Elena Manrique, Spain, 2024, 103’, in Spanish and French, with English subtitles Valladolid FF 2024, Nominated, Best Film Showtime: Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 3:00PM The Party’s Over follows Carmina, a privileged woman living in southern Spain, whose life of inherited wealth revolves around

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Milad Tangshir, Italy, 2024, 85 min, in Italian with English subtitles TIFF 2024, Nominated, People’s Choice Award (Best Film); Venice FF 2024, Winner, Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente Award & Luciano Sovena Award, Nominated, Critics’ Week Award (Best Film); Busan IFF 2024, Nomi

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Ben Sturgulewski, Afghanistan, Germany, United States, 2024, 80 min, in Farsi Dari and English, with English subtitles, Toronto Premiere Heartland IFF 2024, Winner, Audience Choice Award; Official Selection: Tribeca FF 2024, DC/DOX FF 2024, Denver FF 2024, Austin FF 2024 Showtime: Saturday, November

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Alireza Ghasemi and Raha Amirfazli, Iran, France, Netherlands, 2024, 95 min, in Farsi, Dari, Hazaragi with English subtitles, Toronto Premiere Sundance FF 2024, Winner, Directing Award, Nominated, Grand Jury Prize; Uruguay International FF 2024, Nominated, Human Rights Award; Jeonju IFF 2024, Nomina

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My Stolen Planet Farahnaz Sharifi, Germany, Iran, 2024, 82 min, in Farsi with English subtitles  Berlin FF 2024, Nominated, Berlinale Documentary Award; Chicago FF 2024, Nominated, Best Documentary Showtime: Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 7:00PM, Opening Film My Stolen Planet unfolds through the pe

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Vadim Perelman, Germany, Belarus, 2020, 127 min, in German, French and Farsi, with English Subtitles Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but P

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INAY (MAMA) Thea Loo, Canada & Philippines, 2024, 56’, in English and Kampampangan, with English subtitles, Toronto Premiere Vancouver FF 2024, Winner, Arbutus Award Showtime: Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 1:00PM Preceded by short “   INAY delves into the emotional toll of Canada’s f

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A Girl from Parsian, Parinaz Hashemi, Iran, Documentary, 2019, 20 minA few women from a small southern town make efforts to achieve their prohibited rights.Parinaz Hashemi is an independent filmmaker with more than 20 years of experience in cinema and television.  

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Colorful Dreams, Parinaz Hashemi, Iran, Documentary, 2020, 20 minIn a rural area of Baluchestan live people who believe they can achive their dreams if they do their best to improve the living conditions for themselves and others. Parinaz Hashemi is an independent filmmaker with more than 20 years o

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Don’t Remove the Soil, Navid Mihandoost, Iran, 2022, Fiction, 15 min A man is sentenced to jail for his social activities. His girlfriend promises him to send messages to his cellphone that she keeps with herself. The plan is for him to read them after he is released. Navid Mihandoost is a journal

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Lefthanded, Nasrin Mohammadpour, Iran, Fiction, 2021, 15 min When working in a slaughterhouse, Maryam, a single mother, decides to cut her right hand to receive compensation from the insurance company, but things don’t go as planned. Nasrin Mohammadpour studied film and sociology and holds a maste

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The Ring, Roham Rasouli, Iran, Fiction, 2022, 6 min A young man loses his pregnant wife during the Iran-Iraq war. Many years later, he is still occupied with her memories. Roham Rasouli is a gradute of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, The Ring is his debut short.  

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Katvoman, Hadi Sheibani, Iran/India, 2022, 8 min Mother and son are playing a Catwoman-Batman game before the father comes back. Sound of screams from next door suggests the husband is again beating the wife. It’s time for the father to play a role in the game. Hadi Sheibani is a film editor and t

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