OUR FILMS
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ALLÁ EN EL CIELO (NOBODY KNOWS THE WORLD)
by Roddy Dextre In the outskirts of Lima, 11-year-old Chito cares for messenger pigeons used in his brother’s drug trade. After violence shatters his childhood, grief and a fragile gesture of humanity open the possibility of another destiny. Peru/Colombia/Spain/Mexico, 18', 2026 |
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RADIANT FROST
by Hannah Schierbeek A drifter’s life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers a runaway member of a survivalist cult in the back of his truck. USA/Philippines, 19', 2026 |
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THESE VOICES ARE REAL (IN SEDAHA VAGHEIST)
by Baran Nikrah A woman faces an uncertain decision while her little daughter begins to observe and absorb the first signs of what will later be called femininity, through sound, silence, and imitation. Iran, 11', 2026 |
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CONCRETE KIDS (BETONO VAIKAI)
by Saulius Baradinskas Concrete Kids – is a short film about kids who grew up in the courtyards of the Soviet apartment district of Lithuania, who lacked the attention and love of their parents, who tried to survive and free themselves from the violence in the streets every single day. Lithuania, 20', 2026 |
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SIGNAL PATH
by Eglė Razumaitė Liepa and her daughter move to Germany in search of a fresh start, but soon have to deal with her family's disapproval and the challenges of metropolitan life. Lithuania, 20', 2026 |
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MAL DE MADRE
by Irene Baqué Lita (16) has feared lizards since childhood. Every summer, she returns to Lagartera, where her family’s traditions run deep. During Corpus Christi celebration, as her grandmother dresses her, Lita uncovers the roots of her fear. Spain, 22', 2025 |
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CHÂTEAU LA BELLE
by Gianmarco Serra and Simona Nobile Freely inspired by real events, Château La Belle is the story of an asylum in the Alps in the 1960s where women were lobotomized, raped and impregnated in order to make a business out of selling babies. Spain/Italy, 15', 2025 |
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THE WIND IN ASH
by Sun Kun A tomboy returns to her hometown for a funeral, sparking a journey of self-discovery and a shift in her perception of her mother. China, 18', 2025 |
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FELICIDAD
by Francesco Mastroleo A gardener working at a resort on the island of La Palma decides to go to the top of the volcano to plant a garden amidst the ruins. Meanwhile, a young girl vacationing at the same hotel feels bored, reflects on utopia, and searches for happiness. Spain/Italy/Australia, 19', 2025 |
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FIJI
by Andrea Lamedica Four young flight attendants from the low-cost airline PanoramicAir find themselves in a hotel room the night before their flight. Two of them have never flown before, while the other two have. To ease their anxiety, they laugh and joke together, until a role-playing game disrupts the balance of the group, revealing a deep truth. Italy, 12', 2025 |
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IL NEMICO (THE ENEMY)
by Andrej Chinappi During a mountain trip, a group of children spends the afternoon playing war. When a local child asks to join them, he is given the role of the "enemy." This seemingly innocent choice will lead to unexpected consequences. Italy, 17', 2025 |
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DELAY
by Wang Han-Xuan A Chinese gay father tries to go to his heterosexual son’s wedding in Paris, but his trip gets unpredictably delayed. China/USA, 15', 2025 |
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GÉNESIS (GENESIS)
