A celebration of the best in World Cinema short filmmaking.

Despite bans and imprisonment, Iranian master filmmaker Jafar Panahi continues to make great humanist films. In the middle of the night a damaged car arrives at mechanic Vahid’s garage. He hears something that triggers him to believe that the driver of the car is the official who had tortured him. But as he never saw his face, can he really be sure?

Young Catholic nun Yohanna frantically searches for the stolen truck she has borrowed to deliver humanitarian supplies to one of Indonesia’s poorest provinces, Sumba, beautifully captured by skilled cinematography. Finding herself in a murky world of slave child labour, she is desperate to help.

A powerful and urgent family epic, All That’s Left of You spans 75 years of Palestinian history. As a mother reflects on the events that shaped her son’s defiance, Cherien Dabis delivers a gripping, politically charged portrait of loss, legacy and resilience across generations.