Full-length documentary
A Fox Under a Pink Moon
Millions of Afghan men and women live in Iran without permanent legal status or protection. Sixteen-year-old Soraya suffers domestic abuse as well as the inability to freely decide her own future.
Films
Full-length documentary
Coexistence, My Ass!
Comedienne Noam Shuster-Eliassi takes up the fight against prejudice towards the Palestinian people. Her weapons are a microphone, courage, and humour. But can an Israeli celebrity change her own society through stand-up?
Full-length documentary
Cutting Through Rocks
Sara lives in an Iranian village, where she becomes the first woman elected to the local council. Charismatic and determined, she carves a path through a conservative society on her motorcycle, fighting for the rights of women and children.
Unknown
IRKALLA: Dreams of Gilgamesh
Chum-Chum’s parents were killed by the Islamic State. To survive as an orphan on the streets of politically turbulent Baghdad, he retreats into the world of his favorite hero, Gilgamesh.
Feature film
It Was Just an Accident
A chance sound drags Vahid back into haunting memories of a sadistic torturer. His heart swells with the desire for revenge, yet his conscience quietly urges him to gather more proof. Jafar Panahi’s sharply crafted drama confronts urgent questions of guilt and responsibility.
Full-length documentary
Kabul, Between Prayers
What’s it like to live as a member of the Taliban? Samim must balance patrolling Kabul, managing disputes with his wife, helping out on his father’s farm, and guiding his younger brothers in the faith.
Full-length documentary
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Fatima photographs life and death in a besieged Gaza. Her docu-diary comes to life through video calls with an Iranian director, creating an intimate bond between two women bound by helplessness but connected through hope.
Full-length documentary
Surviving the Death Committee
An Iranian activist who survived political persecution and the brother of a murdered dissident, now living in Sweden, decide to confront a powerful regime and seek justice. What begins as a personal and investigative documentary unfolds into a gripping courtroom drama.
Feature film
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Red Crescent volunteers answer an emergency call: a six-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While keeping her on the line, the humanitarian workers do everything in their power to get an ambulance to her.
Virtual reality
Under the Same Sky
Under the same sky, a completely different world exists. This documentary film offers an intimate look into the daily reality of Gaza’s inhabitants and shows what life looks like amidst constant threat.
Feature film
Yes
The enfant terrible of both festival and Israeli cinema, Nadav Lapid, returns in brutally sharp form, following a morally conflicted hero tasked with composing a new, more bellicose Israeli anthem.