by Gabriel González Acosta A man and a woman, two travelers heading towards their final stop, meet in a cheap motel room. They drink, listen to music, have sex, and contemplate the time that passes them by. Mexico, 20', 2025 |
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LA MOTO (THE MOTORCYCLE)
by Matteo Giampetruzzi During a scorching summer in the mountains of southern Italy, young, shy Luca develops an attraction for Valerio, an older boy with a passion for motorcycles. The two meet in secret, in the quiet of the countryside just outside the small town where they live. Chasing a desire that slowly escalates into obsession, Luca is forced to come to terms with the blurred boundary between pleasure and violence. Italy/Denmark/Spain, 20', 2025 |
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NORHEIMSUND
by Ana A. Alpizar A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her and her mother out of their austere life in Cuba, but her dreams are shaken when she realizes he isn’t as idyllic as he seems. Cuba/USA, 12', 2025 |
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LAST TROPICS
by Thanasis Trouboukis As an aquatic malady threatens their forgotten coastal village, three young fishermen resort to illegal dynamite fishing. Greece, 20', 2025 |
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HYENA
by Altay Ulan Yang In an isolated castle, students prepare for a life-changing examination. As anticipation builds to a fever pitch, a storm strikes. Trapped within crumbling walls, their academic sanctuary becomes a prison, and minds begin to break. USA/China, 21', 2025 |
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NEST
by Stefania Burla On the night before a religious procession, a fifteen-year-old encounters a group of teenagers hidden in the dark of the local sports hall. Switzerland, 20', 2025 |
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ONE OF THEM (YEKI AZ ANHA)
by Mostafa Vaziri A few teen and youthful protesters in Iran, after being arrested by the governing regime, are offered forced labor in lieu of imprisonment. They go on a terrifying mission in the dark of night. Iran/Italy, 14', 2025 |
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WE ARE ANIMALS
by Lorenzo Pallotta A man transforms into an animal and shares his emotions and fears. We Are Animals explores this metamorphosis as a metaphor for human contradictions, addressing relevant themes such as gender fluidity, power, domestic violence, and judgment, both in small towns and broader contexts. Italy, 14', 2025 |
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DOG AND WOLF (PES A VLK)
by Terézia Halamová Rudo is a 25-year-old stripper who has chosen to embrace a life of perpetual partying and sleep deprivation. As he navigates through the chaotic nightlife fueled by drugs and dance, memories of his ex-girlfriend Misha haunt him, reminding him of broken promises and lost connections. Czech Republic, 20', 2025 |
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AGAPITO
by Arvin Belarmino and Kyla Romero It's the last day of the month. Bowlers flock to the lanes of a bowling alley that has seen better days. Mira, the manager, decides to close early. She's awaiting the arrival of a special visitor. Philippines/France, 15', 2025 |
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ALI
by Adnan Al Rajeev In a coastal town, women are not allowed to sing. A teenager joins a singing competition for a chance to move to the city, while hiding his true voice in a sinister way. Bangladesh/Philippines, 15', 2025 |
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CRITICAL CONDITION
by Mila Zhluktenko Inspired by the events around the life of Lev Rebet, Ukrainian author and editor-in-chief of the Munich-based exile newspaper „Ukrainian Independist“, “Critical Condition” portrays the fates of the Ukrainian diaspora in the past and present. Germany, 25', 2025 |
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NO SKATE!
