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GLOBAL CULTURES: EUROPE FEST MAR 2026
On the 29th March, to celebrate the rich tradition of European film, Jesus College in partnership with Panorama, EUNIC and member states, the EU Delegation and the Cambridge Festival will screen short films from Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Ireland, Poland, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Romania, Germany, Hungary, and Scotland. Previously shown in the ‘In Short’ film festival held by EUNIC in London, this is their first outing to Cambridge. The programme includes films, Q&As and discussions with filmmakers and artists Vytautas Katkus, Sam Yazdanpanna, and more.
2PM STRAND 1: KINSHIP (84 mins)
KEYHOLE 2023, 20 mins (15), Estonia
Directed by: Juri Krutii
The world of a young gymnast is forever altered by a door that won’t open, marking the end of childhood and the beginning of her life as an anchor of memory.
FATHER OH FATHER (Faðir Mín Faðir) 2023, 26 mins (15), Faroe Islands
Directed by: Julia í Kálvalíð
Olivia, a woman in her 30s, wishes to connect with her biological father, whom she has never met and who is now dead.
CHERRIES (Uogos) 2022, 15 mins (15), Lithuania
Directed by: Vytautas Katkus
Recently retired father invites his son to help him with the cherry picking in the garden.
AN IRISH GOODBYE 2022, 23 mins (15), Ireland
Directed by: Tom Berkeley and Ross White
In rural Northern Ireland, a pair of estranged brothers reunite following their mother’s untimely death.
4PM STRAND 2: THE POLITICS OF GEOGRAPHY (45 mins)
BLOODLINE 2024, 12 mins (15), Poland
Directed by: Wojciech Węglarz
The border between Poland and Belarus is marked by a large fence to make it harder for refugees to enter the European Union, but what kind of collateral damage does it cause?
PINK MOON (Pembe Ay) 2023, 18 mins (15), Cyprus
Directed by: Meray Diner
A garden unearths inter-generational trauma and healing of a daughter.
ASK THE WIND (Vraag Het Aan De Wind) 2024, 15 mins (15), Netherlands
Directed by: Sam Yazdanpanna
An Iranian family living in an asylum seekers centre in the Netherlands is struggling with their future.
TALK: SAM YAZDANPANNA (30 mins)
Following the screening of ‘Ask the Wind’, Sam will introduce his wider practice in film, illustration, and graphic novels. We will screen ‘Silence Is Full of the Unspoken’, 2025, 10 mins (15) and learn more about his ‘Like Dust’ interactive graphic novel.
About Silence Is Full of the Unspoken
Ava (38), an Iranian woman living in the Netherlands, is trapped in a sham marriage born from her father’s guilt and silence. When she needs a signature for her Iranian passport from either her father or her husband, she is forced into a quiet confrontation with a past that was never spoken. Set largely inside a car, the film explores silence as an inherited system — and the moment a woman must decide whether to submit to it or break free.
About Like Dust
Like Dust is an interactive Graphic novel that tells Sam’s story whilst symbolising much more. Every day, thousands of young people flee from one country and travel to another country full of hope and expectations. This journey is always accompanied by uncertainty and danger. You never know who you can trust and where you might end up. With the Graphic novel ‘Like Dust’, Sam wanted to show that there is a wider story behind every refugee. It’s always easy to dismiss people as fortune seekers or just numbers, but every individual who leaves their home goes through some kind of identity transformation.
5.30PM STRAND 3: SURVIVING AND THRIVING (78 mins)
NURSING HOME (Huzurevi) 2021, 12 mins (15), Türkiye
Directed by: Ahmet Toklu
A nursing home located among the fields. The story follows Havva, a cancer patient who, unable to get her medication, drifts toward suicide.
IF I FLOAT (Daca Voi Pluti) 2024, 12 mins (15), Romania
Directed by: Bogdan Alecsandru (UNATC)
Vio shouldn’t have come to the pool today. She really dislikes her classmates. One classmate in particular: Sara – the most popular girl in the group.
TREMOR (Beben) 2022, 16 mins (15), Germany
Directed by: Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard
Leon receives water therapy for the chronic spasms he suffers because of his disability. Due to an accident, this treatment now seems out of reach.
PRIME (Tavasz) 2024, 18 mins (15), Hungary
Directed by: Fruzsina Roszik
Zsuzsa, a furniture shop saleswoman, escapes into the daily routine to avoid the monotony of a life without human connections. One day, something happens that makes her question her choices and reminds her that she is responsible for her own happiness.
THE SINGER 2023, 20 mins (15), Scotland
Directed by: Cora Bissett
Joe is a young deaf man whose ambition in life is to become a singer. Only when he stumbles across embittered busker Andy, who is battling demons and writer’s block, do they discover an unlikely creative partnership.
FINDING THE VENUE
This event will take place in West Court, Jesus College. The pedestrian entrance can be accessed from Jesus Lane. On arrival, you will be directed to the screening hall. Please see the detailed map below for further information.
WITH THANKS TO
This event is part of Panorama’s partnership with Jesus College, Cambridge. Global Cultures at Jesus College is produced by Panorama and led by Director Matthew Webb. Its goal is to contribute to Cambridge city beyond our walls, offering unique cultural moments with world-class figures through its regular events, which are open to all. In the last year alone, we have featured master craftspeople, Noh theatre mask makers, National Geographic photographers, and film directors, producers and talent. Monthly events throughout the year will provide many opportunities for you to participate.
PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH
SUPPORTED BY
The festival is supported by the following EUNIC members: the Cyprus High Commission; the Embassy of Estonia; the Embassy of Ireland in the UK; the Embassy of the Netherlands in the UK; the Goethe-Institut London; the Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Centre London; the Lithuanian Embassy in the UK; the Polish Cultural Institute London; the Romanian Cultural Institute; the Representation of the Faroe Islands in the UK; Scotland House London; the Slovakian Embassy; and the Yunus Emre Institute London.
Support
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SCHEDULE
Sunday 29th March
2pm Strand 1: Kinship (84 mins)
3.30pm Q&A with Vytautas Katkus (10 mins)
3.45pm Break (15 mins)
4pm Strand 2: The Politics of Geography (45 mins)
4.45pm Talk by Sam Yazdanpanna (30 mins)
5.15pm Break (15 mins)
5.30pm Strand 3: Surviving and Thriving (78 mins)
7pm Day ends