88 Lothian Road
Thu 24 Sept · 18:00
This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Born in Damascus director Laura Wadha and executive producer at The Guardian, Jess Gormley. There will be an opportunity for 1-to-1 discussions about specific projects and the commissioning process with The Guardian team in the Gallery Bar. Join us for a collection of short films, curated in collaboration with Guardian Documentaries . Telling powerful stories from around the world through a distinctive artistic lens, this collection of short documentaries explores a range of compelling personal perspectives that provoke, surprise, and engage us emotionally. United by themes of memory, conflict and legacy, these films ask what it means to hold on to hope when peace or revolution never seem to materialise. FILMS FEATURED: Born in Damascus (dir. Laura Wadha, UK, 2022, 15 mins, English and Arabic w/ English subtitles) After ten years apart, a Scottish filmmaker tries to reconnect with her Syrian cousin, their paths separated by war. The Black Panther Cubs (dir. Aurora Brachman, 2025, 26 mins, English) When the revolution doesn't come - the children of the Black Panther Party wrestle with its legacy 50 years on. Miss Besieged Sarajevo (dir. Albie Swingler, UK, 2026, 24 mins, English, Bosnian and Dutch w/ English subtitles) Beauty pageants and bombs: Inela remembers her life as a teenager in Sarajevo, 30 years on. The Things We Don't Say (dir. Ornella Mutoni, UK, 2024, 20 mins, French and Kinyarwanda w/ English subtitles) Children of the Rwandan genocide gather together, 30 years later, to find the courage to break a powerful taboo.
Not the same tradition as the lineage above — a genuinely different thread to pull, if you want one.