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Shorts 1

Identity and Displacement

عطر (EITR)
Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller, Canada, 2022, 15 min. English, Arabic with English subtitles
                    
Queer Exile
Ahmed Awadalla, Egypt, Germany, 2024, 10 min. English, Arabic with English subtitles

ملح البحر (Sea Salt)                    
Leila Basma, Czech Republic, Lebanon, Qatar, 19 min. 2023, 19 mins, Arabic with English subtitles

Leila
Fariba Haidari, Sweden, 2023, 25 min. Dari with English subtitles

نيو نهضة (NEO NAHDA)
May Ziadé, UK 2023, 13 min. English

Through intimate and powerful storytelling, these films explore the multifaceted experiences of those navigating personal and societal boundaries. From a closeted Arab wholesale perfume seller to an Egyptian activist living in exile in Berlin, a spirited Lebanese teenager to a transgender woman living in Afghanistan, the stories in this shorts program delve into themes of cultural estrangement, the yearning for escape, and the complexities of gender expression. (S)

EITR, Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller
QUEER EXILE, Ahmed Awadalla
SEA SALT, Leila Basma
NEO NAHDA, May Ziadé
LEILA, Fariba Haidari