{"id":11909,"date":"2024-09-12T20:18:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dostlukfilmfestivali.com\/?page_id=11909"},"modified":"2024-10-02T19:54:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T16:54:32","slug":"film-sections-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/dostlukfilmfestivali.com\/en\/film-sections-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Sections 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_id=&#8221;yillar-menu-row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_btn title=&#8221;2022&#8243; color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; el_class=&#8221;yillar-menu secili&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdostlukfilmfestivali.com%2Fen%2Ffilm-sections-2022%2F|title:Film%20Sections%202022||&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;2021&#8243; color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; el_class=&#8221;yillar-menu &#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Ffilm-sections-2021|||&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;2020&#8243; color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; el_class=&#8221;yillar-menu&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Ffilm-sections-2020|||&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;2019&#8243; color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; el_class=&#8221;yillar-menu&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fdostlukfilmfestivali.com%2Fen%2Ffilm-sections-2019%2F|||&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;2018&#8243; color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; el_class=&#8221;yillar-menu&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fdostlukfilmfestivali.com%2Fen%2Ffilm-sections-2018%2F|||&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;6. International Amity Short Film Festival&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-podcast&#8221; i_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; i_size=&#8221;sm&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;seperator-baslik-pembe&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;filmhovers&#8221;][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Competition Section&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1636636071146-5fd645c9-fd6b&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Competition Section&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636636161520{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11948&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;654 Gram&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;654 Gram (Turkey), \u00d6mer Di\u015fbudak, 12&#8217;21&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Metin, the apprentice of Hadi \u015ea\u015f\u0131rmaz, is about to become a father. As of that moment, the baby weighs 654 grams. Metin wonders just how much 654 grams feels like. He fills separate bags with sugar and sweet halva to compare. Just then, his master, who hasn&#8217;t visited the shop in six months, unexpectedly arrives. Since he has no children, the master intends to hand the shop to Metin. Caught in the excitement of becoming a father, the surprise of his master&#8217;s return, and the matter of inheritance, Metin suddenly receives news that his wife has fallen ill.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11952&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Benim De &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Benim De (Turkey), Ece Akal\u0131n Alag\u00f6z, 14\u2019&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]A taxi driver who recently lost his son is looking for someone to talk to, but no one wants to listen to him&#8230;[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11955&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Blood Snow &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Blood Snow (Iran), Hossein Alijannezhad, 12\u201930\u201d&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]In the last days of his military service, a soldier shoots kurdish Kolbar and then tries to save her but realizes that she is not alone<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11958&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Bottles&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Bottles (Canada), Yassine El Idrissi, 18\u2019&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Said, a 13 year old boy in the old Medina of Rabat, has a side job collecting empty beer bottles to buy food for a dog he is hiding. Said finds keeping the dog he rescued conflicting with his family, friends, and religious tradition.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11961&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Eksi Bir &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Eksi Bir (Turkey), Ferhat \u00d6zmen, 15&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enver is disturbed by the &#8216;smell&#8217; in the building and believes that the new tenants at thebasement are the reason. He starts collecting signatures from all the residents in order tomove them out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11964&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Love &amp; Loss&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Love &amp; Loss (England), Nihat seven , 8&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]After crossing the English channel illegally with his family, asylum seeker Abdel Hassan is brought to an interrogation room to be interviewed by case worker Oliver. Abdel is given the tragic news that his wife and sons drowned when their boat capsized during the crossing. He wishes to see them, but Oliver won\u2019t let him until he\u2019s answered a few questions. After complying, Abdel is informed that he will be charged for the deaths of his family as the Home Office wishes to make an example of him and deter others from attempting such a risk. He is then returned to his cell to await trial.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12114&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Mar Mama &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Mar Mama (Palestine), Majdi El Omari, 15&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Haunted by her mother\u2019s death and recurring attacks on her city, a young girl becomes obsessed with death. Reality invades their world as her father tries to distract her by making a stop-motion film. When his efforts to shelter his daughter fail, fantasy and imagination cross paths to help her, and in that fraction of time, story frees, and a touch of mar mama&#8217;s magic saves.