Ash Valley: Janyl
Shu Zhu
Kyrgyztan, Canada. 2024. 18 min

Ash Valley: Janyl is about Janyl who investigates strange behavior in livestock near a large oil rig. Something feels wrong, but her superior asks her to stay out of the investigation for her own safety.

A Piece of Meat
Varun Khettry
India. 2023. 13 min

A Piece of Meat is a film which showcases the period of 3 generations – 80’s, 2000’s & 2024.

3 daughters of the same family lineage, born in these 3 different eras, carry forward a traditional family recipe of “Kosha Mangsho”. With carrying that recipe forward, they also carried forward few nuances of their mother’s with them, when the current generation’s teenage daughter asks a pertinent but a curiousity filled question, it makes the older generations (mothers) think to ponder about a lot.

D-Day, Friday
Lee Yida
Korea. 2024. 26 min

In May 1980, the new military dictatorship in South Korea violently suppressed the pro-democracy protests in Gwangju. The crackdown led to a ten-day massacre in which thousands were killed and wounded. The massacre was kept secret in South Korea for decades and has still not been fully investigated.
The year is 1984 in Gwangju, and the enthusiasm for the professional baseball league is heating up. Eunju, a teenage girl, wants to go to a high school baseball game where the boy she has a crush on will be playing.

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.

Sunflowers were the first ones to know
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.

Mala sangre
Mario Mariño/José Manuel Manero
Spain. 2022. 13 min

Amador, an ex-convict who is reintegrating into society, tries to strengthen ties with his son, Olmo, who is on his way to making the same mistakes that put him in prison.

Everything
Lu Helai
China. 2023. 28 min

A simple boy Keda comes to the city looking for jobs and runs into Liu Yang, a girl who can transform into everything. Together they embark on an adventure amidst fantasy and reality. Keda develops a vague understanding of love and freedom.
As he starts to have feelings for Liu Yang, he is also lost in the labyrinth of fiction and reality. But he is determined…