Only if the Baby Cries by Shadab Farooq EthnoKino proudly presents a curated selection of award-winning short films  from its 5th Film Festival in Bern (September 2025)   now available to audiences worldwide! From November 11–25, immerse yourself in powerful cinematic stories that cross borders, cultures, and perspectives. These outstanding short films celebrated for their creativity, depth, and resonance explore the many ways we live, connect, and transform together. Join us online and...

On a crisp autumn evening in Berlin, EthnoKino made its way to Lichtblick Kino one of the smallest, coziest cinemas in the world. Nestled in Prenzlauer Berg, the single-screen cinema welcomed us with its familiar warmth, its soft red seats glowing under the flicker of the projector light. It was here that EthnoKino Berlin unfolded: an intimate gathering of filmmakers, thinkers, and dreamers who believe that cinema can bridge worlds and speak in the language of the heart. Our lineup this...

Our EthnoKino Doc Impact Lab Mov(i)ement Fellow Diego Sarmiento's film An Amazon Night's Dream has been selected to be screened at the climate negotiations during COP30 in Belem Brazil. Perry World House (PWH), the University of Pennsylvania’s home for global policy engagement, and UNFCCC’s Resilience Frontiers (RF) initiative are pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural “Global Lens: Visions of Resilience” film festival is Diego Sarmiento of Peru. Mr. Sarmiento’s film,  An Amazon’s...