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11969&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Plastic Ball &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Plastic Ball (Afghanistan), Hussain Wafaii, 9&#8217;56&#8220; &#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ali, Mohammad, and Mostafa, shepherd friends, plan to buy a ball. Ali, who is poor and has worn-out shoes, attempts to steal but feels guilty. Mohammad brings wheat, Mostafa brings eggs, while Ali has nothing. Mohammad and Mostafa buy Ali shoes and make a ball from plastic to play together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11972&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Repeated Memories &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Repeated Memories (South Korea), Soo Min Park, 14&#8217;50&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Jong in studies in Uzbekistan and works as a part-time carer. Same as always, he spoon-feeds patients, cleans rooms and also toilet. One day, he gets a call from his friend, Ha-yeong. \u201cI have a job for you. There a one old man who is blind and deaf. He is just waiting for his dying day. Your job is acting like his son and eating dinner with him. It\u2019s for 100 dollars for a day. I\u2019ll send you some details.\u201d Jong-in decides to eat dinner with Ra-him as his fake-son.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11975&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Solomon&#8217;s Hegira &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Solomon&#8217;s Hegira (Iran), Ehsan Soltani, 17&#8217;39&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Solomon, an elderly grandfather, who is the only protector of his grandson with Down syndrome, before he passes away, tries to ensure his grandchild&#8217;s life.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11978&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Strays &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Strays (USA), Or Schraiber, 12&#8217;48&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the tradition of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, Strays tells the story of Shamsul, a Pakistani immigrant living alone in Coney Island. He spends his days driving people throughout the city. One day, a stray cat enters his life, bringing him the greatest gift of all \u2013 friendship.<\/span>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11990&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Word of Honor &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Word of Honor (Russia), Lolita Naranovich, 13&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the evening, a writer meets a boy crying in the park, who tells him that while playing a game he gave his word of honour to guard a gunpowder storage shed and that he couldn\u2019t leave his post. The writer helps the boy to find an honourable way out of the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11981&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Team\u00fcl &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Team\u00fcl (Turkey), Ali R\u0131za Bayaz\u0131t, 15&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Junk dealer Salim sets off on a journey to find the lost cat of Tailor Adem, whom he has just met, and in order to keep Tailor Adem&#8217;s memory alive, he must raise his voice.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12117&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; The Deer&#8217;s Tooth&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;The Deer&#8217;s Tooth (Palestine), Saif Hammash, 16&#8242; &#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Wisam, a young Palestinian from Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, longs to escape his guilt and isolation after his brother&#8217;s death. He spends his days in a state of numbness. When he finds his brother&#8217;s last tooth, he remembers a promise to toss it into the sea, a place he is not, allowed to go. He decides to honor his brother&#8217;s wish, even if it means risking his life.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11987&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Transit&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Transit (iraq), Baqer Al-Rubaie, 16\u201908\u201d&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Yacoub works in the statistics department in a hospital. He answers the calls of the victim families who are asking about missing persons during the war. Occasionally, he gets resentful about a telephone conversation that raises suspicion and anxiety in him.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11993&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Zoo&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Zoo (Jordan, Germany), Tariq Rimawi, 8\u201912\u201d&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wandering through the Worst Zoo in the World, a boy is looking for his football. He encounters a little tiger, who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play. But the remnants of war harbor danger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/>[\/vc_hoverbox][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Humanitarian Eye Section&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1636636071180-1b045db1-212f&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Humanitarian Eye Section&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1635942198662{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12104&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; A Lullaby Unlike Any Other&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; A Lullaby Unlike Any Other (Tunisia), Amani Jaafer, 9&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]The film follows Nour, a young woman wandering the streets of Stockholm who realizes she has lost something important. Retracing her steps, she hears her sister&#8217;s voice recounting their life in Gaza with their brother Shady and grandmother. The narrative shifts to the horrors of war in Gaza, leading to the tragic news that Shady has been killed. Nour found what she had been searching for: her phone, which she had accidentally thrown away.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11918&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Do\u011fudan Gelen Hayaletler&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Do\u011fudan Gelen Hayaletler (Turkey), Ahmet Sami Kuri\u015f, 13&#8217;50&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Ammar is an 8-year-old boy who bears the scars of the war. He lost her family in the war and currently lives with her sister as a refugee in Cyprus with his aunt. However, the traumas he experienced in his country do not leave him alone, and the scars of the war call him back.