The Idol
2015

The Idol (Ya Tayr El Tayer)

Palestine, Qatar, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates
2015

The Idol (Ya Tayr El Tayer)

Winner, Cultural Diversity Award under the patronage of UNESCO, 2015 Mohammed and his sister Farrah are in many ways oblivious to their troubled surroundings. They…

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No Burqas Behind Bars
2013

No Burqas Behind Bars (Frihet Bakom Galler)

Sweden, Japan, Netherlands, Denmark
2013

No Burqas Behind Bars (Frihet Bakom Galler)

In a prison within a prison, 40 Afghani women and their 34 children are housed in a facility within a 500-man prison. Ironically, in one…

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Monsoon Shootout
2013

Monsoon Shootout

India, United Kingdom, Netherlands
2013

Monsoon Shootout

As heavy rains lash Mumbai, a cop on his first assignment faces a life altering decision when he must decide to shoot or not. Each…

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In My Mother’s Arms
2012

In My Mother’s Arms

Iraq, United Kingdom, Netherlands
2012

In My Mother’s Arms

Winner, Best Documentary Film Feature, 2012 Husham works tirelessly to build the hopes, dreams and prospects of 32 damaged orphans of war under his care…

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Laila’s Birthday
2009

Laila’s Birthday (Eid Mila Leila)

Palestine, Tunisia, Netherlands
2009

Laila’s Birthday (Eid Mila Leila)

Abu Laila used to be a judge, but because the government doesn’t have the means to renew his assignment he is forced to be a…

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Tokyo Sonata
2008

Tokyo Sonata

Japan, Netherlands
2008

Tokyo Sonata

Ryûhei Sasaki (Teruyuki Kagawa) is keeping a secret from his wife, Megumi (Kyôko Koizumi), and his two teenage sons. Even though he leaves the house…

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The Seen and Unseen
2017

The Seen and Unseen (Sekala Niskala)

Indonesia, Netherlands, Australia, Qatar
2017

The Seen and Unseen (Sekala Niskala)

Winner, Best Youth Feature Film, 2017 The director-producer of APSA 2012 Best Children’s Feature Film award winner The Mirror Never Dies returns with The Seen…

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Centaur
2016

Centaur

Kyrgyzstan, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands
2016

Centaur

Aktan Arym Kubat’s sixth features follows Centaur, a quiet, small and modest man who lives a simple life in a small Kyrgyzstan village. He is respected…

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A Gentle Creature
2017

A Gentle Creature (Krotkaya)

France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands
2017

A Gentle Creature (Krotkaya)

A woman lives alone on the outskirts of her Russian village. One day she receives a returned care package that she had sent to her…

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Dede
2017

Dede

Georgia, Croatia, Netherlands, Qatar, United Kingdom
2017

Dede

Winner, Cultural Diversity Award under the patronage of UNESCO, 2017 Set in 1992 amid the remote Ushguli community of Georgia’s Svaneti province in the country’s…

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A Land Imagined
2018

A Land Imagined

Singapore, France, Netherlands
2018

A Land Imagined

Winner – Hideho Urata for Achievement in Cinematography, 2018 Winner –  Yeo Siew Hua for Young Cinema Award, 2018 Set in industrial Singapore, police investigator…

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Anatomy of Time
2021

Anatomy of Time (Wela)

Thailand, Singapore, France, Netherlands
2021

Anatomy of Time (Wela)

Two fragments in a woman’s life. Maem is a young woman in 1960s rural Thailand. Her clocksmith father imparts his philosophy onto his daughter, while…

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When Pomegranates Howl
2020

When Pomegranates Howl

Afghanistan, Australia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Netherlands
2020

When Pomegranates Howl

Hewad, a nine-year-old boy, supports his family by selling goods from a cart on the harsh streets of Kabul after the death of his father.…

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This is What I Remember (Esimde)

This is What I Remember (Esimde)

Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Netherlands, France

This is What I Remember (Esimde)

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Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish

Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish

United States of America, Netherlands

Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish

In a world of propaganda images, surrealist collage and pop-art animation, artist-filmmaker Lei Lei and his family recall the past to make sense of the…

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Rapture (Rimdogittanga)

Rapture (Rimdogittanga)

India, People's Republic of China, Qatar, Switzerland, Netherlands

Rapture (Rimdogittanga)

One night, a boy collecting cicadas in the forest disappears. There is a rumour that the village is being stalked at night by child kidnappers…

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Tiger Stripes

Tiger Stripes

Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar

Tiger Stripes

The first amongst her friends to hit puberty, Zaffan, 12, discovers a terrifying secret about her body. Ostracised by her community, Zaffan fights back, learning…

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A House in Jerusalem

A House in Jerusalem

Palestine, United Kingdom, Qatar, Netherlands, Germany

A House in Jerusalem

Following her mother’s death, a British Jewish girl is moved by her father from London to Jerusalem in the hopes that a new beginning can…

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All We Imagine as Light

All We Imagine as Light

France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg

All We Imagine as Light

In Mumbai, nurse Prabha’s routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate Anu meanwhile tries in vain…

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Holy Electricity

Holy Electricity

Georgia, Netherlands

Holy Electricity

When young Gonga and his cousin Bart find a suitcase full of rusty crosses in a scrapyard, Bart gets the idea to turn them into…

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Youth (Homecoming)

Youth (Homecoming) (Qing Chun (Gui))

France, Luxembourg, Netherlands

Youth (Homecoming) (Qing Chun (Gui))

As the New Year break is coming, textile workshops in Zhili are almost deserted. The few remaining employees are desperate to be paid for their…

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Viet and Nam

Viet and Nam

Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Vietnam, United States of America

Viet and Nam

Nam and Viet love each other. Both are miners, working 1,000 metres below ground where danger awaits and darkness prevails. Coal earns them a living,…

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