dir. by Simone Setzi, Lorenzo Alati I 19' I Italy

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After ten years, a man is released from prison. He arrives at an abandoned lighthouse entrusted to him by a cellmate, situated in an unfamiliar land of vivid blues, jagged stones, and Elysian Fields. The man attempts to build a new life, tending to beehives in need of protection, while the nearby village chooses to remain willfully indifferent. A girl’s corpse, carried ashore by the sea, disrupts his solitude. Past sufferings and present challenges conspire to shatter the isolation in which he seeks refuge. In the sticky sweetness of honey, nature and death intertwine to pay homage to life.

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dir. by Lucía G. Romero I 30' I Spain

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CASI SEPTIEMBRE follows Alejandra, a young girl who lives year-round with her family in a Camping Resort. The story explores her struggle with the fear of abandonment, especially as a new romance with a Madrilenian tourist brings these insecurities to the surface.

dir. by Jen Nee Lim I 15' I Singapore

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In a time and place where abortion is illegal, a pregnant
woman’s repeated attempts to end her pregnancy fail until she crosses paths with a strange bus driver.

dir. by Róisín Burns I 28' I France, United Kingdom

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Liverpool, 1995. The dockers are on strike. But Siobhan (9) and her big brother Rory have other things on their mind : will their heroes Oasis beat Blur in tonight's Battle of Britpop. When a fight breaks out, Siobhan runs off into the night. She drifts around, tired and alone, and the streets seem strange and unfamiliar.

dir. by Blake Rice I 14' I United States

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The story of a hookup gone too far up.