Join the filmmakers and actor, producer and UNHCR Global Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett for the World Premieres of new short films backed by the Displacement Film Fund. Maryna Er Gorbach, Mo Harawe, Hasan Kattan, Mohammad Rasoulof and Shahrbanoo Sadat offer timely and intimate reflections on experiences of displacement.
Spearheaded by actor, producer and UNHCR Global Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett, the DFF’s pilot scheme was announced at IFFR 2025 with IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund as management partner.
Friday 30 January, 17.00, Oude Luxor
Repeat screenings on 1 and 6 February
In this combined programme
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Rotation
“Rotation” is a therapeutic hypnosis ritual experienced by a young Ukrainian woman who shifted from civilian life to military service. -
Super Afghan Gym
In a gym in downtown Kabul, a group of housewives gather during the only hour of the day reserved for women. -
Allies in Exile
Two Syrian filmmakers with a past shaped by war document the trauma of waiting for asylum, using friendship and storytelling to survive exile. -
Whispers of a Burning Scent
A quiet wedding musician finds his private life exposed to public scrutiny. -
