Event Details
June 20, 2024
7:00 PM EDT
Virtual
Screenings:
Anxiety
Country: Germany
Director: Alshafee Abby
Length: 22 mins
Synopsis: A young refugee struggles with learning the German language while being existentially at the mercy of the bureaucratic system.
Somewhere, but not here
Country: Canada
Director: Karel Malkoun
Length: 23 mins
Synopsis: Miles away, I watch the slow erasing of my home. Scattered between two places, I am no longer anywhere.
Edris//إدريس
Country: Egypt
Director: Amir El-Shenawy
Length: 17 mins
Synopsis: A 17-year-old Eritrean boy fled the war in his country to settle in Egypt, where he dreams to overcome the barriers and get accepted into the Egyptian society so he could get a chance to become a promising professional football player and help his family back home. The documentary tells a simple story that sheds light on the status of African migrants and refugees in Egypt today.
Hanina//Homesick
Country: Egypt, United States
Director: Yasmin Moll
Length: 8 mins
Synopsis: A young girl flies back in time to her drowned homeland, guided by the songs and stories of her community
Water Religion//ديانة الماء
Country: Oman
Director: Haitham Sulaiman
Length: 29 mins
Synopsis: Water Religion is a short narrative film tells the story of Issa, a blind tanager who has dream to sail the sea looking after his lost father fisherman against all odds.