No Flowers
Michael Anug
Israel. 2024. 10 min
Natalie, a flower-delivery girl, is on a mission to deliver a bouquet, but things take a turn when the recipient refuses it. Determined to complete her delivery, Natalie soon finds herself in the middle of a relationship drama she never signed up for.
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Chidananda S Naik
India. 2023. 15 min
The sun never rises again after an elderly woman steals the village’s rooster, which throws the community into disarray. To bring the rooster back, a prophecy is invoked, sending the old lady’s family into exile.
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Iván Menéndez
Spain. 2023. 37 min
Les Praeres tells the story of Aladino Montes and his family upon their arrival at the mountain of Peñamayor, Asturias. At the same time, Aladdin himself narrates in first person the tender love story he lives with his friend the deer Bambi.
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Tharindu Ramanayaka
Sri Lanka. 2024. 14 min
This is Not a Pearl is an environmental film that explores the aftermath of a devastating environmental catastrophe in Sri Lanka. On May 20, 2021, the X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire off the coast of Colombo, carrying tons of potentially hazardous chemicals. This tragedy also led to the world’s largest-ever nurdle spill.
Through contemporary dance and experimental filmmaking, the movie portrays the journey of a pearl oyster as it struggles to safeguard its precious pearl from the impacts of the X-Press Pearl disaster.
Les Chenilles
Michelle Keserwany/Noel Keserwany
France. 2023. 30 min
Asma and Sarah meet while working as waitresses in France. They both come from the Levant and are carrying the shadows of the past with them, each in their own way. They tentatively befriend each other and find a common ground that goes back to the time when the city of Lyon was connected to their homeland via the Silk Road. A film about exploitation – then and now – and about female solidarity, friendship and solace.
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Golnoush Ansari
Iran. 2023. 13 min
Living in seclusion and despair, a carpenter tries to escape his misery by fitting himself inside his handmade sofa in order to get himself out of his workshop and live vicariously in a hotel café but ends up in a famous writer’s house about whom he has been obsessing for a while.
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Liese Kuhn
South Africa. 2023. 90 min
SECONDS follows the story of Seconds Khumalo, an ageing boxer from the EastRand of Johannesburg. The Van Tonder family, whose property he lives on, andfor whom he boxes — begin to grow suspicious as years of unanswered questionsand traumas start to surface. Seconds has always trained under Pa Van Tonder, working for the family butchery in the mornings, but things start to go sour as Pa feels threatened by Seconds son, Lukas Khumalo, a budding politician.
The final count down reveals a web of lies, deceit and betrayal — an illegitimate son, an underground exploitative boxing syndicate and a dark angel called Bambi. It is time for Seconds to claim back what is rightfully his; HIS FAMILY AND HIS LIFE.
Man and Woman
Vladimir Kott
Russia. 2024. 116 min
A poignant tales about men and women who cast their lots with each other for years or just for one hour or merely for five minutes. Those are stories which are overheard in the kitchen, on the train in the same compartment with a stranger, in a taxi or written in a notebook as memories because if the feelings are real and sincere, they last forever. There are moments of strange encounters and bitter partings which look somewhat familiar. People’s feelings are always unique. But their chemistry is clear to everyone who has fallen in love and parted at least once.
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Sevinaz Evdike
Syria. 2022. 70 min
Berbu is a moving film about Kurdish families in the Rojava war. It centers on Gule’s upcoming wedding, which symbolizes hope and resistance in the midst of conflict. The family’s difficult decisions reflect the challenges of Kurdish communities in war-torn regions. Despite daily adversity, they hold on to happiness, love and traditions. The direction and camerawork capture life in a war-torn town as well as strong emotions and harsh realities. “Berbu” impresses with a thoughtful narrative about love, tradition, sacrifice and resilience.
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Lautaro García Candela
Argentine. 2022. 90 min
Pablo and Florencia work on Florida Street, the economic and tourist epicentre of Buenos Aires. Economic difficulties affect their life together. Pablo, in order to survive, begins to clandestinely smuggle dollars in the street. Taking advantage of the imminence of a currency crisis they will try to strike the blow that will take them out from the street once and for all.
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