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12105&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Hamza: Chasing The Ghost Chasing Me &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Hamza: Chasing The Ghost Chasing Me (Palestine), Ward Kayyal, 18&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]After his recovery, middle-aged Hamza continuously repeats a habit he began 20 years ago when he was released from Israeli prison: He ventures into the woods to chase the lion that villagers don\u2019t believe exists. Hamza struggles to reach a peaceful place. Despite his wife&#8217;s begging and the villagers\u2019 reprehension against him, Hamza sits his baits and traps in the forest, striving for victory over the illusive threat. He finds refuge in his journey from social rejection and denial. In the woods, Hamza is free to act according to his beliefs, fighting his own battle to heal an open wound \u2013 the trauma of losing his childhood friend, and the horrific memories of torture and guilt.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11923&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Hide &amp; Seek&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Hide &amp; Seek (Palestine, Spain, Turkey, Lebanon, France), Rami Abbas, 7&#8217;14&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]&#8221;Hide &amp; Seek&#8221; is an animated short film that narrates the story of a child and his fish on their journey into the unknown, following the raid on the child&#8217;s town during the ongoing war ravaging his country. The short film captures the steps of this journey and its transformations, concluding as the child reaches one of the coasts.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11926&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; I am You&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; I am You (Turkey), Ya\u011fmur Telli Y\u00fccel, 4&#8217;36&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]An acrylic painting was created with the help Rad Dar, centering on the Palestinian flag. The flag, composed of red, white, black, and green colors, has been overlaid with the blue and white colors of the Israeli flag. The colors have spread across the surface like bombs, blending together to create a blurred effect on the flag. These fluid and dynamic colors have rendered the flag unrecognizable, revealing various textures. This visual composition is accompanied by the poem \u2018I Am You\u2019 by Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12108&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; In The Waiting Room&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; In The Waiting Room (Palestine), Moatasem Taha, 15&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]In an Israeli hospital waiting room, Hussien a Palestinian 48 (Palestinians with Israeli Citizenship) (30) accompanies his newly widowed mother Rashida (70) to her medical appointment. While Hussien works on his deadline for academic research on his laptop, Rashida, who has not been out of her house for three months tries to socialize with others in her limited Hebrew.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11930&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Message&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Message (Iran), Saeed Moltaji, 9&#8217;9&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]A determined female reporter in a war-torn Gaza, facing poor internet conditions, decides to take all her memory cards to her colleague in the news agency building. She hopes he can send the videos. She faces obstacles along the way\u2026<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11933&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Sessiz Yol &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Sessiz Yol (Turkey &#8211; England), Merve \u00c7iri\u015fo\u011flu, 8&#8217;30&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]In wartime, a young woman, with a newborn and three elderly relatives, faces obstacles at the border. Their ox-cart gets stuck near a security post. While their minds were obsessed with the possibility of being apprehended by the enemy, the magic of humanity brought out something unexpected.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11937&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Shattered Memory&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Shattered Memory (Palestine), Hayat Laban, 14&#8242; &#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]The documentary talks about the memory of photojournalist \u2018Mahfouz Abu Turk\u2019 and the archive through which he documented the events he experienced in the city of Jerusalem and the West Bank from the first intifada in 1987 and the events that followed until the end of the nineties.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12109&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; The Poem We Sang&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; The Poem We Sang, (Canada-Palestine-Jordan), Annie Sakkab, 20&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]The Poem We Sang is a 20-minute, colour and black and white, experimental documentary that meditates on love and longing &#8211; the love of one&#8217;s family and the longing for one&#8217;s home, contemplated through overcoming the trauma of loss of family home and of forced migration, transforming lifelong regrets into a healing journey of creative catharsis and bearing witness.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11941&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;The Sounds of Clouds &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; The Sounds of Clouds (Iran), Mohamad Lotfali, 3&#8217;45&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday, October 20,2023- The children of Gaze Write their names on their hands so that in case of being killed in Israel\u2019s bombing during the October 7 war with Hamas, rescuers can identify them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11944&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Under Occupation&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Under Occupation (Jordan), Anas Yahya, 1&#8217;32&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]In the shade of occupation, this short film unfolds the tale of a Palestinian child, navigating through the labyrinth of occupation&#8217;s shadows, where myriad challenges and tribulations punctuate her daily existence. She grapples with the loss of family members and the sanctity of her home, casualties to the ceaseless onslaughts and bombardments by Israeli forces. Witnessing her father&#8217;s incarceration under the yoke of the occupation&#8217;s arbitrary measures, the film poignantly portrays the indelible imprint of occupation on the lives of Palestinian children. Yet, amidst the bleakness, it captures their unwavering resilience and steadfast hope, defiantly clinging to the promise of a brighter tomorrow despite the formidable odds stacked against them.