A STRANGER IN THE WORLD – Norvway, 29 min, Documentary, Experimental
directed by Sturla Pilskog
A filmmaker and his son with autism. A composer and his musical work inspired by the slow processes of dripstone caves. Two parallel love stories.
BEFORE THE NIGHT – France, 22 min, Dramedy
directed by Capucine Lespinas
As she just arrived in a hurry to see her father on his deathbed, Anne is faced to his last wish to know what he has passed on to her. Between her chronic clumsiness, the mud in her brain, her sister’s unexpected reactions and the inexorable passage of time, Anne struggles to find the right words…
BLACK BEAST – France, 22 min, Psichological Drama
directed by Joffrey Monteiro-Noël
Accused of nose disturbances by his neighbours, Christophe is forced to have his pack of hunting dogs put down. When he is offered a chance to track down a fugitive beast using his dogs in exchange for withdrawal of complaints, it becomes his opportunity to save his pack. He embarks on a pursuit where the lines between hunter and prey blur.
DEEP IN MY HEART IS A SONG – United States, 15 min, Drama
directed by Jonathan Pickett
An elderly country musician struggling to make ends meet receives an offer for a deeply moving private concert.
EKSI BIR – Turkey, 15 min, Drama
directed by Ömer Ferhat Özmen
Enver is disturbed by a bad smell in his apartment building and believes the cause is the new tenants in the basement. He then begins collecting signatures from all the residents to have them removed.
GEKAS – Greece, 26 min, Drama
directed by Dimitris Moutsiakas
Vasilis lives with his father in a Greek village in the countryside. When he turns 12, his father will start training him to be a hunter. When he gets a hound to help him hunt, Vasilis will find a hopeless friend in the face of the puppy. However, his father has a different opinion on how his son should grow up based on his own model.
MOVING MOUNTAINS – Italy, 26 min, Documentary
directed by Andrea Costa
Moussa, a young man from Guinea, finds a home on the farm of Rita, a farmer in South Tyrol. Through daily routines, faith and challenges, the film explores the meaning of belonging and the need for family. Distant in origin but close in their desires, Moussa and Rita search together for a new balance.
POCKET MONEY – Austria, 16 min,
directed by Matteo Sanders
At the end of his shift, bus driver Stefan discovers a bag containing 32,000 euros. His office is unavailable, so he decides to hand the money in to the police. But on the way there, he is confronted with his own problems and doubts arise. The longer he has the bag with him, the deeper he maneuvers himself into an inner conflict. Should he really hand over the money?
PROVING TIME TRAVEL IS POSSIBLE – Iceland, 6 min, Drama
directed by Tom Duncan
Sam decides to meet her future self at the top of a mountain. Tomorrow.
RHUBARB RHUBARB – United Kingdom, 15 min, Drama
directed by Kate McMullen
In the legendary Yorkshire Rhubarb Triangle, Jo and her elderly father produce the pink delicacy that has made the region famous around the world. But danger is just around the corner…
ROCHELL – New Zealand, 20 min, Drama
directed by Tom Furniss
Mark, a cocky seventeen-year-old, enters a local demolition derby with a car named Rochelle—the very same one in which his best friend took his own life. To do so, he seeks the help of a mechanic named Jazz, the sister of his late best friend.
SPINE – Russia, 15 min, Drama
directed by Kristina Panova
Semen, a prison doctor, compromises himself by writing a false medical report about a tortured inmate. The following day, he meets the prisoner’s mother—the very man whose murder he helped conceal. Should he tell her the truth or lie?
THE AXE FORGETS – Ireland, 18 min, Drama
directed by John Christopher
Inspired by a true a story. In 1888 James S. Jameson, heir to the Jameson Whiskey dynasty, returns to Ireland after a year long expedition to the Congo. Things start to unravel as he attempts a return to normality. Will he choose to face the truth? Or will he choose the axe once more?
THE FUTURE – Italy, 15 min, Documentary
directed by Antimo Campanile
Five boys held in a juvenile facility face their imminent future and the fear of repeating past mistakes. A camera becomes the mirror of their fragilities, their dreams, and the choices still ahead of them.
THE PROFESSIONAL PARENT – Romania/Slovakia/Spain, 15 min, Drama
directed by Erik Jasaň
In an eastern Slovak village marked by anti-Roma stigma, single mother Ingrid becomes a professional parent to a Roma girl to support her daughter and grandmother.
THE SPECTACLE – France/Hungary, 17 min, Surreal
directed by Bálint Kenyeres
A young Roma boy is lifted into the light, only to find it fades in an unexpected way.
THIN LINE – Germany, 17 min, Drama
directed by Alexander Von Rappard
A courtroom battle and warm family memories collide after a tragic accident shatters the world of 8-year-old Maya’s parents. While David clings to hope, unwilling to let go, Eva cannot bear to see her child suffer and takes matters into her own hands – raising questions of guilt, mercy, and love.
UNREAL ESTATE AGENT – Netherlands, 12 min, Dark Comedy
directed by Bodhi le Belle
When desperate starter Jos accidentally kills the real estate agent during a house visit, he will have to walk over dead bodies to get the property.
VULTURES – France/SouthAfrica, 12 min, Dark Comedy
directed by Dian Weys
In the volatile moments after a car crash, before the authorities arrive, a hot-headed yet desperate tow truck driver fiercely protects his tow. But the situation quickly spirals out of his control.
WE NEED TO TALK – United Kingdom, 7 min, Drama
directed by Andrea M. Catinella
Married couple Tom and Claire sit in yet another session with a counsellor. But this one is going to be different…