by Guil Sela Paris, 2024 Olympic Games. Isaac is a sandwich man. Cléo is a sandwich woman. One day, Isaac sees Cléo throw a skateboard into the water. France, 24', 2025 |
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MÅSKE I MARTS (MAYBE IN MARCH)
by Mikkel Bjørn Kehlert Somewhere in rural Denmark, a house awaits its farewell. A family holds its breath. And something is slipping away. Denmark, 25', 2025 |
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+10K
by Gala Hernández López Pol is 21 and lives with his grandmother. He dreams of living in Miami and generating 10k€ a month. He attends personal development events, follows online coaches and invests in cryptocurrencies. Pol doesn't know when he'll achieve his goal of becoming the best version of himself. The only thing he knows is that one day, he'll get there. France/Spain, 32', 2025 |
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LE PRIME VOLTE (THE FIRST TIMES)
by Giulia Cosentino and Perla Sardella Emilia and Caterina write letters to each other revisiting their adolescent memories and earliest experiences at a boarding school in the 1950s. Did they choose the lives they truly wanted, or only those that they dared to imagine? Italy/Spain, 16', 2025 |
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ENTRE TORMENTAS (IN BETWEEN STORMS)
by Fran Zayas After a hurricane ravages his hometown, a grieving man breaks into an off-limits cemetery to rescue the lost remains of his brother. Puerto Rico, 14', 2025 |
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WASSUPKAYLEE
by Pepi Ginsberg Kaylee Hord, a 17-year-old prank video influencer, is the newest member of a popular TikTok content house where she struggles to fit in and pay the rent. But when a new and intense friendship offers the chance of viral fame, Kaylee learns how far she'll go to belong. France/USA, 19', 2025 |
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DEAR MOTHR (KÄRA MOR)
by Theodor Solin Julius returns home to find his mother has replaced him with Albert, a lodger who now occupies his old room—and her affections. As Julius struggles to adapt, hidden tensions resurface, unveiling a dysfunctional family dynamic. Sweden, 13', 2025 |
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THROUGH YOUR EYES
by Nelson Yeo In a discotheques stuck in the 80s, four lives intertwine as each search for connection and meaning amidst the pulsating beats and timeless allure of an era that refuses to fade. Singapore, 20', 2025 |
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SAMMI, WHO CAN DETACH HIS BODY PARTS
by Rein Maychaelson He was born with the peculiar ability to move and remove his body parts. Throughout his life, he shares his body parts to people he loves. Until the day he died, all left from him is a torso with a faceless head. His mother is trying to recollect his body parts. Indonesia, 19', 2025 |
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LITTLE REBELS CINEMA CLUB
by Khozy Rizal Set in 2008, Doddy, a 14 year old boy, tries to recreate an iconic scene of a zombie film with three of his best friends, using a handycam belonging to Anji, his sad and angry emo brother. Indonesia, 17', 2024 |
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UPON SUNRISE (KAD SVANE)
by Stefan Ivancic After losing her job, a single mother engages in petty scams in an attempt to provide for her six-year-old son. Serbia/Spain/Slovenia/Croatia, 15', 2025 |
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PASTA NEGRA
by Jorge Thielen Armand Three Venezuelan women cross the border into Colombia to buy a packet of pasta. Canada/Venezuela/Italy/Colombia, 15', 2025 |
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HIPPOPOTAMI (HE MA)
by JJ Lin In the suburbs of a northern Chinese city undergoing urbanization, a quirky girl who wants to see animals in the zoo is taken for a ride which will forever change her perspective on life. China/Hong Kong, 13', 2025 |
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GRANDMA NAI WHO PLAYED FAVORITES (CHAO SOMNOP CHET)
by Chheangkea During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman. Cambodia/France/USA, 19', 2025 |
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COMUNQUE BENE
by Beatrice Baldacci How is Lisa's life going? It's hard to say! Twenty-nine years old and the first grey hairs have already sprouted. She still has no certainty in life: part-time jobs, waste-time love affairs and an absent, dysfunctional family. On an ordinary day, an unknown number contacts her on her mobile phone. After fourteen years, someone important to her comes back into her life, asking her for a decisive meeting. Italy, 17', 2024 |
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MAJONEZË
by Giulia Grandinetti Elyria lives in a family ruled by her strict father in a remote mountain village in Albania. Trapped in this oppressive society it becomes harder and harder to hide her growing anger. Then one day her desire to rebel takes over. Italy, 22', 2024 |
