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Everything (Lu Helai) China

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…

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Nine Sentimeters (Kirill Loginov) Russia

Nine Sentimeters
Kirill Loginov
Russia. 2023. 19 min

The clown Mitya is to be fired from the circus. The new director doesn’t consider his trick to be impressive enough — Mitya can lift himself into the air, but only nine centimeters high. The director lays down terms that Mitya must learn to lift himself to an acceptable height. But the director doesn’t know that this nine centimeters is no mere trick. Mitya truly can hover above the ground.

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Perfect Anna (Yana Klimova) Russia

Perfect Anna
Yana Klimova-Yusupova
Russia. 2024. 21 min

Dr Anna’s cosy evening is disrupted by a sudden visit from a female stranger. The stranger is her husband’s lover, who has come for a bracelet left in the family sheets. Anna’s life is changed not only by the instant destruction of her long-standing marriage, but also by the terrible choice between life and death that she has to make.

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Sasha (Maria Viktorova) Russia

Sasha
Maria Viktorova
Russia. 2023. 24 min

Sasha was absolutely satisfied with his life. He left his city with the goal of never returning there again, but fate had other plans. Once in a compartment with a silent neighbor, Sasha tries to guess her name. Unexpectedly, the conductor invites him to “smoke” in her compartment. Having left the compartment for a short time, Sasha will never return there.

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