Aida
A woman decides to get married. What is her story?
The Balloon Catcher
Rejected and feared, will the axeman manage to use his peculiarity to find freedom?
The Bitch
The fate of three brothers is tied up with that of a missing woman.
Black Holes
When David mysteriously falls into a coma, his friends and family all try to deal with the trauma.
The Boy Who Walked Barefoot
Zbyszek has a special connection with animals. One day a stranger man brings his restive horse to the stable. How much will Zbyszek sacrifice to become a man?
Bungee To The Beyond
Friends help fulfill a dying wish, but they're not the only ones late to do so.
By The Time I Fall Asleep
About what happened one November night, in one of the apartments on the top floor of a block of flats.
Chiffon
Bijoli is serene until a mysterious visitor shows up in her small tailoring shop with a commission.

D

Dayfly
Life is a ray of sunshine that breaks through darkness. In the vast universe, the life of human beings and of all the things in the world comes to an end, a short and wonderful experience which is at the same time evanescent, just like a dayfly.
Days Lost
Olja and Igor's sibling equilibrium is broken by his new girlfriend, and will be tested further by what they leave behind.
En Rang Par Deux
Animation sees Afif, originally from Tunisia and Aliou, from Senegal, tell their different stories.
Europa
A foreign worker in Switzerland has to take a cow to slaughter while his mother is dying in a Spanish hospital.
Gossipy
A woman watches every move in her neighbourhood.
The Heart Of The Volcano
Their fate in the hands of a powerful sorcerer, by the next moon a daughter must save her father's soul.

I

The Last Illusion
Russia. 1910. A once-famous magician has been reduced to a wandering circus artist. He prepares himself for his final performance…
Little One
A couple of sisters stick together.

M

Migrants
Driven south by climate change, a family of polar bears tries to make a new life.
The Next One
A troubled young woman enters an abortion clinic and realises she has forgotten the socks that she must have with her in order that the procedure will be carried out.
The Other
A man becomes suspicious of his wife's faithfulness, more so when he sees another at her graveside.
Pile Of Salt
A diligent and faithful Catholic seminarist, experiences a crisis after meeting a fellow student.

R

Romantic Eggs
After some insects warn a girl the Earth is under threat she sets out on a mission to save it.
Round 0
Kolbeinn and his friends are young boxers from Iceland and they are training for the Nordic Championship. A serious accident risks copromising their future.
The Solace Of Ruins
Madu and her small assistant investigate the case of a woman who suddenly disappeared.
The Sugar Grocer
Salih is a neighborhood grocery living alone in a monotonous life. One day with an order coming while Salih is sitting at the grocery store, he will come out of this monotony and experience the most traumatic day of his life.
Termites
The voice reminds the city that all art is banned, but when a young girl discover's one man's secret he cannot remain silent.
A Toy In The River
A boy steals a toy dinosaur and runs away from home... and into trouble.

V

Vegetarians
Hunting with his father, a son's first shot will have a lasting impact.
Weightlessness
A young ballet dancer tries to cope with trauma and faces a creative crisis.
Where The Leaves Fall
Giacomo, a young second-generation Italian-Chinese student, travels to the Chinese county of Wencheng to bring back the ashes of his late father.
Yard Kings
The film follows the story of Ellie, a young girl from a violent home, who decides to confront the situation.
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