Blanchett's Displacement Film Fund debuts five shorts at Tokyo
Cate Blanchett, Shahrbanoo Sadat and Mohammad Rasoulof took part in a Q&A after the screening, with Takashi Yamazaki appearing as a surprise guest.
The first five short films produced under Cate Blanchett's Displacement Film Fund screened at the Tokyo Film Festival on October 30, 2026, according to Deadline. Blanchett attended the screening and took part in a post-screening Q&A alongside DFF fund directors Shahrbanoo Sadat and Mohammad Rasoulof.
The five shorts shown were Rotation by Maryna Er Gorbach, Super Afghan Gym by Shahrbanoo Sadat, Allies in Exile by Hasan Kattan, Whispers of a Burning Scent by Mo Harawe and Sense of Water by Mohammad Rasoulof.
Sense of Water follows an exiled Iranian writer struggling to learn the language of his new home. Super Afghan Gym follows Afghan housewives in Kabul gathering at a gym during the hour reserved for women.
Godzilla Minus One filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki appeared as a surprise guest during the Q&A and praised the fund's first cohort.
Fund background
Blanchett launched the Displacement Film Fund in 2025. The Rotterdam Film Festival's Hubert Bals Fund is its Management Partner, with Amahoro Coalition, Droom en Daad, Master Mind, the Tamer Family Foundation and UNIQLO as Founding Partners. The fund's second cohort was announced at the Cannes Film Festival last year and includes Mo Amer, Annemarie Jacir, Akuol de Mabior, Rithy Panh and Bao Nguyen.
Quick answers
Which films screened from the Displacement Film Fund at the Tokyo Film Festival?
Rotation, Super Afghan Gym, Allies in Exile, Whispers of a Burning Scent and Sense of Water.
Who appeared at the Q&A?
Cate Blanchett, fund directors Shahrbanoo Sadat and Mohammad Rasoulof, and surprise guest Takashi Yamazaki.
When was the Displacement Film Fund launched?
Cate Blanchett launched the fund in 2025.