The short films:

Girls move mountains

  • Year: 2023
  • Country: Spain
  • Director: Anna Huix
  • Duration: 20min

In the rough mountains of northern Pakistan, Karishma and her Girls Football League stand up for girls' rights. Football here is more than a harmless game. In the fight for women's rights, the old generations plant seeds that the children will later reap.

Where Am I From?

  • Year: 2022
  • Country: United States
  • Director: Nouf Aljowaysir
  • Duration: 12min

Aljowaysir moved from Saudi Arabia to the US at the age of 13 with her Iraqi family. All those countries evoke memories, smells, thoughts of family members, and things you can't just explain. Unless you're talking to an AI system?

Butterfly

  • Year: 2024
  • Country: France
  • Director: Florence Miailhe
  • Duration: 15min

A man swims through his memories, all to do with water. From the source of the river we float to a paddling pool for toddlers, from the shores of the Mediterranean via Olympic pools to a reservoir, and from concentration camps to heavenly beaches.

Essex Girls

  • Year: 2023
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Yero Timi-Biu
  • Duration: 15min

This coming-of-age film observes the lives of coloured British girls in the Essex region, and shows how wonderful friendships between young women grow there.

Amplified

  • Year: 2024
  • Country: Jordan
  • Director: Dina Naser
  • Duration: 19min

Hind does karate. One day, something terrible happens at training that turns the hearing-impaired girl's life completely upside down. Determined, Hind sets out to find a way to regain her strength. Based on a true story.

Extra info

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