Best of FEMALE Filmmakers Shorts Festival
New Releases
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45m
HAND IN HAND, 2min., Turkey
Directed by Melihat Özdoğan Ağgül
People who left their countries due to the climate crisis in the world come together. They overcome their differences, join hands and rebuild the world.
https://www.instagram.com/melihat_ozdogan_aggul/
THE HOPSCOTCH, 16min., Egypt
Directed by Shaymaa Tafish
Ahlam, a woman in her thirties, has long been labeled a bearer of bad luck after the deaths of her father and brother during a game of hopscotch. Haunted by failed relationships, she seeks a way to break the so-called curse. But as she explores paths to healing, she uncovers deeper truths about the silent burdens women carry. In the end, she questions: is the game truly cursed, or is society’s judgment the real misfortune?
FILM AIN, 10min., Egypt
Directed by Esraa Mohamed Sabry
The short film “Ain” presents a sensitive human experience centered on a young girl who is passionate about photography, despite her mother’s rejection and insistence on keeping her away from this hobby. As the events unfold, the film takes us into a flashback in which the girl revisits the images she captured with her innocent lens, surprising the viewer by revealing that her small camera was able to document aspects of our social problems that we often overlook or choose to ignore.
https://www.instagram.com/esraamsabry
FENCE, 13min., Iraq
Directed by Sakar Othman Hassan
In 1988 by "Saddam Hussein's" order, the Anfal campaign in kurdistan' region, involved eight distinct phases, during which 4,500 villages were destroyed and 182,000 kurdish citizens were missing.