Projects 2026

Philippe Audi-Dor
Switzerland/France/Lebanon

At a party in Beirut, Youssef wears a necklace his ex Marwan gave him, sparking a night together that reveals how war has reshaped them differently.

Moatasem Taha
Czech Republic/Palestine

Guilt-ridden for a stray cat’s lost kittens, elderly Palestinian woman Aisha seeks her a new mate, revealing class divides under occupation.

Vlad Popa
Romania

In Bucharest's gridlock, Larisa learns her driving exam relies less on skill and more on silent deals in a corrupt system.

Dovydas Drakšas
Lithuania

In the Curonian Spit, the last remaining cow is taken away on a final journey through a landscape where she no longer belongs.

Melisa Liebenthal
Germany

An autobiographical, self-deprecating essay about a filmmaker who questions her identity after being repeatedly turned away from Berghain.

Seunghui Choi
France/South Korea

A young Korean woman, sexually inhibited, finds comfort in 3D pornographic films. One day, she decides to turn her fantasies into reality.

Gohar Martirosyan
France/Armenia

All alone, a young boy flees his village under siege. He follows an inner call toward Mount Ararat, seeking transformation beyond survival.

Balint Erkel
Romania/Hungary

Gathered around their dead father, a family’s absurd quarrel over funeral clothes tears open old wounds – and reveals an unlikely path to healing.

Carmen Ros Lloret
Spain/Serbia

Lluna (8) is torn between welcoming and resisting change when, two years after losing her father, her mother brings a new man into their family rite.

Photo by Alexander James