Can I Hug You? | Elahe Esmaili & Hossein Behboudi Rad

Hossein grew up in the restrictive, patriarchal Iranian city of Qom. With the help of his wife Elahe, he's confronting a childhood trauma in a boxed mosquito net that becomes a confessional space.

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The Archive: Queer Nigerians | Simisolaoluwa Akande

Five queer Nigerians document their lives through audio diaries, exploring how universal ideas of family, love, and finding oneself are obfuscated with the intersection of blackness, African-ness, and queerness.

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How I Like It | Nida Mehboob

A rare insight into the sexual exploits of Pakistani women, who share their secret intimate experiences as anonymous voices.

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The Ambassador's Wife | Theresa Traoré Dahlberg

In Ouagadogou, the French Ambassador's wife dreamt about becoming a famous opera singer. Instead, she is now using the singing as a ventilator to survive her seemingly privileged life surrounded by workers.

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A Day's Work | Max Kerkhoff

A glimpse into the harsh realities of manual labor at a moment of relative peace in remote eastern Burma/Myanmar. An observation of progress, in a landscape heavily damaged by man.

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Dafa Metti | Tal Amiran

In shadow of the Eiffel Tower, Senegalese migrants seek to create a better life for themselves and the ones they love.

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Valerija | Sara Jurinčić

A filmmaker travels to the island where her grandmother is buried. This experimental journey takes us back through her lineage of female ancestors.

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