THE SHORT FILM PROGRAM "IN TIMES OF CRISIS" EXPLORES THE HUMAN SPIRIT'S RESPONSE TO ADVERSITY. THESE FILMS UNRAVEL IDEALS OF MIGRATION, DISPLACEMENT, SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, SHOWCASING RESILIENCE AND HOPE AMIDST DIFFICULTIES. THROUGH RAW REALISM, THE STORIES CAPTURE THE INNER STRENGTH NEEDED TO OVERCOME CRISES, PORTRAYING LOSS, STRUGGLE, AND THE UNYIELDING QUEST FOR A BETTER FUTURE.

THE SHORT FILM PROGRAM 4 ALSO COMPLIMENTS THE CENTERPIECE FILM "DANCING ON THE EDGE OF A VOLCANO” AND THE DISCUSSION THAT FOLLOWS BETWEEN RENDAH HAJ, EGYPTIAN FILMMAKER AND PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR OF NOVA FRONTIER FILM FESTIVAL, AND YASMINA TAWIL A FILM PROGRAMMER AND CURATOR SPECIALIZING IN ARAB CINEMA, CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF FILM PROGRAMMING AT THE ARAB FILM AND MEDIA INSTITUTE (AFMI). THE CONVERSATION WILL ALSO EXPAND ON PROGRAMMING FILMS IN CONTESTED REGIONS OF THE WORLD.