Programme

KFF International Short Film Competition
KFF International Short Film Competition: International Shorts G

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TW premiere

Beneath Which Rivers Flow

G 0 +

Ali YAHYA
Iraq
DCP
2025
Color
16min

Nominees and Awards

★ 2025 Special Mention Generation 14plus, Berlin International Film Festival
★ 2025 Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival

Synopsis

In southern Iraq’s marshlands, Ibrahim finds solace with his buffalo companion amidst feeling alienated, but an impending ecological disaster jeopardizes their way of life.

Team

director

Ali YAHYA

Ali YAHYA is an Iraqi filmmaker. His background in psychology fuels his desire to explore the human experience through film, drawing inspiration from the conflicts and transformations that have shaped his homeland.

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Schedule

Cinema	Auditorium	Time	Notes
NEIWEI ARTS CENTER	Reel TWO	2025/10/12 Sunday 20:10
NEIWEI ARTS CENTER	Reel TWO	2025/10/16 Thursday 12:30
Kaohsiung Film Archive	3F Screening Room	2025/10/22 Wednesday 15:00	★

※ Notes: ★ With filmmakers' attendance/talks ▲ Non-English language films without English subtitles

# Kaohsiung International Short Film Competition

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