MADRUGADA
Koki hides a secret: he is a vampire. By day he lives with his wife and young son; by night he feeds.
The parents try to shield their son from the curse, but when the hunger awakens in the boy, a tragic inheritance is sealed.
Guatemala 2026 / 19:45 / Director: Sebastián Lojo / Producer: Remi Itani
TO THE NORTH
After 471 days of war, Firas returns alone to northern Gaza during a brief ceasefire to recover his sister and her family from beneath their collapsed home.
Palestine, France, Portugal 2026 / 7:23 / Director/Producer: Amer Nasser
I, SHADOW
There are two sides to all of us. A self open to the light of day and another hidden deep in our hearts. Sometimes we talk to ourselves, inviting our shadow to dance, navigating emotional waves and solitude to find the true self.
Hong Kong 2026 / 4:51 / Director/ Producer: Cheuk Ting Cheung
I JUST NEED A MINUTE!
In a house overflowing with family, noise, and endless interruptions, Laila searches desperately for a quiet spot to take a phone call with her therapist. As she dodges relatives and intrusions, the tension builds until she retreats under her bed: the only space left unclaimed.
Egypt, France 2026 / 12:00 / Director: Nadine El Banhawy / Producer: Lucie Leger
MIRIAM
In a video letter, the director talks with her aunt about what it has been like to grow up in a country that is dangerous for women, trying to forge her path as the only woman in her family and cope with the grief of femicide.
Mexico 2026 / 19:50 / Director: Karla Condado / Producer: Karla Condado, León Boltvinik
PUSKEE VEEMÄISEEN PAIKKAAN (THE BEAUTY OF AUTOMOBILES)
An intimate moment between a father and son – one night, one car ride, one problem.
Finland 2026 / 5:35 / Director: Jukka Kärkkäinen / Producer: Juha Löppönen
HOUR OF THE FLOWER
A neurodivergent 9-year-old girl experiences her first period while her pregnant mother goes into an eternal slumber. Her neighbour, a strange old lady, obsessively blasts a poetry recital titled Hour of the Flower.
Singapore 2025 / 18:30 / Director: Grace Song / Producer: Yi Jia Lee