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July 4, 2022

Our Fishing Boat

A Film by Jai Shane Cañete

Bantayan Island - a pristine fishing village located in the Visayan Sea and Tañon Strait-  is rapidly undergoing change because of the presence of many private resorts. These resorts deprive the local residents of their livelihood and have displaced a number of families.

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Dry Leaves

09 mins 23 secs | Pakistan | Fiction

A Film By Ali Sohail Jaura

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Zahida arrives at a home for the old, believing her son will take her back after a week. Hesitant and apprehensive, she meets Farhat, who is full of hope but as the story unfolds she realizes that the future might be different from her expectations.

The Water Spring

20 mins | Argentina | Fiction

A Film By Carlos Ignacio Trioni Bellone

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Bernado, a 9 year-old boy, lives in the mountains with his family. One day, he meets a little girl. Then together, they discover a secret in a nearby forest.

Brotherhood

25 mins | Canada, Tunisia, Qatar | Fiction

A Film By Meryam Joobeur

​Mohamed is deeply shaken and suspicious when his estranged eldest son Malek returns home from Syria to rural Tunisia with a mysterious young wife in tow. The emotional complexities of a family reunion and past wounds lead to tragic consequences.

Heal

24 mins | Pakistan | Fiction

A Film By Mian Adnan Ahmad

Amidst the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a gifted child makes an extraordinary effort for his people

Indus Blue

01 hr 16 mins | Pakistan | Documentary

A Film By Jawad Sharif

Pakistani folk artists talk about their struggle to keep a fading art form a live while reminding the world what they are about to lose.

Navras

15 mins | Spain | Short Doc

A Film By Marco Huertas

An essay on memory, exploring the vision of life and death in far East. Shot in five countries for three years, based on director's real experiences.

Madinay Wala Jahaaz

34 mins | Pakistan | Fiction

A Film By Asghar Ali Ghanchi​

This short film revolves around the story of a father son duo who put everything at risk to follow their dream of living the BIG CITY life. Taking unexpected turns and emotional tips this family of two ends up realizing how all that glitters is not gold.

Jesse Jams

16 mins | Canada | Short Doc

A Film By Trevor Anderson

A young Indigenous trans musician and his rock band bring mumble punk to the Interstellar Rodeo. A rock ‘n’ roll survival story of a different stripe.

A Deer Falling Into The Sea

11 mins | Spain | Short Doc

A Film By Marco Huertas

​A DEER FALLING INTO THE SEA portrays a generation doomed to deal with restlessness and isolation on a specially dark winter, where life as we used to know it got interrupted.