Various
Screening date: 17:00 / Thursday March 19 2026
In collaboration with partners in Malmö and around the world, we present a collection of Palestine-themed feature documentary films and short films at Cafe Ray. Some films will be presented along with director Q&As.
Full program to be released in February!
93 mins/ Documentary / USA / directed by Mark Pedri
Screening date: 17:00 / Saturday January 31 2026
Meet The Filmmakers: Q&A with Director Mark Pedri & Producer Carrie McCarthy live in cinema.
Producer: Mark Pedri & Carrie McCarthy
Composer: James Craft
Animator: Drew Christie
Editor: Mark Pedri
Synopsis:
Filmmaker Mark Pedri had never heard his grandfather Silvio’s story despite spending nearly every day together for 10 years. It wasn’t until after Silvio’s death that Mark found an archive of old photos, letters, and documents detailing Silvio’s journey as a Prisoner of War (POW) in World War II. The discovery inspired Mark to bike over 500 miles across Europe, following the original Prisoner of War transportation routes, in an effort to tell his grandfather’s story and better understand the man who helped raise him.
83 mins/ Experimental / India / directed by Amit Dutta
Screening date: 18:00 / Thursday January 29 2026
Synopsis:
Kumar Gandharav, a child prodigy who subsequently became one of the finest and most original geniuses of Indian classical music, was struck by tuberculosis at the height of his abilities. For years, he lay in bed, barred from using his lungs, unsure if he would ever be able to rise or sing again.
Meanwhile, his senses were gathering sounds from nature, from distant folk melodies, and from every vibration of life. Sometimes he practiced, singing so softly that it was hardly audible beyond his bed. This film takes this single moment of him lying on his sick bed and expands it, where his life of music and contemplation moves like a dream. When he rises after six years in bed, with only one lung spared, he writes, sings, and teaches again, giving voice to the six long years of silence and bridging the old and new with visionary insights.