Pines
Gil Peled
Israel. 2024. 15 min

A 60-year-old man with a chainsaw returns to the burnt forest where he last met his brother, in order to deal with his own guilt.

One More Time
Wu Yifan
Korea, China. 2025. 22 min

Hyun-woo became even more worried about the health of the child in his wife Ji-eun’s womb after she suddenly collapsed. However, Ji-eun’s firm decision to keep the baby put Hyun-woo in an even more difficult position. At the hospital, he encountered a young boy who was also suffering from illness. Feeling the boy’s pain, Hyun-woo ended up obtaining a drug that could induce a miscarriage from him. Initially planning to secretly end the child’s life, Hyun-woo had a change of heart in the face of Ji-eun’s sincere maternal love and ultimately stopped her from consuming the food containing the drug.

Ru Ba Ru
Kapil Tanwar
India. 2025. 30 min

Two sisters—one a rudaali (professional mourner), the other a nachaniya (dancer)—navigate survival, dignity, and womanhood in rural Rajasthan. Confronting casteism, societal judgement, and unwanted male attention, they find solace in sisterhood and silent rebellion. Ru Ba Ru offers raw, authentic storytelling and a never-seen-before look at Rajasthan—unfiltered, intimate, and powerfully real.

The Ants
Jashvender Chauhan
India. 2025. 10 min

The Ants is a deeply personal exploration of resilience, hope, and the cost of dissent in a world where freedom often feels like a mirage. Inspired by the story of a dear friend, a PhD scholar imprisoned for over four years under accusations of sedition and terrorism for a speech, the film delves into the personal and political struggles of those who dare to challenge oppressive systems.

The Gift
Siddhant Singh
India. 2025. 10 min

The Gift is a fairytale. However, it didn’t start as one. I wanted to toy with the idea of melodrama, a sense of heightened reality which was still tethered by something genuine and true. I have always been fascinated by the artistry of drag; its multiplicity, the theater of it all. It represents such a quiet strength, to be able to live one’s truth through their art, the epitome of personal as political. A drag persona is the soul and the shield of the artist, a fragile balance.

Still a Long Road
Nikhil Rajendra Shinde
India. 2025. 12 min

When we think of refugees from Afghanistan or any conflict-ridden country, we often see images of war, struggle, and survival. But beyond the headlines and hardships, there is something more. There are emotions, dreams, and silent moments of longing that often go unnoticed.

Of Curses and Betrayals
Sourav Brahma
India. 2025. 11 min

People of Pune says about Mula Mutha river that “It is not a river,it is a sewage stream”.This statement stayed with me for a long time and I wanted to explore the story behind it. I was also very much fascinated by the origin story of Mula Mutha river and I felt that the plight of Mula Mutha river is a modern day folk tale where a river’s cry for help remains unnoticed by humans and Gods. People whose livelihood were once dependant on this river are now jobless and they are almost in the same critical situation as the river. I wanted to bring forward their story who boldly tells that how this river is being killed every day.

A Good Day Will Come
Amir Zargara
Iran, Turkey, Canada. 2025. 25 min

Arash is a professional wrestler with dreams of representing his country and winning gold medals. The country is in turmoil and its people are suffering. Arash must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.

Bones
Luis Paredes
Spain. 2025. 14 min

After the discovery of some human bones at a site, Adela andJavier, a couple of archaeologists with years of experience, have to live with the first signs of Javier’s dementia and a new discovery, which like an echo, seems to resonate more and more in their daily life.

The Cure
Rosendo M. Diezma
Spain. 2025. 15 min

Madrid, 1980. When Sole sees Nano come in, bloody and beaten, she already knows what to do. In an improvised infirmary, she tries to mend his son’s wounds. But Nano is getting old, and his body doesn’t heal like it used to. At his mother’s pleas, Nano offers a deal: he will retire from boxingif she, for the first time, watches one of his fights.