POLITICAL Shorts Festival
Today's Film Festival
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1h 27m
Da Terra, 30min., Portugal
Directed by Miguel Chichorro
Emília Pedro e Fernanda Jorge revisit childhood memories to identify over 70 land parcels inherited from their father. As physical traces fade, memory and oral tradition become the only way to ‘see’ what is no longer visible. The film captures the emotional and cultural depth of the minifúndio system, revealing how memory sustains identity, heritage, and community in rural areas.
https://miguelchichorro.com/da-terra/
The Shadows Left Behind, 13min., Pakistan
Directed by Aun Ul Haider
Two twelve-year-old friends, Ali and Noor, share an unbreakable bond. Noor, an Afghan refugee, faces sudden deportation. Torn between loyalty and fear, Ali promises to see him off. But what remains is a farewell that echoes in silence, and a friendship lost to the shadows left behind.
https://www.instagram.com/aunulhaider/
Fragments / Palestine, 16min., Germany
Directed by Samu Morys Cornelissen
Through a montage of sound and pictures, "Fragments / Palestine" explores the silence of German media during the genocide in Gaza.
Hempman vs. the State, 28min., Finland
Directed by Sampsa Huttunen
Hempman vs. the State is a story of a man who wants to cultivate cannabis openly and without asking for permissions. Authorities are not in favour of his endeavour, and although the fields are blooming, many obstacles stand in the way of the harvest.