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Forty Years Of Gratitude Section&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1671012548637-18f7bf4d-3229&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Forty Years Of Gratitude Section&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636633969143{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11898&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Beyaz Da\u011f\u0131n \u00c7ocuklar\u0131&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Beyaz Da\u011f\u0131n \u00c7ocuklar\u0131 (Turkey), Yal\u00e7\u0131n \u00c7ift\u00e7i, 20&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]We are in a village school in Anatolia during a cold and snowy winter. The village school, located within a cemetery, holds many mysteries.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11910&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Crack&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Crack (Iran), Marziye Feyli, 13\u2019 19\u201d&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Nora, a 16 &#8211; year &#8211; old student, who won the first stage of the school drawing competition, has been selected to enter the second stage. However, Nora feels anxious and worried about the situation and is looking for an excuse to withdraw from the competition.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11899&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Dehliz&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Dehliz (Turkey), Eser Toka\u015f, 11&#8217;57&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Ahmet Akten is a tombstone master with half a century of experience. Being on the edge of death has left deep marks on his worldview. The tombstones he decorates with couplets carry the stories of the past into eternity. Through his profession, Ahmet conveys the fragility and value of life, and in the silence of the graves, he has grasped the meaning of life. He sheds light on the mystery behind life.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11900&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Emma&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Emma (Turkey &#8211; England), Merve Ku\u015f Matarac\u0131, 29&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]While Emma was a high school student in England, she skipped school with her girlfriend to attend a wedding. Her fate changes when she falls in love with a Turkish man named Mehmet, whom she meets at the wedding. When Mehmet, an illegal immigrant, is deported, Emma follows him to Turkey. The documentary tells the story of Emma\u2019s inspiring life in Sar\u0131lar village, where she lives with Mehmet and their eight children. It focuses on the &#8216;deep connection&#8217; she has developed with nature while living in a Turkish village.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11901&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Huzur \u00c7iftli\u011fi &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Huzur \u00c7iftli\u011fi (Turkey), Feyzi Baran, 19&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Mehmet Y\u00fcksel has built a world for injured and neglected animals with his own means, and people call this world The Healing Farm.&#8217; Hundreds of injured animals around Turkey are treated at the farm and released into the wild if they can survive on their own; otherwise, they can live freely on this farm for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11902&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Kafamdaki Polis&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Kafamdaki Polis (Turkey), Erdal Baran \u015eahin, 19&#8217;14&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Taxi driver Ey\u00fcp\u2019s most challenging journey begins when he takes a passenger who is on his way to kill his wife. As he drives his car unwillingly, he seeks ways to be safe and just.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11903&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;Kud\u00fcs&#8217;\u00fcn I\u015f\u0131klar\u0131 &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Kud\u00fcs&#8217;\u00fcn I\u015f\u0131klar\u0131 (Turkey), M. Abd\u00fclgafur \u015eahin, 27&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]\u2018Lights of Al-Quds\u2019 presents impressions of a group of Palestinian children&#8217;s daily lives. The documentary records 24 hours of a holy day in the holy city. The different perspectives of a social anthropologist, a baker, a traveler, and a teacher reflect the wide world on the narrow streets of the Old City.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11904&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Siri Miri&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Siri Miri (Palestine), Luay Awwad, 5&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Out of boredom, two Palestinian teens ask Siri, a Virtual Assistant, for help. Will it work?<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11905&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Still Here&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Still Here (Canada, Germany, USA, UK), John Graham, 14&#8217;43&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]A young Berlin musician receives news that his estranged mother is dying. Once released into his care, they both discover that dying can be beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12100&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;The Edge &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; The Edge (Persian), Mohammad Reza Golpour, 12&#8217;59&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A young girl named Hedyeh, frustrated and tired of life, enters the railway station and during her stop at the station, observing the human relations in today\u2019s world, intensifies her feeling of disgust. This hatred and nausea force her to behave differently and unreasonably, but the presence of a child whose mother is worried about being thrown off the edge of the podium gap, creates new observations and understanding for Hedyeh<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12220&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; The Frost and a Little Schoolboy &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; The Frost and a Little Schoolboy &#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;11906&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Yaren&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Yaren (Turkey), Kaan G\u00fczeltepe, 7&#8217;18&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]With its fertile waters, Uluabat Lake is a source of livelihood for the villagers around it. In addition to fishing, this lake is also home to a warm human story: The extraordinary friendship between fisherman Adem Y\u0131lmaz and a stork named Yaren. Based on this warm story, the documentary draws attention to the diminishing natural beauty over the years.