Majini
Joshua Neubert, Victor Muhagachi
Germany. 2025. 19 min
When their father falls ill, a young boy who fears deep water must go out to sea with his brother to catch fish, while struggling with the pressure placed on him as a young man.
Continue reading Majini (Joshua Neubert, Victor Muhagachi) GermanyEver Rooted
Yang Yuzhuo
China. 2025. 27 min
When an estranged father falls ill his son returns home with his own daughter revealing a lifetime of shame and a fathers desperate plea for belonging Through rediscovered diaries riverbank rituals and a lone tree three generations find that roots arent forged in names on pages but in the quiet soil of forgiveness and home.
Continue reading Ever Rooted (Yang Yuzhuo) ChinaDescent
Ashkan Saedpanah
Iran. 2025. 15 min
Youssef, a religious man, along with his son Mostafa, accidentally commit the murder of a young girl during an incident at their workplace. They decide to secretly carry out the religious ceremonies of shrouding and burying the girl’s body. But Youssef and Mostafa undergo a transformation as a result of this decision.
Continue reading Descent (Ashkan Saedpanah) IranFuck Them All
Polina Biliaieva
Poland. 2025. 15 min
Kira, a 30-year-old Ukrainian, flees to Poland at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, after losing her husband. Her thoughts remain with her war-torn home, but here a new challenge awaits her: Kira finds out that she is pregnant. Already traumatized, she doesn’t want to bring a new life into this world, but it is impossible for her to terminate the pregnancy in Poland. Kira decides to return to Ukraine, which is still in the middle of war, to have an abortion.
Continue reading Fuck Them All (Polina Biliaieva) PolandHouse of the Moon
Hamidreza Maghsoudi
Iran. 2025. 15 min
Shilan, a 10-year-old girl, was born with a birthmark on her face. She tries to make his father and others understand that every creature can be beautiful the way it is.
Continue reading House of the Moon (Hamidreza Maghsoudi) IranNeverlandex
Agata Kapuscinska
Poland. 2025. 23 min
Thirty-five-year-old Peter is convinced that everything in the outside world will sooner or later kill him due to his allergies. He is fed terrifying stories by his overprotective father, who still treats him like a child. The only thing that gives him hope are the postcards from his mother, who travels the world treating the same allergies. One day, Peter discovers an old crossword puzzle, sparking a journey to explore real life. Where is his mother? Is everything his father has told him true?
Continue reading Neverlandex (Agata Kapuscinska) PolandReporter
Jan Gorecki
Poland. 2025. 22 min
Ukraine – August 2024. Tomasz, a Polish photojournalist on the frontlines, is determined to prove to his editorial team, the ukrainian soldiers, and himself that his work can make an impact on the
dwindling interest in the war.
Baggage
Arseniy Seroka
France. 2025. 17 min
Arthur, a young man at a crossroads, unexpectedly reconnects with an old friend, Jean, and reveals his lingering feelings for Sofia, an ex-lover he believes he still loves. Through candid conversations and a chance encounter with a mysterious woman named Anna, Arthur begins to confront his past and embrace the possibility of new paths, leading to an unexpected journey of self-discovery and hope.
Continue reading Baggage (Arseniy Seroka) FranceThe Buoy
Ilya Sovetov
Russia. 2025. 23 min
Sanya, a surly water taxi driver, takes a strange order to transport the eccentric Lyokha with a kettlebell and rope. A day spent together on a forced river trip will change the lives of both.
Continue reading The Buoy (Ilya Sovetov) RussiaSyncopation
Maria Rival
Russia. 2025. 20 min
After eight years at ballet school, she has it all: the dream role, a chance at a career, a future.
But the more pressure builds, the louder her inner protest grows.
A stubborn spirit and fear of living someone else’s dream push her to the edge.
The choice she makes may be a first step — or a point of no return.
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