World Premiere
When a white sheet is taken from the classroom for a burial rite, the village children must find a replacement.
Rewan Nizar, Nawzad Hamdi
Iraq
2026
In Kurdish with English subtitles
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Short Forum 4: Immanence: A Life
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Credits & Director
Producer
Mihammed Muhsin
Screenwriter
Navroz Shaban
Cinematography
Bawer Nuri
Editor
Aram Salman
Production Design
Hashim Shaji
Original Music
Homer Dizeyee
Navroz Shaban
Navroz Shaban is a Kurdish filmmaker based in Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Trained in theatre acting, he works as a writer, director, producer, and actor. His shorts explore everyday Kurdish life with a hopeful tone and his filmography includes 4PM, which screened at the 2023 Duhok International Film Festival, and White, which was selected for the 2026 Berlinale and received the Special Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury for Best Short Film. Shaban serves as a board member of a Duhok-based production company and previously held a management role at the General Directorate of Culture and Arts in Amedi.
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