The Footage that Disappeared

Set a day after the Syrian war began, Dayan paints a portrait of the thousands of refugees unable to return to their families once borders were established by terrorist groups. Seiban, an aging Syrian father living in exile with his family, has to make a choice: part with his special-needs children in order to escape, or keep them close and put the family's lives at the mercy of the military. As he struggles to decide, the world around his family crumbles under the weight of war, leaving little hope for their survival.

In the south of Iran, a woman travels every day from her village to the nearby mountain. For hours at a time, she labours away, breaking apart huge boulders with minimal equipment. Slowly & mysteriously, the film reveals the motivations that inspire her back-breaking work.

Qaem wanted to end his life but finds new spiritual paths. Day after day he collects samplings in order to plant them on the stony mountainside of Tehran and takes care of them. Hamid Jafari (The Rock, Award for the Most Innovative Short Film, VdR 2016) is back with a poignant work about a spiritual quest.