What remains of home when distance becomes permanent? An astronaut calls his mother from space. A man in Brussels waits for news from his partner in Beirut. Four friends in Kyiv talk about a possible war before it begins. Letters and photographs carry memories across borders; a son looks out of a distant window and thinks of his mother. Moving between war, migration, and personal memory, these films ask how we stay close to people and places we may never return to. (Hoda Taheri)
In 1988, Abdul Ahad Momand became Afghanistan’s first and only astronaut. From orbit, he called his mother. The film connects that moment with memories of Afghanistan and experiences of diaspora: how can a country’s story be told amid war and displacement?… >>>
While his partner lives through war in Beirut, a young man in Brussels looks after his cat and empty apartment. Messages, videos, and the silences between them are his connection to him. From a place of safety, his unease at being unable to be with him grows.
… >>>On February 9, 2022, four friends in Kyiv discuss Russian troops at the border and what might happen next. The film later shows how their lives have changed. The footage preserves a private moment when the future still seemed open.… >>>
Twelve years after fleeing Iran via Turkey to Europe, market traders in Vienna share glimpses of their lives. Letters, photographs, and everyday scenes connect memories of their journey with the present. For the director, the encounter also becomes a personal search for belonging.… >>>
Early one morning in a city far from home, Marko looks out the window and remembers his mother, Nataša. As the memories gather, he begins to confess something he has never told anyone.… >>>