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The Australia-based Muslim Film Festival, known as “MFF,” is a flagship film awards event organized by Badayel House and is recognized as a premier global celebration of independent Muslim cinema.

09/10/2026

Etched in Memory

Directed by Christina Maria Paschyn
Qatar, Ukraine, United Kingdom

"Etched in Memory" follows Crimean Tatar activists Zarema and Eskender Bariiev as they raise their children amid missile strikes in Kyiv while fighting for their occupied homeland, Crimea.

They advocate for political prisoners and support fellow refugees facing loss. The film highlights the struggle of Ukraine’s Indigenous Muslim community, questioning whether they can reclaim their homeland as global attention wanes.

It combines intimate verité filmmaking with personal interviews and archival footage, capturing the emotional weight of survival and the historical context of Crimean Tatar displacement.

08/10/2026

Uncommitted

Directed by Razi Jafri
United States

"Uncommitted" follows Arab and Muslim grassroots leaders and their elected allies as they spearhead the Uncommitted National Movement, striving to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and redefine American political priorities far beyond the 2024 Presidential Election.

08/10/2026

The Ride

Directed by Zeyneb Khechmoune
United States

In a quiet reflection on the emotional landscape of modern America, a young professional struggling with invisible depression and a growing sense of meaninglessness takes a ride toward what he believes is his final destination. Along the way, an older immigrant driver grounded by life experience and guided by a simple, hopeful outlook interrupts his journey with unexpected warmth and wisdom. Through their brief encounter, the film contrasts inner emptiness with resilience, revealing how purpose and healing can emerge from the most ordinary human connections.

07/10/2026

Aafreen Manzil

Directed by Rizwan Hussain Mohammed
India

Aafreen Manzil follows a day in the life of Aafreen, set in Bengaluru, India, in 2004. What begins as an ordinary day becomes a turning point. As hours pass, she is forced to face a truth she has long suppressed. Pushed to a reckoning, she finds the courage to take a step toward reclaiming her life.

07/10/2026

Pastil: We All Eat the Same Rice

Directed by Franky Arrocena
Philippines

An aging grandmother tries to write down her Pastil recipe, but each ingredient stirs memories of love and loss. As tradition and trauma intertwine, she must decide whether to pass on the legacy—or let it end with her.

06/10/2026

THE BORDER

Directed by CARLO FUMO
Italy

In a nameless land, at night, two teenagers who communicate through an invented sign language decide to escape. Wrapped in blankets, they cross an arid and hostile territory toward an invisible border. Unseen by those who watch, they run toward freedom, while indifference turns into tragedy. THE BORDER is a silent, universal fable about love, war, and the moment when it is already too late to choose.

06/10/2026

My Memories of Shems Friedlander

Directed by Kitty Amina Aksoy
Germany

The short film memoir honors Shems Ira Friedlander (1940–2022), a key figure in promoting Sufi tradition in the West and the author of several books on Islamic spirituality. The narrative follows a German woman who embraced Islam while living in Saudi Arabia, influenced by works like “The Tao of Islam.” After relocating to Istanbul, she became Friedlander’s neighbor and later reflected on her spiritual blindness at his funeral, realizing the significance of his teachings.

The film, prepared for the Konya Sufi Film Festival in May 2025, explores themes of adapted spiritual names and their connection to destiny. It references Prof. Sachiko Murata's insights on Ibn Arabi’s teachings about love and the mission of Hazrat Inayat Khan to unite East and West through music. The film also highlights the journeys of Friedlander and his companions, Ovidio Salazar and others, to significant spiritual sites. It concludes with Salazar singing a birthday song for Friedlander, two years before his passing.

05/10/2026

The Sufferers On Earth 2

Directed by
MURAT KILIÇ
Türkiye

The Osso family, who have been living in Turkey for about ten years, cannot return to their country due to distrust of the Assad regime.
Although they have adapted to this place, legal uncertainties and the resulting deprivation of rights force them to seek a future abroad once again.
However, the fact that a brother whose asylum application has been rejected will be left behind leaves the family facing a new separation.
This is the story of a family stuck between integration and legal uncertainty, their journey shaped by the Decadences of forced migration and the testing of family ties.

05/10/2026

7:60

Directed by Florian Abu Malik Vermeulen
Netherlands

In 2002, Mohamedou Ould Slahi was taken to Guantánamo Bay. He was held for fourteen years. He was never charged with a crime. 7:60 — its title drawn from the Qur’anic verse in which a prophet is accused of plain error — sits with Slahi in the years after his release. Across four movements — The Arrest, The Confession, The Release, In Plain Error — the film traces not the machinery of his detention, but the interior architecture that survived it: faith, patience, and a refusal to answer cruelty in kind. A portrait of what captivity could not reach.

04/10/2026

Between Sky and Sea

Directed by
Ismail Abu Hatab

A short docu-film by photojournalist Ismail Abu Hatab, covering life in displacement during the genocide in Gaza in 2024. The film is largely wordless. With the exception of a few interviews with older individuals, Between Sky and Sea is an artful compilation of daily life in displacement. Most of the footage comes from Deir Al-Balah in Summer 2024 (at the time, the largest displacement camp in Gaza). It concludes with footage of the mass march back to northern Gaza later in that same year.

This film was made as part of an immersive exhibition, "Between Sky and Sea," which featured Abu Hatab's photography, a recreation of a Gazan tent, and audio design of sounds in Gaza. Between Sky and Sea has been in Los Angeles, Chicago, London, and Greece.

Ismail Abu Hatab was martyred in the bombing of Al-Baqa Cafe on June 30, 2025. His photography received a prize at the 2025 CCFD Terre-Solidaire awards in Paris. His work continues to be shown through his organization, ByPa ("By Palestine").

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