France | 12:36 | 2023

Under a scorching sun, Charlie is bored stiff and dreams of going to the seaside. But she's forced to stay in a dingy motel with her cousin Jess, who slouches in her deckchair. The two teenagers don't get along and bicker at every opportunity. On the radio, the monotone voice of an eminent researcher in collapsology predicts the imminent end of the world.

Canada | 11:11 | 2023

In a run-down neighborhood, Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves. A young adolescent, Zoe is a ball of anger haunted by an intimate terror. Theo, still a child, flees reality into a fantastical world. During a scorching summer day, the two children will have to burst the abscess of their relationship so as not to lose each other.

France | 12:00 | 2023

Between drug addiction, first discoveries of sexuality and a permanent state of war, the filmmaker searches for her lost youth by wandering the streets of Jerusalem.

Portugal | 09:50 | 2023

A woman victim of domestic violence looks back at the years when she was married, recalling how difficult it was to stay afloat.

Poland, Germany | 07:00 | 2023

In order to remain contact with his daughter, an old miner takes her into his memories and shows how he, in her age, defeated communism. 

Finland | 13:00 | 2023

Bright White Light is a short animated documentary exploring near-death experiences through five culturally diverse narratives, using real audio recordings. Through experimental visuals, it guides viewers on a transcendent voyage beyond mortality, unveiling how these experiences profoundly impact the essence of life, blurring the boundaries between existence and the mysteries of the afterlife.

Canada | 07:06 | 2024

Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying is a short animated film narrated by Edith Almadi, an 88-year-old Hungarian Canadian living in a personal-care home in Winnipeg. Through the act of drawing and remembering, Edith connects to her late son in a way that both holds and transcends grief.