A teenage girl takes a step toward adulthood in contemporary Cairo.
We take a look at the 2021 Encounters Film Festival programme and pick out our highlights from this year's extensive selection of short films.
Cult web-series 'Don't Hug Me I'm Scared' set for TV adaptation after being awarded funding as part of the Young Audiences Content Fund
From ageing superheroes to bullied teens, dive into our Watchlist to check out some exciting new films/series from S/W alums.
Hidden secrets cause tension when two estranged sisters are forced to confront each other while preparing for their ailing mother's death.
A young woman connects with her hedonistic father in the most unlikely of places - A hospice facility in trashy paradise, South Florida.
An emotional, wordless 3min short. On the outskirts of Cairo, lies an entire suburb made out of trash called Garbage City. 'Love, Dad,' explores the grueling work and persistence one father endures to put his daughter through school.
An imaginative 15-year-old is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early 90’s.
