Festival internazionale Segni della Notte - Urbino
International Festival Signs of the Night - Urbino





10° Festival internazionale Segni della Notte - Urbino - April 13 - 19, 2026

24th International Festival Signs of the Night - Italy

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LEBANON AND PALESTINE
 
Sala del Maniscalco
Urbino
Giovedi Thursday April 16, 2026
ore 22

Farfour: A War Diary from Gaza

Ahmed Deeb, Moaz Hosni
Palestine, Turkey / 2025 / 0:14:18

Amid the ruins of northern Gaza, Ibrahim clings to the only companion he has left: Farfour, a stray cat he adopted during the war. Farfour has become more than just a pet for Ibrahim. He has turned into his shadow, his confidant, his last connection to humanity. Together, Ibrahim and Farfour navigate a collapsing world, enduring a relentless siege while living in an unsafe building,
with no water and electricity. As the war tightens its grip, Ibrahim must flee…

ITALIAN PREMIERE



 

 

Book of Suffocations

Yoan Zoghb
Lebanon / 2025 / Fiction / 0:18:43

Torn between faith and desire, a young Arab man at a religious facility must confront his queer identity as he navigates the path to salvation and the allure of forbidden love.

ITALIAN PREMIERE


 

 

Maram: Between Shadow & Light

Samer Beyhum
Lebanon / 2025 / 0:14:30

"Maram: Between Shadow & Light" follows a Syrian girl from Beirut’s streets to a role in a film exposing injustice, then into silence. Years later, her return reveals a harrowing story of survival. A raw, urgent portrait of resilience amid war, patriarchy, and erasure.

ITALIAN PREMIERE


 

 

Notes on Sanity

Mahdi Awada
Lebanon / 2024 / 0:06:31

By combining moving images, photography, and voice narration, this film delves into the layered history of Lebanon’s first mental asylum established in 1898 by a Swiss Quaker missionary.

EUROPE PREMIERE


 


Baadarane

Samah El Kadi
Lebanon / 2025 / 0:15:00

A young boy from Mount Lebanon grapples with his mother’s sudden death, questioning the foundation of his faith and whether God punishes or saves people. In a series of mischievous challenges spreading anarchy in his tight-knit village, he attempts to hear back from God, yet hears nothing. His growing frustrations turn sinister and violent, as he rejects the religious traditions that once shaped his life. In the absence of God’s response, he realizes the absurdity of the world around him. His rebellion spirals into darkness in this modern spin on the myth of Prometheus through the eyes of an eight-year-old Druz child from Baadarane.