EFF

Press release about this year’s festival films

Among the film entries received for the 16th edition- 2023, the film selection committee has selected the following films:

 

A

  • All Quiet on the Western Front, Director: Edward Berger, Germany, United State, United Kingdom.
  • And Still I Sing, Director: Fazila AmiriI, Canada.
  • A poet is killed, Director: Arsalan Baraheni, Canada.
  • As If No Misfortune Had Occurred in the Night, Director: Larissa Sansour Søren Lind, United Kingdom, Denmark.

B

  • Beirut: Eye of the Storm, Director: Mai Mesri, Lebanon.
  • Bright Life, Director: Alireza Behbahani, Iran.
  • Boy Fram Heaven, Director: Tarik Saleh, Sweden, France, Finland.

C

  • CheckPoint, Director: Parviz Sayyad, USA.

D

  • Dance My Doll, Director: Jasmijn Kooijman, Sweden.
  • DaughterIran, Director: Massoud Memar, Netherlands.

E

  • Earthquake, Director: Mohsen Hossaini , Norway.
  • Exodus, Director:  Abbe Hassan, Sweden.

F

  • Farah, Director: Darin J Sallam, Jordanien, Sweden.

H

  • Hezar Zan, Director: Mojgan Iianlu, Iran.
  • Hide and Seek, Director: Mansoor Hosseini, Sweden.
  • Holy Spider, Director: Ali Abbasi, Dansk, Germany, France, Sweden.

I

  • I am Wounded, Director: Orkan Bayram, Germany, Latvia.
  • In This Silence I Believe, Director: Simon Spitzer, Austria.
  • In Vitro, Director: Larissa Sansour – Søren Lind, Denmark, United Kindom, Occupied Palestina Territory.

 J

  • Jin, Director: Reha Erdem, Germany, Turkey.
  • Joonam, Director: Sierra Urich, United States. 

K

  • Kebab Connection, Director: Hinner Saleem, Kurditan, France.
  • Kobane – Director: Öslem Yasar, Syria.

L

  • Leila, Director: Fariba Haidari, Sweden.

M

  • Masoumeh, Director: Sona Moghadam, Iran
  • Mina – The Price of Freedom, Director: Hesam Yousefi, Germany.

N

  • Nummer 11, Director: Azad Larki, Sweden.

R

  • Red & Green, Director: Sara Othman, Kurdistan. France.

S

  • Sabaya, Director: Hogir Hirori, Sweden.
  • Salvanten River, Director: Veysel Celik, Turkey.
  • Seven winters in Tehran, Director: Steffi Niederzoll, Germany.

T

  • Tearingwallsdown, Director: Hebun Polat, Şerif Çiçek, Germany, Turkey.
  • The Cat, Director: Mary Apick, USA.
  • The Easter Stone, Director: Alex Afshar, Sweden.
  • The Nightmare in Alps, Director: Jamshid Golmakani, France.
  • The Scent OF Dialogue, Director: Fariba Haidari, Sweden.
  • There is a Garden, Director: Masoud Raouf, Canada.
  • The Wives of Haji Abbas, Director: Mohsen Abdolvahab, Iran.
  • Trust, Director: Delara Rasouli, USA.

W

  • When the Seedlings Grow, Director: Rêger Azad, Kobane, Germany.
  • Women Talking, Director: Sarah Polley, USA
  • Women, The Forgotten Face of War, Director: Susan Muska, Greta Olfsdottir, USA.