N. Macedonia | 2024 | 20’
Cinematographer: Sergej Sarcevski | Director: Trifun Sitnikovski
As Nadia nears the conclusion of her high school journey, she finds herself grappling with a pivotal decision that will shape her future. Should she stay in her hometown amongst the familiar and with her old friends? Or should she study abroad? A boy makes this decision even harder.
Indonesia | 2023 | 15’
Cinematographer: Andi Moch Palaguna | Director: Khozy Rizal
A husband and wife married for 5 years, own an Odong-Odong at the carnival together, spending their days entertaining and taking care of other people’s children without any of their own. Between meddling relatives, self-doubt, and an explosive confrontation, they uncover why they have not been blessed with a child.
Brazil | 2024 | 15’
Cinematographer: Hélcio Alemão Nagamine | Director: André Hayato Saito
On the day of the World Cup final between Brazil and France, Erika Oguihara, a Japanese-Brazilian teenager who rejects her family traditions, experiences violence that seems invisible and plunges into a painful sea of emotions.
Spain | 2023 | 15’
Cinematographer: Alana Mejía González | Director: Guillermo García López
La Cañada Real, Europe’s largest slum on the outskirts of Madrid, has been without electricity for over a year. In the firelight, Toni, a 13-year-old boy, discovers that his best friend Nasser is leaving forever. Amongst Roma legends of a possible future, Toni looks for a way to stay connected to him.
France, China | 2024 | 15’
Cinematographer: Grimm Vandekerckhove | Director: Viv Li
Sandstorm blows, waters scarce. In a remote mining town without radio signals, a quirky teenage girl gets curious about a passing truck driver.
N. Macedonia | 2024 | 6’
Cinematographer: Dusan Kardalevski | Director: Aleksandra Kardalevska
In the heart of an old city, a photographer’s chance encounter with a mysterious girl leads to a night of shared intimacy and connection. But, as morning breaks, it exposes a hidden truth, casting shadows on their romance.
Croatia, Spain | 2023 | 14’
Cinematographer: Alana Mejía González | Director: Andrea Slaviček
Between school trouble, mean girl drama, catchy lyrics, and a mysterious blue car, teenage Lena, sometimes distracted or interrupted, tells us the real story behind The Big Fight. But what isn’t she telling us?
Iran | 2024 | 15’
Cinematographer: Adib Sobhani | Director: Mehrdad Kabiri
Amir is a student who is humiliated by the school administrator because of his situation. This incident leads to his transformation…
Estonia | 2022 | 20’
Cinematographer: Peter Kollanyi | Director: Rebeka Rummel
When Vera goes to the Soviet astronauts’ holiday resort to join her astronaut husband Alexei, the summer idyll is shattered by suspicion about her husband, which secretly invades Vera’s soul.
France | 2023 | 19’
Cinematographer: Kinan Massarani | Director: Paul Vincent de Lestrade
Maxime is sixteen. A promising swimmer, he is about to enter a sports study program. One afternoon, the police interrupt a training session to question his coach, who has been accused of sexual abuse by one of the club’s young swimmers.
N. Macedonia | 2024
Cinematographer: Dusan Kardalevski | Director: Vasil Hristov
In a foreign land, young immigrant Amra loses her whole family because of her human instinct to help a victim in need.
Colombia | 2023 | 15’
Cinematographer: Ryan Marie Helfant | Director: Esteban Pedraza
In 1992, as Colombia faces an era of drug violence, car bombs, and daily power outages, a young mother in Bogotá receives an internship opportunity in the US and must decide between her dreams and her family.
Germany, Argentina | 2024 | 20’
Cinematographer: Constanza Sandoval | Director: Agustina Sánchez Gavier
Somewhere in Argentina: as an eclipse of the sun is predicted and the surrounding forest continues to be devastated by logging, only a few women and a little boy are left to fend for themselves. When everything collapses, one clings to the slightest hint of vitality.
Kosovo | 2024 | 16’
Cinematographer: Samir Karahoda | Director: Samir Karahoda
Father and son are on their way to the airport to pick up a gift sent from abroad by the son’s godfather. Amid bureaucratic hurdles, with little or no hope for real political and social changes in the country, they find comfort and strength in their shared optimism for the future.
