As If the Earth Had Swallowed Them Up/ Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado, dir. Natalia León, France 2025, 14’02’
Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.
There it is - the brain, dir. Natalia Modrzewska, Poland 2025, 5’38’’
Ladies and gentlemen – the Brain! With a touch of humor, the film shows what really happens inside the brain when confusing or intrusive thoughts appear – a phenomenon familiar to everyone. Although they sometimes balance on the border of absurd, these are moments many people can easily relate to.
Murmur, dir. Veronika Valentová, Czech Republic 2024, 6’26’’
The animated documentary explores life with tinnitus, a symptom that affects approximately one in seven Europeans. As respondents' testimonies describe their experience, animated characters listen and react by embodying sounds of tinnitus. They whistle endlessly, like the endless struggle with an unsolvable problem in both healthcare and science.
Lined up, dir. Barbora Vanická, Czech Republic 2025, 3’14’’
A girl on a quest for perfection and order encounters a bug, but even that little problem can be sorted out.
Kyiv Cake, dir. Mykyta Lyskov, Estonia, Ukraine 2025, 22’10’’
The events of the movie unfold in modern Ukraine. A child is born into a poor family, the parents do everything possible to survive, but just when the crisis reaches its peak, a new danger flares up.
ima wa ima, dir. Chun Yam Keung, Hong Kong, United Kingdom 2025, 4’41’’
Meme, trapped in office routine, keeps finding a caterpillar at work. Annoyed at first, she recalls childhood curiosity and the passing of time. Past and present blur in a surreal journey as she faces a forgotten self. A hand-drawn animation about nostalgia, time loops and quiet longing.
Potlems, dir. Alberto Allegri Rodríguez, Denmark 2025, 4’16’’
A porcelain child comes to life in an ever-smiling family. Everything seems perfect until his fatal flaw comes to light: a frown.
Creaky Chompers/ Craque Ganache, dir. Étienne Bonnet, France 2024, 3’36’’
The end of my growth was marked by a strange orthodontic need: jaw advancement surgery. A journey through images and sound effects in my most gruesome childhood memories.
More Than Happy, dir. Wei Keong Tan, Singapore 2025, 6’58’’
In a queer utopia, two couples sit in conversation at a restaurant, waiting for service that will never arrive.
Lucus, dir. David Fidalgo, Spain 2025, 13’59’’
At the height of the Roman Empire, a young girl lives within the walls of Lucus Augusti (Lugo). She suffers visions of the destruction of her home and decides she must prevent it.
