AFTERTASTE

Philippe Audi-Dor
Switzerland/Lebanon

After being separated during Lebanon’s 2024 war, Youssef runs into his ex-lover Marwan and hopes to win him back. But drawn to politics, Marwan has now chosen to conceal his homosexuality.

CHILDREN OF SUAD

Moatasem Taha
Czech Republic/Palestine

After causing a stray cat’s kittens to disappear, elderly Palestinian woman Aisha seeks a new mate for the grieving mother, uncovering how class divides quietly shape life under occupation.

DRIVING LESSONS

Vlad Popa
Romania

In the infernal gridlock of Bucharest, Larisa learns the hard way that her driver’s license depends less on her skills and more on her ability to navigate a corrupt system of 'silent' deals and urban decay.

LAST CURONIAN COW

Dovydas Draksas
Lithuania

Summer season is coming to an end. The tourists in Curonian Spit are catching the last sun rays. Juzė, the last remaining cow here, embarks on a journey through a land that is becoming increasingly alien to her, quietly resisting the inevitable farewell.

LESSONS FROM TECHNO

Melisa Liebenthal
Germany/Argentina

After being rejected at Berghain’s door, MILENA, a young woman newly moved to Berlin, has an identity crisis: what image is she projecting? Who is she, and who does she want to be?

MONSTER FXXK

Seunghui Choi
France/South Korea

A young Korean woman who is afraid of men seeks comfort in 3D pornographic films featuring virile monsters. One day, she decides to turn her fantasies into reality.

MOUNT A

Gohar Martirosyan
France/Armenia

A mute child flees genocide after losing his brother, following an inner call to a distant mountain where he seeks to become one with the earth.

Photo by NASA – Mount Ararat

ONCE IN A LIFETIME

Balint Erkel
Romania/Hungary

Gathered around their deceased father, a family’s grief quickly gives way to absurd quarrels over the funeral clothes. Yet in the eruption of long‑buried resentments might lie the first step toward healing.

Photo by Ágnes Tar

SAN JUAN

Carmen Ros Lloret
Serbia/Spain

On her first night of San Juan, 8-year-old Lluna witnesses the unexpected encounter between her widowed mother, María, and Juan, a man with whom she shares a special connection. Lluna will realise that her mother has a life beyond her, a life that seems to falter at the end of the night.

TAKE CARE

Paula Maľárová
Slovakia

A meditative reflection on pain, unfolding in the stillness of a spa town where time slows down and the outside world falls silent.

TAP DANCING GHOST

Catarina Oliveira
Portugal

After the grandfather’s passing, Ana’s family gathers to redistribute his shoes, encountering revelations and what lingers after a loss.

TIME COMES LIKE THE SEA

Naomi Pacifique
The Netherlands/Switzerland

On their last day in Greece, two lovers confront their fears. "Will our love last forever?” Greta has another partner and child back home, and Celeste is scared of their future.