IMAGES OF TUNISIA
The film reclaims and recontextualizes archival footage from 1940s newsreels produced by Les Actualités Françaises, and combines it with new footage filmed at the same vernacular architecture sites in the Berber villages of southern Tunisia.
United Kingdom, France, Tunisia 2025 / 15:00 / Director/Producer: Younes Ben Slimane
FORCE TIMES DISPLACEMENT
In a factory driven by endless ambition, a mysterious wooden idol grants every wish for success. A young worker devotes himself to it until a hidden room reveals a different world and sparks a desire forchange. What does it mean to work, and why do we work at all?
Taiwan 2025 / 11:51 / Director: Angel Wu / Producer: Angel Huang
ALIȘVERIȘ
Tatiana is unemployed and spends her days selling her personal things in order to survive. Today she has an important deadline, and she might end up selling a piece of her own body in order to
keep a roof over her head.
Romania 2025 / 15:00 / Director: Vasile Todincă / Producer: Diana Caravia
GERHARD
An ecstatic biopic about the world’s most successful living painter, Gerhard. His unique painting techniques have triggered worldwide hype. This AI hybrid film sheds light on the social role of painting in the tension between creativity, capital investment, and spirituality.
Germany 2025 / 10:25 / Director/Producer: Ulu Braun
DARIA’S NIGHT FLOWERS
Daria has written her first manuscript about falling in love with a mysterious girl called ‘abi’ [blue]. The night flowers in her garden hide the secrets of a country that has turned love stories into routine crime scenes.
Iran, France, United Kingdom 2025 / 16:00 / Director/Producer: Maryam Tafakory
SHADOWS
At a crowded airport, Ahlam, a 15-year old mother, is running away from Baghdad, the only place she’s ever known. As she fights the shadows lurking around her, she reflects on her journey to reclaim her life.
France, Jordan 2024 / 12:00 / Director: Rand Beiruty / Producer: Moussa Lettifi, Jude Kawwa, Idris Lettifi