2ND PERSON
One day, an old water pipe caused a ceiling leak. On this ceiling, toxic mushrooms of the order Polyporales grow. Sitting on the toilet, the lady of the house looks up and observes the magical and mysterious fungus, which is not an animal, nor a plant. The mushroom is the future, she thought.
Portugal 2022 / 16:00 / Director: Rita Barbosa Producer: Luis Urbano, Sandro Aguilar, Rita Barbosa
SNOW IN SEPTEMBER
Davka is a teenager who lives in a decaying Soviet building in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. With his classmate, Anuka, he talks about manga and they tease each other about sex. When Davka encounters an older woman, his ideas about intimacy and his view of relationships are forced to change.
France, Mongolia 2022 / 20:00 / Director: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir Producer: Katia Khazak
27
Alice is 27 years old. Even though she is suffocating a bit, she still lives with her parents and tends to live in her dreams to escape her dreary everyday life. After a psychedelic party on a factory roof, she has a serious drunken bike accident. Will this give her the courage to become an adult?
France, Hungary 2023 / 10:38 / Director: Flóra Anna Buda
LOVING IN BETWEEN
Between birth and death is the power to love and live. Politics, religious orders, social norms and cultural taboos control who we love and how we love. The right to love is controlled and regulated by how we live. The film is inspired by a poem by Langston Hughes and celebrates queer sexuality and loving.
Austria, South Africa, Sweden 2023 / 18:00 / Director: Jyoti Mistry Producer: Florian Schattauer
PENTOLA
Pentola hates beans, but that is the only thing his wife ever cooks for dinner. When he finally tells her the truth, he discovers the courage inside him and sheds his old clothes for a red cape. However, it is not so easy to be a hero.
Italy 2022 / 7:12 / Director: Leo Cernic Producer: Chiara Magri
THE BEADS
In a house surrounded by nature, two sisters prepare an abortion without noticing that there is a snake inside.
Brazil 2023 / 19:09 / Director: Emanuel Lavor, Rafaela Camelo Producer: Daniela Marinho