Displacement Film Fund
Overview of films
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Displacement Film Fund World Premieres
Five world premieres, supported by the Displacement Film Fund, offer timely and intimate reflections on experiences of displacement. -
Allies in Exile
Hasan Kattan | 40' | United Kingdom | World premiere
Two Syrian filmmakers with a past shaped by war document the trauma of waiting for asylum, using friendship and storytelling to survive exile. -
Rotation
Maryna Er Gorbach | 12' | Ukraine | World premiere
“Rotation” is a therapeutic hypnosis ritual experienced by a young Ukrainian woman who shifted from civilian life to military service. -
Sense of Water
Mohammad Rasoulof | 39' | Iran | World premiere
In the chill of exile, an Iranian writer confronts a foreign language. -
Super Afghan Gym
Shahrbanoo Sadat | 14' | Germany | World premiere
In a gym in downtown Kabul, a group of housewives gather during the only hour of the day reserved for women. -
Whispers of a Burning Scent
Mo Harawe | 28' | Somalia | World premiere
A quiet wedding musician finds his private life exposed to public scrutiny.