The Cave
The boy longs for his father’s affection, but his father is only interested in fishing. One day, his father dies of pneumonia, and the boy’s sense of loss turns into an obsession with his father’s belongings. In the imaginary cave, he puts a curse on his relatives who covet his father’s belongings, and succeeds in revenge. But the curse begins to eat the boy’s soul…
South Korea 2022 / 11:30 / Director: Jinman Kim, Jiyoung Chon / Producer: Jiyoung Chon
Misophonia Orchestra
Noises coming from neighbouring flats take the shapes of their creators and break into the home of a young lady, who is driven mad by this horrendous sound orchestra and has to learn how to live with her problem.
Czech Republic 2022 / 5:59 / Director: Daniela Hýbnerová / Producer: Ondřej Šejnoha
Margot’s Sister
Margot, a pre-teen who struggles to find acceptance at school, is challenged by the arrival of her intellectually disabled sister in the after-school program. Margot initially struggles to keep her worlds separated but an event soon leads her to re-evaluate her position.
Canada 2022 / 16:56 / Director: Christine Doyon / Producer: Dominic James
Zolemia
Hero of the film is the ordinary zebra, who lived a monotonous life, working in a reserve and conducting presentations for tourists about the life of zebras and their features and characteristics. One day everything changed in his life. However, the first symptoms appeared after a rhinoceros almost choked him. He lost the stripes. That was the reason to start a new life.
Georgia 2021 / 9:10 / Director: Nina Samanishvili / Producer: Ketevan Janelidze
The Filmmakers
Bored that nothing extraordinary happens in her town, Valentina (10 years old) builds an imaginary camera to record how daily life changes due to the arrival of a film crew.
Cuba 2022 / 3:29 / Director: Claudia González Catalán / Producer: Harry Paul Oglivie
Fur
A girl pursues a connection with her sister, who is covered by a strange grey fur. It is soft and uncanny at the same time. It grows between them, and they drift further apart from each other.
The Netherlands 2022 / 5:21 / Director: Madeleine Homan / Producer: Thijme Grol