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Two brothers return to the island of their childhood, where buried secrets and heavy tensions force them to confront a dark past that connects them.
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Tawfeek Barhom
Tawfeek Barhom
Tawfeek Barhom
Alexandre Perrier
Stelios Cotionis
Akis Polizos
Tawfeek Barhom
Ashraf Barhom
Elise Notseck
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Tawfeek Barhom is an emerging Palestinian actor and director. As an actor, he has played lead roles in Cairo Conspiracy and Ghost Trail. His directorial debut, I’m Glad You’re Dead Now, won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction
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(13min)In 1970, a 16-year-old Nigerian refugee in Virginia tries to keep her family together when a newcomer draws her sister away.
(21min)Darkness settles over Little Egypt. Brielle, Karri, and Nunu wander among the limestone outcrops and sandstone spires. In a cave that hid freedom seekers along the Underground Railroad, their uncle shares a story of a creature that stirs at night.
(15min)During the Sankranti festival celebrations, a matriarch and her housekeeper confront solitude through the intimacy of each other’s company.
(13min)