INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
Whispers of a Burning Scent
Director
Mo Harawe
Producer
Mo Harawe
Cinematographer
Mostafa El Kashef
Editor
Alexander von Piechwoski
Sound
Jakob Mäse
Website
Contact
Square Eyes
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2026
Somalia, Austria, Germany
28 min 15 sec
Color
On the day of a decisive court hearing and an important wedding performance, a quiet wedding musician finds his private life exposed to public scrutiny. Accused of exploiting his marriage, he moves between the courtroom, city streets and stage, carrying the weight of judgment, loyalty, and guilt. Forced to make a restrained but irreversible decision, the film observes a man whose inner truth remains elusive, caught between devotion, dignity and loss.
Directors' Biography
Mo Harawe is a Somali-Austrian filmmaker and screenwriter. His award-winning short films include Life on the Horn and Will My Parents Come to See Me. His debut feature The Village Next to Paradise premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival at 2024.
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Habibi
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It Lives Under the Snow
Kleptomania
Norheimsund
Pankaja
Robin in the Hood
Scraps
SightNotSeeing
Stallion and a Crystal Ball
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The Weary Hours Of Two Lab Assistants
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Venezia Diorama
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