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MY MOTHER IS A COW (MINHA MÃE É UMA VACA)
by Moara Passoni Left in her aunt’s care on a family ranch at the edge of the burning Brazilian wetland, 12-year-old Mia is desperate for the touch of her mother’s love – but in this volatile natural world, with the impending threat of a deadly Jaguar consuming the family, love comes in unexpected form. Brazil, 15', 2024 |
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THREE KEENINGS
by Oliver McGoldrick Ian is a struggling actor who finds himself in the unconventional role of a professional mourner. As he tours the Northern Irish countryside, his practised mask of apathy begins to slip amongst the humour and heartache of the local funeral circuit. UK/Ireland/USA, 10', 2024 |
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JAMES
by Andrés Rodríguez The loneliness of the city feels immense for an indigenous teen like James, who is fighting for his happiness, innocence, and above all, to not feel abandoned in the urban vastness. Only now James is beginning to realize that building his own path means destroying those of others. Guatemala/Mexico, 20', 2024 |
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ALMOST CERTAINLY FALSE (NEREDEYSE KESINLIKLE YANLIŞ)
by Cansu Baydar Having fled the war in Syria, Hanna and her young brother Nader find themselves staying in a run-down neighbourhood of Istanbul. Hanna spends her days learning nail design in order to earn a living, while dreaming of finding a way to migrate to Europe. When she meets a Turkish guy, Ibo, on a night out, she finds herself trying to balance her identity and desires with the needs of her young brother. Turkey, 20', 2024 |
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400 CASSETTES
by Thelyia Petraki And you dance with all the secret passion you can have. Greece, 14’, 2024 |
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THE NATURE OF DOGS
by Pom Bunsermvicha A family of four and their dog arrive at a seaside hotel in Kui Buri, Thailand. What appears to be an ordinary vacation turns into a series of interactions that betray an unspoken tension in their relationships. The next day, complexities unfold in a cave housing buddha statues. Thailand/USA/Singapore/Hong Kong, 27’, 2024 |
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ON WEARY WINGS GO BY (LINNUD LÄINUD)
by Anu-Laura Tuttelberg A wintry poem about the Nordic nature. The sun moves low and days get shorter. Birds fly South, porcelain animals and insects hide from the freezing wind and snow. Only a small porcelain girl wanders the abandoned landscape with no way out. Estonia/Lithuania, 11’, 2024 |
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NUESTRA SOMBRA (OUR OWN SHADOW)
by Agustina Sánchez Gavier The sky occults bad omens. Where nature is despised, people disappear, trees fall and the sun is devoured. Germany/Argentina, 20', 2024 |
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ELLA SE QUEDA (SHE STAYS)
by Marinthia Gutiérrez Throughout a night out in downtown Tijuana, Laura waits for her destiny to arrive. Mexico, 10', 2024 |
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THREE
by Amie Song At a home gathering, a Chinese woman who has recently moved to the United States to live with her daughter tries to keep her daughter's secrets from her new friends. USA, 15', 2024 |
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SEA SALT
by Leila Basma On this hot summer day, 17-year-old Nayla is faced with the same dilemma every Lebanese youngster is faced with today – to leave or to stay. Two men in her life have set ideas about it, but both might wake up to a surprise. Czech Republic/Lebanon, 19’, 2023 |
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BASRI AND SALMA IN A NEVER-ENDING COMEDY
by Khozy Rizal Basri and Salma, a childless couple who have been married for 5 years. One day they have to attend a family reunion where they are being intimidated and repressed by other family members. Indonesia, 15', 2023 |
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TECHNO, MAMA
by Saulius Baradinskas Nikita loves to listen techno music and dreams to go to Berlin and visit the famous club “Berghain”. His mother Irena doesn’t know about his son’s dreams and soon enough their mutual expectations will clash. Lithuania, 18', 2021 |
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GOLDEN MINUTES (AUKSINĖS MINUTĖS)
by Saulius Baradinskas Driven to the edge by a huge debt and his impending divorce, a poetic accountant decides to kill himself but is rescued by a heart attack. Lithuania, 2019, 10' |
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KOLEKTYVINIAI SODAI (COMMUNITY GARDENS)
by Vytautas Katkus Patriarchal masculinity seems to catch its last breath in the sun. A story about a cold relationship between a father and his son. Their bond, plagued by indifference, disintegrates completely. Lithuania, 2019, 15' |
