S/W was on the scene at TIFF 2017. Read our picks for the stand out shorts of the festival, and our impressions on the many features by S/W alums.
In Karachi, a young street-masseur cannot come to terms with his illness. He convinces his uncle to take a day trip to the beach, desperate for respite. The Arabian sea beckons.
We take a look at the programme for the 64th edition of the BFI London Film Festival and highlight the short films from S/W alums and the features from directors who started in short film.
An Iranian-American man returns to his homeland to meet and wed a young woman, but things don't go to plan when she decides to go against her father's wishes
On her way back from work, a woman witnesses something happening in the bus. She has to decide if she will reveal it or not.
Two best friends, from South Central Los Angeles, fantasize about living lavishly when a pre-approval letter for a credit card with no set spending limit suddenly arrives in the mail.
As one of 500 Muslim soldiers in the UK, Ali stands out. Returning home from duty in Afghanistan unexpectedly, he faces tensions from his brother and community.
Amid the bustle of Karachi on Pakistan’s Independence Day, the tumultuous events portrayed in Hamza Bangash’s bracing, tension-filled drama widen the gulf of understanding between two brothers.
*CURRENTLY OFFLINE* In the south of Tunisia, two football fan brothers bump into a donkey lost in the middle of the desert on the border of Algeria. Strangely, the animal wears headphones over its ears.
