WHALE 52 - Suite For Man, Boy, And Whale, dir. Daniel Neiden, USA 2025, 11’17’’
Magical Realism. A third-grade student who's selectively mute and a grieving 80-year-old school volunteer discover that some of the deepest conversations only require a single word.
Hurikán, dir. Jan Saska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia 2024, 13’07’’
Hurikán rushes to save his favourite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he crushes on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst.
The Eating of an Orange, dir. May Kindred-Boothby, United Kingdom 2025, 7’29’’
In a manor of identical figures, one woman receives a mysterious orange - something she has never seen. Exploring it, she is drawn into a sensual realm of lichens and slugs. Torn between conformity and discovery, she must choose: return to sameness or step into a new way of being.
Lapkričio Dvidešimtosios Orkestras - Dragas, dir. Robertas Nevecka, Lithuania 2025, 4’42’’
A music video for a Vilnius punk orchestra turns glitches, scans and digital noise into a raw visual ride. Made with Blender and a simple scanning app, it rejects polished CGI for a pixelated world. Distorted sound and glitchy imagery reflect an experimental spirit where imperfection becomes art.
Letters From Little Jimmy, dir. David John Graham, Finland 2025, 3’48’’
A 2D animated short about a devoted son writing to his mother with tales of glory and adventure - though all is not as it seems. Drawn with markers on post-it-sized paper, scanned and edited in Photoshop, it was assembled in Premiere, with some scenes re-shot on a smartphone for a raw feel.
Jump Zoo, dir. Lyza Jarvis, Estonia 2025, 4’52’’
People in animal costumes are gathering. For what?
The Crooked Heads, dir. Jakub Krzyszpin, Poland 2025, 8’25’’
A forgotten Polish neighborhood drowns in the haze of coal mine smoke. A young man shaves his head, dons a tracksuit, and faces his brother's shadow and the weight of his past.
You Are Not Part of The Cake, dir. Ting-Jui Chen, Taiwan, USA 2025, 4’33’’
A girl, Ping, faces conflict with her girlfriend Lala's homophobic and aggressive father, The Man. As tensions escalate, Ping is forced to take drastic action to save herself and kills The Man. This act becomes a ritual of transformation—a severing of ties, a rebirth, and a step into a new phase of life.
Thank You Dr. Farsi, dir. Samaneh Shojaei, Iran 2025, 8’09’’
On the occasion of the 27th birthday of Minoo, we join her to observe the disorders and mental illnesses of her friends from her point of view. But this is not an ordinary birthday.
Siri Wonder, dir. Andreas Sven Granér, Sweden 2025, 13’35’’
Siri is a bicycle on the run from her sadistic owner. She dreams of reaching the city of bikes (Copenhagen) but to get there, she must face her greatest fear: the highway.
