Matter
Pujit Kalash
India. 2025. 24 min
Karthik, a 25-year-old corporate employee, wants to attend his grandmother’s 80th birthday party on the other side of Mumbai. However, he becomes embroiled in a perilous mission to rescue his best friend Ankit, who’s been trapped by the ruthless Shetty Anna. As he navigates this chaos, Karthik encounters intense action, all while racing against time.
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Dhairya Zaveri
India. 2025. 20 min
Mol follows Prakash, a young migrant worker who arrives in Surat, the sprawling textile hub of India. Driven by the hope of supporting his family back home. As he enters the city’s relentless power loom industry alongside his uncle, he is gradually exposed to the brutal realities of labour exploitation. Confronted with loss and systemic indiference,
Prakash’s innocence slowly gives way to a cold emotional detachment.
Ants
Yu Ai
China. 2025. 21 min
Nana, living under her oppressive father’s control, sympathizes with her mother, Li Jun, enduring the tyranny together. One day, she meets Lin, a captivating singer at a bar, whose voice and red dress remind her of a younger Li Jun. As Nana learns about Lin’s tragic past, she begins to admire her strength.
Encouraged by Lin, Nana starts standing up to her father, but Li Jun defends him. Despite her disappointment, Nana continues to protect both Li Jun and Lin. Eventually, a surprise encounter between Li Jun and Lin reveals an unexpected side of her mother, challenging Nana’s understanding.
Domestic
Nima Abdolazimi
Irán. 2024. 20 min
On a moonlit night, Afshin discovers a magical secret that can revive the dead.
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Olmo Omerzu
Chequia, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, France. 2025. 110 min
David takes his two children on holiday to the Adriatic Sea, hoping to hold their fractured bilingual family together. His 17-year-old daughter, Klara, struggling with an eating disorder, falls in love with a local boy, Denis. When he is accused of murder, David rushes the children back home. Klára’s condition spirals, landing her in hospital. The only thing uniting her parents is their need to save her. And desperate times call for desperate measures.
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