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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

White Nights

Overview of films

  • Aïssa

    8' | France | -

    Ghanaian immigrant Aïssa is examined. Is she really a minor as she contends? The doctor clinically records his findings, describing her internal and exterior characteristics.…
  • The All-Hearing

    13' | Egypt | -

    An ode to loudspeaker libertarianism, Abu Hamdan’s work frequently deals with the relationship between listening and borders. In The All-Hearing we are introduced to Cairo’s…
  • Angelus Novus

    25' | Afghanistan | -

    Afghani refugee Ali and his brother have just arrived in Turkey where, surrounded by many other refugees, his family tries to build a new life.…
  • Ayan and the White Balloon

    26' | Belgium | -

    This film is part of IFFR White Nights and will be screened daily from 13 to 17 July.The filmmaker (‘the white balloon’) returns from Europe…
  • Bla cinima

    82' | France | -

    The square in front of the Sierra Meatra Cinema is Algeria on a small scale. Old and young, rich and poor all go there. They…
  • Callshop Istanbul

    98' | Canada | International premiere

    On the border between East and West, Istanbul historically speaking is an intercontinental bridge and still one of the main places for migrants and refugees…
  • Electrical Gaza

    18' | United Kingdom | -

    Filmmaker Nashashibi presents Gaza as a place from myth: isolated, suspended in time, difficult to access and highly charged. The accompanying animation and a distinctive…
  • Eylül – Ekim 2015, Cizre

    15' | Netherlands | -

    War in Cizre, on the Turkish-Syrian border. Life goes on. The inhabitants film and photograph the consequences of the attacks with their phones. Artist belit…
  • The Grand Tour

    120' | -

    Experience Rotterdam Xpanded’s expositions and the IFFR White Nights programme.
  • Iraqi Odyssey

    162' | Iraq | -

    In this comprehensive and compelling personal document, filmmaker Samir retraces his family history, focusing on the past in Iraq and the subsequent migration and diaspora…
  • Love, Theft and Other Entanglements

    90' | Palestine | -

    It almost sounds like a Coen Brothers movie set in the Middle East. The Palestinian car thief Mousa tries to amass as much money as…
  • Maher’s Middle Eastern Meals

    Every day at IFFR White Nights, he will cook in the tent village in the Museumpark. Boasting an extensive knowledge of Middle Eastern flavours and…