Tamso (Stephen Alexander) India. Official Section

Tamso
Stephen Alexander
India. 2023. 90 min

Prodigal daughter returns home for a family wedding only to discover they are hiding the fact that one of their members is possessed by a demon, and unless he is kept fed he spews a gas that causes one to hallucinate. As things begin to take a turn for the worse people find their thoughts trapped in the bad old days.

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Close (Markus Toivo) Spain

Close
Markus Toivo
Spain. 2022. 22 min

A glimpse in the day of a son visiting his sick father. The film follows the son as he helps his father with his daily routines, while trying to create a connection with the distant figure.

Filmmaker from Finland who has studied cinema in Helsinki and Tallinn, and recently graduated from ECAM in Madrid, majoring in film direction. He works both in documentaries and fiction. In his opinion, often one inspires the other. Markus is interested in telling intimate stories that explore the struggle and coexistence of beauty and ugliness. The documentary Wanha Markku (Under Construction) is Markus’ first feature length film.

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My Name is Gulpilil (Molly Reynolds) Australia

My Name is Gulpilil
Molly Reynolds
Australia. 2021. 102 min

In what is very likely his final film, the great Australian actor David Gulpilil faces his own mortality: he is dying of lung cancer. Holding the camera figuratively in the palm of his hand, David performs directly for whoever might be out there in the future looking at him, to what is for him his final audience. He talks about what it is to stare down death, and what it was to live a life such as he did, a dizzying mix of traditional Aboriginal ways and modern Hollywood excess, and everything in between. It is pure, unmediated and unvarnished David Gulpilil, finally able to say in a film exactly what he wants to say.

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New Girl in the City (A. Thatal/A.Mishra/Asmita.S) India

New Girl in the City
Aakriti Thatal, Ashutosh Mishra, Asmita Srivastava
India. 2023. 16 min

In New Girl in the City, two women new to Mumbai navigate through the city and write postcards and letters about their new experiences to their friends back home. Based on their social locations and how Hindi Cinema influences their perceptions of the city, their experiences- that make up the film- bring to light aspects such as relatability and alienation that may or may not align with what is seen on screen. The filmmakers also explore the romantic image of Mumbai and how they view it in relation to the one Hindi Cinema curates for us.

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Nine Sentimeters (Kirill Loginov) Russia

Nine Sentimeters
Kirill Loginov
Russia. 2023. 19 min

The clown Mitya is to be fired from the circus. The new director doesn’t consider his trick to be impressive enough — Mitya can lift himself into the air, but only nine centimeters high. The director lays down terms that Mitya must learn to lift himself to an acceptable height. But the director doesn’t know that this nine centimeters is no mere trick. Mitya truly can hover above the ground.

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Stigma (Chaminda Ilukwela) Sri Lanka. Official Section

Stigma
Chaminda Ilukwela
Sri Lanka. 2023. 96 min

The movie opens up with an accidental death of a 30 years old youth. At the autopsy, investigators find his identity card which belongs to ‘Revatha the Buddhist monk’. It stirs the hornet’s nest in the neighborhood where Revatha used to live, as at the time of his death, he had disrobed. Therefore, parishioners of his temple object to bringing his body to the temple and holding a monk’s funeral.
Then the movie begins to reveal the backstory till his death.

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Perfect Anna (Yana Klimova) Russia

Perfect Anna
Yana Klimova-Yusupova
Russia. 2024. 21 min

Dr Anna’s cosy evening is disrupted by a sudden visit from a female stranger. The stranger is her husband’s lover, who has come for a bracelet left in the family sheets. Anna’s life is changed not only by the instant destruction of her long-standing marriage, but also by the terrible choice between life and death that she has to make.

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Sasha (Maria Viktorova) Russia

Sasha
Maria Viktorova
Russia. 2023. 24 min

Sasha was absolutely satisfied with his life. He left his city with the goal of never returning there again, but fate had other plans. Once in a compartment with a silent neighbor, Sasha tries to guess her name. Unexpectedly, the conductor invites him to “smoke” in her compartment. Having left the compartment for a short time, Sasha will never return there.

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