Short Films Screening
17.12.2025
19:30
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In the Future, They Ate from the Finest Porcelain

Poster for In the Future, They Ate from the Finest Porcelain
Short
2015
29 min

directors: Larissa Sansour, Søren Lind

language: Arabic

subtitles: English

countries: Qatar, Denmark, UK

In the Future They Ate From the Finest Porcelain resides in the cross-section between sci-fi, archaeology and politics. Combining live motion and CGI, the film explores the role of myth for history, fact and national identity.
A narrative resistance group makes underground deposits of elaborate porcelain, suggested to belong to an entirely fictional civilization. Their aim is to influence history and support future claims to their vanishing lands.

In the Future, They Ate from the Finest Porcelain
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Drawing for Better Dreams

Poster for Drawing for Better Dreams
Short
2015
4 min

directors: May Odeh, Dia’ Azzeh

language: -

subtitles: -

country: -

By using images drawn by Palestinian children between the ages of 9 and 12, ‘Drawing for Better Dreams’ takes us to the Occupied Territories and into the minds of the kids who live there under siege. By animating the simple crayon drawings, this moving film conjures up the struggles faced by Palestinian children on a daily basis, and demonstrates the power of – and need for – allowing young people to dream.

Drawing for Better Dreams
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The Crossing

Poster for The Crossing
Short
2017
11 min

director: Ameen Nayfeh

language: Arabic

subtitles: English

country: Palestine

Three Palestinian siblings attempt to visit their bedridden grandfather who resides on the other side of the separation wall.

The Crossing
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Maradona's Legs

Poster for Maradona's Legs
Short
2019
24 min

director: Firas Khoury

language: Arabic

subtitles: English

countries: Afghanistan, Germany, Palestine

During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys are on a quest for “Maradona’s legs”; the last missing sticker that they need in order to complete their world cup album and win a free Atari.

Maradona's Legs
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