Javad Daraei

Javad Daraei: Two Dead Films and One Still Alive

Event date: 
Wednesday 18 June 2025
Time: 
19:00 - 21:00
Location: 
The Cameo, 38 Home Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LZ

As part of Refugee Festival Scotland, filmmaker and IASH alumnus Javad Daraei will present two short films made in Iran, alongside footage from a new film that he is currently developing in Scotland. After the screening, Javad will be in conversation with curator Xuanlin Tham.

I Don’t Like Here (2016). A trans teenager seeks his true self despite rejection by Iranian society and the inability of his parents to understand.

Limit (2017). A man in a quiet neighbourhood asks for help from people whom he is seeing until someone suddenly enters his home…

Saber Bamatraf

Chords of Courage: A Musical Evening Exploring War and Healing

Event date: 
Thursday 26 June 2025
Time: 
18:00 - 20:00
Location: 
St Cecilia's Hall, 50 Niddry Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LG

Join us for a remarkable live performance featuring Yemeni pianist, Saber Bamatraf, a former IASH Fellow, whose moving compositions draw from his deep personal experiences as a war refugee from Yemen now residing in Scotland. Saber will be accompanied by the talented Phil Westwell (uilleann pipes, flute and whistle) and Katherine Campbell (cello).

Moayed Abu Ammouna

A Gaza Short Film Series and Q&A with Moayed Abu Ammouna

Time: 
18:00 - 19:00
Location: 
Screening Room (G.04), 50 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JU

POSTPONED 

Join us for a special screening and Q&A with Moayed Abu Ammouna, a Palestinian filmmaker and artist whose powerful work spans film, photography, and experimental storytelling. Originally from Gaza City, Abu Ammouna’s art explores themes of land, identity, displacement, and the ongoing trauma of colonialism. He is the 2025 Artist at Risk Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh.