Bambirak
A film by Zamarin Wahdat
When 8-year-old Kati stows away in her father's delivery van, Faruk must juggle his responsibilities as a single dad while holding down his first job in a new country. As their relationship deepens, a brush with covert racism tests the bond between a father and daughter.

Born in Afghanistan and raised in Germany, Wahdat attended New York University's graduate film program as a Dean's fellow. Her work as a cinematographer premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, and she contributed camera work on the Academy Award–winning LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU'RE A GIRL). Wahdat was selected for the American Society of Cinematographers’ Vision Mentorship Program.

13min • USA/Germany • 2020



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Screening next week – Long Line of Ladies, A film by Rayka Zehtabchi & Shaandiin Tome (USA)
 
Next Live Screening
Sat. June 27th
8:30PM – Paris


Sixteen Film Institute presents the French premiere of High Receipts, a lyrical portrait of youth, friendship, and the drifting intensity of a Tokyo summer, Directed by Matthew Ballard.

Both intimate and atmospheric, High Receipts is a poetic meditation on adolescence and the seemingly insignificant moments that later come to define us.

​The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director after the film.

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Pulp Studio
19, rue de la Fontaine au Roi
75011 Paris

Doors: 8PM
Screening: 8:30PM

7 euros
Limited capacity

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Sixteen Film Institute is a curatorial platform dedicated to discovering, presenting and supporting emerging cinematic voices — bringing boundary-pushing independent cinema to audiences and partners through programming and live events.

Every week, we screen online a selected short film for free.

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ONLINE SCREENING ARCHIVES
Since 2020, the Sixteen Film Institute has presented hundreds of free online short film screenings, spotlighting internationally recognised filmmakers and major festival voices. We have built a strong reputation for spotting new cinematic voices early, supporting filmmakers at formative stages of their careers.


LEFTY/RIGHTY
Max Walker-Silverman
2019 / USA / 12min
KEYHOLE
Juri Krutii
2023 / Estonia / 20min
APRES L’AURORE
Yohann Kouam
2023 / France /
25min
GRAVEYARD OF HORSES
Xiaoxuan Jiang
2022 / China / 17min
PLEASE HOLD THE LINE
Tan Ce Ding

2022 / Malaysia /
18min
IN THE GARDEN OF TULIPS
Julia Elihu
2023 / USA / 14min

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