I’m Migrant: Presents is a regular programme of screenings celebrating film from the SWANA Region, platforming emerging talent alongside established filmmakers.

This event includes a screening of Azerbaijani director Suad Gara’s short drama Qaragh (Wake Up), followed by the UK Premiere of Mohanad Hayal’s debut feature Haifa Street. The evening concludes with a panel discussion.

Haifa Street

Baghdad in 2006 is ravaged by sectarian violence. Haifa Street is the epicenter of the conflict. Ahmed gets dropped off there by a taxi on his way to his beloved Suad's home to ask for her hand for marriage, he gets shot by Salam, a sniper who's living his own personal hell on a rooftop above. (79 minutes)

Qaragh

An ex-soldier suffering from PTSD decides to visit his mother in his remote home village to find peace of mind. There, he participates in a mystical spring cleansing ritual set around a temple inside a 13th-century cemetery in the middle of the forest, where he encounters a mysterious little girl. His innocent alter-ego brings him face to face with his inner demons and sets him on a difficult path to acceptance and redemption. (19 minutes)