Rundgang der KHM 2026: Filme von Studierenden (Programm 10)

The film program for Rundgang 2026 presents a total of 42 films by KHM students, which will be shown in 13 program blocks. The lineup includes feature films, documentaries, animations, experimental films, and hybrid forms of cinematic storytelling of varying lengths. The filmmakers will be present at the screenings and will offer insights into the conception and production of their films afterward.

Saturday, July 18, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
KHM Auditorium, Filzengraben 2, 50676 Cologne
Moderator: Prof. Alejandro Bachmann

If Only the Year Had 364 Days (Original Arabic title: استحبس Estahbes)
Almourad Aldeeb (Director & Screenplay), Ayham Khalifeh (Cinematography), Mustafa Kur (Performance)
Documentary, 2026, 80 min.
In 2013, a group of friends was detained in Section 215, one of the Syrian Military Intelligence’s most notorious prisons, in Damascus. “Estahbes” is a personal journey between Syria and exile. The film is an attempt to evoke memories and come to terms with a past of imprisonment and a present of bearing witness—in memory of seven friends who died under torture.