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April Mud (Putik Abril) (Country: Philippines; Year: 2024; Director: TJ Collanto)
Cora returns to her hometown with a film crew to shoot a military drama. Realising too late the disruption this causes, she and her team do their best to mitigate problems before the last shot of the evening.
The Motherfucker's Birthday (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Saif Alsaegh)
Saddam dances, Bush dances, so what's left for the Iraqi people except to join in? When everyone begins to dance, the horror endured by people living under powerful political leaders is brought to light.
A Move (Country: Iran; Year: 2024; Director: Elahe Esmaili)
Elahe returns to her hometown in Mashhad, Iran, to help her parents move to a new place after 40 years. Influenced by the Woman-Life-Freedom movement, she's also hoping for a bigger move beyond just a new apartment.
Perfect Grammar (Country: Indonesia; Year: 2024; Director: Andrea Suwito)
A mother’s turbulent relationship with her homeland is unearthed when she begins to teach her Hungarian-speaking daughter her native language, Indonesian.
Towards The Sun, Far From The Center (Al Sol, Lejos Del Centro) (Country: Chile; Year: 2024; Director: Luciana Merino, Pascal Viveros)
Two women in love search for their rightful place in Santiago, Chile, where the shimmering summer heat distorts spaces into surfaces and houses into textures.
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