Wheels on the Bus
Surya Shahi
Nepal. 2022. 16 min

After being bullied into making iron wheels for his upper-caste peers, BHYAL (12), a lower caste blacksmith, and his friend LABA (11) are compelled to steal iron from the village to make the wheels. At Bhyal workshops, the boys work through the night and fall asleep. Laba’s father finds his son asleep with Bhyal.
Outraged at this sight, he calls the village religious chief to purify his son. With the entire village gathered, the village chief purifies Laba and passes judgment on Bhyal.

No Longer a Boy
Anton Loginov
Russia. 2023. 24 min

You can grow as a person only by opening your “closet” — to admit guilt and try to correct the act, instead of hiding and hiding.

40 Minutes
Vlad Pavlov
Russia. 2023. 14 min

Waking up in the middle of the night from her husband’s snoring, Helen unexpectedly discovers a series of ‘evidence’ of his affair. While the suspect is sleeping, she does things that will change her life, but is she ready for these changes?