White Nights
Overview of films
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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…