London Short Film Festival Showcase: Palestine Looks Back

Friday 30 January 2026

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Palestinian voices who dared to go beyond what was asked, turning their gaze back on the West - its inaction, border regimes, colonial history, but also its solidarity and environment.

This programme is curated by Theo Panagopoulos.

The Goodness Regime, dir. Jumana Manna and Sille Storihle, Norway / Palestine 2013, 20mins

It's a long way from Amphioxus, dir. Kamal Aljafari, Germany 2019, 16mins

Nachbarn (Neighbours), dir. Pary El-Qalqili and Christiane Schmidt, Germany 2018, 26 mins

Elefsina Notre Amour, dir. Mahdi Fleifel, Greece 2023, 9mins

They Live in Forests, They are Extremely Shy, dir. Saeed Taji Farouky, UK 2016, 4mins

We began by measuring distance, dir. Basma Alsharif, Egypt 2009, 19mins

Contains themes of death and injury.

Rating Information:

Contains themes of death and injury

Run time:

104 mins

Year of release:

2025

Company:

London Short Film Festival

Director:

Various

Cast:

Various

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