charges and discovers his eldest daughter plans to leave the country for a modelling career. His attempts to stop her lead to deep family conflict. Directed by Mohsen Gharaei, the film is crafted with a tight script and sharp editing. As […]
MUYI
Mu Yi, 14, lives on a Chinese secluded mountain, forbidden to men. With her two friends, she encounters an opera troupe renowned for The Handsome General play. As she invites them to perform in her village, an angry Spirit awakens. To restore balance, Mu Yi embarks on a life-changing journey through old China, uncovering the […]
DEAR AJAYI
In 1990s southwestern Nigeria, sisters Ade and Titi Ajayi navigate contrasting lives under their late father’s roof while caring for their paralyzed mother. Ade works as a devout Christian and main provider, while Titi pursues singing with an independent spirit. Long-standing tensions emerge, testing family bonds. Meanwhile, Ade’s husband, Michael, moves to Lagos to sell […]
SAFE EXIT
Samaan, is a young Coptic Christian security guard in a residential building in downtown Cairo, he spends his nights writing stories and chasing his dream of publishing his first novel. Beneath his calm surface, Samaan suffers from a chronic PTSD after witnessing his father’s murder, during childhood, by a fanatic terrorist group killing Christians in […]
OASIS
When a viral video of a student threatening classmates sparks escalating violence, three crushed outcasts take refuge in a nearby forest. Inspired by the 2009 Winnenden school shooting near the director’s own school, this raw debut feature explores the deep fears of youth left out in the cold. In the woods, play hardens into ritual […]
DOLPHINS: MY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
In the Red Sea, marine biologist Angela Ziltener has spent more than 15 years diving alongside wild dolphins, uncovering remarkable insights into their hidden lives. What began as a scientific study became a deeply personal journey, as Angela found herself drawn into their world and questioning who was really observing whom.
THE STREET PLAYER
3 WEEKS AFTER
Three weeks after a teenager takes his own life, his classmates leave Serbia for a school trip to Bulgaria—as if life could simply go on. But when their bus breaks down and they are stranded in an isolated mountain hotel, the silence surrounding his death begins to crack. Who bullied him? Who watched? Who looked […]
MY NOTES ON MARS
Margot, a brilliant young scientist with a troubled marriage, disappears inexplicably while hiking with her husband Sam. A few weeks later she miraculously reappears the day of her own memorial service. Clearly not the same as before, she seems to remember nothing except her notebook on Mars research, which she is desperate to find and […]