LIKE A SICK YELLOW
The bad and beautiful intertwine until it’s all mingled and something else is formed. A tragedy foretold.
Kosovo 2024 / 23:10 / Director: Norika Sefa / Producer: Besnik Krapi
CRAZY LOTUS
Strange things seem to be happening to the citizens, as they are wandering along the riverbank between infinite possibilities. The newly released Distant Heart Glasses they wear offer them an escape from reality which is as tempting as it is daunting. In a world where the lines between our urban spaces and our digital environment are continuously blurring, what is the best possible path forward?
Thailand 2024 / 15:00 / Director: Naween Noppakun / Producer: Maenum Chagasik
THINGS IN THE PSYCHE OF AN AWAKE DREAMER
Grappling with the weight of mourning her grandmother, a young filmmaker travels to Europe to present her film. The trip becomes an introspective odyssey in which she confronts the intersection of her grief, the uncertainties of her career and the pressure from her family to conform. The confusion of a fleeting romantic affair with a fellow traveller adds a layer of complexity.
Rwanda 2024 / 17:46 / Director: Remy Ryumugabe / Producer: Ganza Moise, Remy Ryumugabe, Inès Girihirwe
PERCEBES
With the sea and the urban Algarve as a background, we follow a complete cycle of the life of a special shellfish called percebes (goose barnacle). From their formation, to the dish, in this journey we cross different contexts that allow us to better understand this region and those who live there.
Portugal, France 2024 / 11:30 / Director: Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves / Producer: David Doutel, Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago, Vasco Sá
MOON WITHOUT A HOUSE
In her return to Azerbaijan the director confronts her childhood home – the once gigantic mountain’s gradual disappearance. In search of something familiar from her past, within the nearly deserted mountain surrounded by factories and quarries, she meets a grandmother and granddaughter living together against all odds. With their help she attempts to give her childhood memories a new life.
Azerbaijan 2024 / 21:56 / Director: Atanur Nabiyeva / Producer: Durna Safarova