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Cate Blanchett Unveils Short-Film Anthology on Refugees

1/31/2026

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Cate Blanchett, acting as a UNHCR Goodwill ambassador, collaborates with the Rotterdam festival to produce a short-film anthology.
The anthology features Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who expresses fears of exile.
Films range from the comedic "Super Afghan Gym," showing women in Kabul, to the harrowing "Allies in Exile," about Syrian refugees.
Mo Harawe's "Whispers of a Burning Scent" concludes the collection and explores moral ambiguity in Mogadishu and its intensity.

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Story summary

Cate Blanchett, acting as a UNHCR Goodwill ambassador, collaborates with the Rotterdam festival to produce a short-film anthology.
The anthology features Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who expresses fears of exile.
Films range from the comedic "Super Afghan Gym," showing women in Kabul, to the harrowing "Allies in Exile," about Syrian refugees.
Mo Harawe's "Whispers of a Burning Scent" concludes the collection and explores moral ambiguity in Mogadishu and its intensity.