2025
Fear of Songs
World Premiere.
In 2002, a young Palestinian asylum seeker is released from Australian detention — but the footage capturing this pivotal moment vanishes, never archived. Fear of Songs is an experimental short film that attempts to reconstruct what was lost, blurring memory, media, and imagination. Through absence, it questions who gets to be seen, and what is remembered.
Director
Hannah Moore
Runtime
10 Minutes
Country
Australia
Classification
Unclassified 15+
In 2002, a young Palestinian asylum seeker is released from Australian detention — but the footage capturing this pivotal moment vanishes, never archived. Fear of Songs is an experimental short film that attempts to reconstruct what was lost, blurring memory, media, and imagination. Through absence, it questions who gets to be seen, and what is remembered.
Screening with Australian shorts:
Mates (Rory Pearson)
The Body (Louris van de Geer)
Faceless (William Jaka & Fraser Pemberton)
Some Kind of Blue (Rae Choi)
The Shirt Off Your Back (David Robinson-Smith)
Screening with Australian shorts:
Mates (Rory Pearson)
The Body (Louris van de Geer)
Faceless (William Jaka & Fraser Pemberton)
Some Kind of Blue (Rae Choi)
The Shirt Off Your Back (David Robinson-Smith)
Film Credits
Director
Hannah Moore
Year
2025
Country
Australia
Language
English & Arabic
Subtitles
English
Type
Fiction & Short
Program Strand
Shorts
Film Source
Hannah Moore
Genre
Experimental, Human Rights & Short
Screens As Part Of
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