[\/vc_hoverbox][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Special Screenings&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1636634027688-72557ddd-cf30&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Special Screenings&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636634046042{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12139&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; 200 Meter &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; 200 Meter (Palestinian) ,Ameen Nayfeh, 96&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]A Palestinian father, trapped on the other side of the separation wall, struggles to reach the hospital where his son awaits.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12124&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; An Orange From Jawa&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Orange (Palestine, Poland, France), Mohammed Almughanni, 27&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Mohammed, a young Palestinian, is desperately searching for a taxi to take him through an Israeli checkpoint. When the driver, Farouk, learns that Mohammed has already been turned away at the checkpoint, trouble ensues.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12125&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Ayny &#8211; My Second Eye&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Ayny &#8211; My Second Eye (Germany-Palestine), Ahmad Saleh, 10&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]A brutal war has robbed two brothers of their home. Their mother nurtures the hope of a new beginning, trying to shield them from the dangers around them. Despite her concerns, the boys remain determined to pursue their childhood dream: to play music on the instrument they\u2019ve come to love \u2013 a beautiful oud.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12133&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Digital Occupation &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Digital Occupation (Turkey), Nawras bu Saleh, 26&#8217;20&#8220;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]<i>Digital Occupation<\/i> explores the multifaceted digital control over Palestine, focusing on Israel&#8217;s control of communication infrastructure, illegal data collection, and the suppression of Palestinian content on social media. The film highlights Palestinian resistance efforts, showcasing technological innovations and strategic responses to overcome these digital barriers and share their narrative with the world.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12142&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Farha &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Farha (Jordan, Sweden, Saudi Arabia), Darin J. Sallam, 92&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]In 1948 Palestine, a 14-year-old girl watches from a locked pantry as catastrophe engulfs her home.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12137&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; From Ground Zero&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; From Ground Zero (Palestinian) , Aws Al-Banna, Ahmed Al-Danf, Basil Al-Maqousi, 115&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]<i>From Ground Zero<\/i> is a collection of 22 short films made in Gaza. Initiated by Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi, the project was created to give a voice to 22 Gazan filmmakers and allow them to tell the untold stories of the ongoing war through film.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12230&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Holy Redemption &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Holy Redemption (Israel) , Asl\u0131han Eker \u00c7akmak, Tanju \u015eahin, Jose Carlos Soares, 52&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Filmed in the second month of Gaza War &#8220;HOLY REDEMPTION&#8221; explores the world of radical Israeli settlers on Palestinian lands. 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But one day, a guest arrived with a very different plan.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12149&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Maloul &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Maloul (Palestine), Michel Khleifi &#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Since the declaration of the state of Israel in 1948, countless Palestinian villages have been erased from the map. <i>Ma\u2019Loul Celebrates Its Destruction<\/i> uses poignant images of bombardments, destroyed buildings, and disfigured people to illustrate this.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12121&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Night&#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Night (Germany, Qatar, Jordan, Palestine), Ahmad Saleh, 16\u2019&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]Night has to trick the mother of the missing child into sleeping to save her soul.[\/vc_hoverbox][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12127&#8243; primary_title=&#8221; Nightmare of Gaza &#8221; primary_title_font_container=&#8221;color:%23ffffff&#8221; hover_title=&#8221; Nightmare of Gaza (Palestine), Farah Nabulsi , 14&#8242;&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:20&#8243; hover_title_google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; use_custom_fonts_primary_title=&#8221;true&#8221; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221;]This haunting, abstract, and experimental narrative follows a woman walking through the streets of Gaza, surrounded by the devastation left by bombings. 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