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Ghost School (Country: Pakistan; Year: 2025; Director: Seemab Gul; Writer: Seemab Gul; Stars: Adnan Shah Tipu, Tariq Raja, Adnan Shah, Nazualia Arsalan, Kehan Naqvi, Vajdaan Shah)
Rabia, a ten-year-old Pakistani girl, sets out to find why her only school in the village is closed.
Full Review See: Interview with Seemab Gul about Ghost School
If I Go Will They Miss Me (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Walter Thompson-Hernández; Writer: Walter Thompson-Hernández; Stars: Kelvin Adekunle, Bre-Z, Danielle Brooks, Myles Bullock, Bodhi Dell, J. Alphonse Nicholson)
Twelve-year-old Lil Ant struggles to connect with his father when he begins to see surreal, almost spectral visions of boys drifting around his neighbourhood. Their presence reveals a link between father and son, laying bare the threads that bind family, legacy, and place.
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