Bombacha
Edu, is a young Brazilian Drag Queen in Buenos Aires' underground nightlife. He dreams of a grander life: Europe, romance, and transitioning into the woman he sometimes sees in the mirror. A marriage of convenience with a Dutch man offers him hope, but in the Netherlands his dreams crumble. Returning to Buenos Aires he finds his old life unrecognizable. Struggling with identity and love, Edu questions his place in drag and whether the roles he’s played reflect who he truly is.
New Times
A young and outgoing African-American boy living under the skies of 1950s Jim Crow Kentucky finds himself lost when he wakes up in the year 2026, where he must discover where he truly belongs.
Ramli's Photocopy
At a small photocopy shop, Ramli spends his days reading fragments of other people's lives through the documents they leave behind. When a former high school acquaintance he once adored unexpectedly reappears, their growing friendship stirs old dreams, buried disappointments, and quiet questions about identity, failure, and the lives we choose to present to others.
Polymorphia
After an accident leaves his face entirely bandaged, a neurotic office worker undergoes an identity crisis.
1: Nenokkadine
A rock star must overcome his psychological inhibitions to seek revenge for his parents' death.
The Visitor
A failing actress is haunted by a silent double that seems intent on taking her place—forcing her to confront what it means to be seen, remembered, or erased.
Scars
We admire beauty; we recoil from bodies that are marred, disfigured, different. Didier Cros’ moving, intimate film forces us to question what underlies our notions of beauty as we join a talented photographer taking stunning portraits of several people with profound visible scars which have dictated certain elements of their lives but have not come to define their humanity. The subjects' perceptions of themselves are dynamic, unexpected, and even heartwarming. This is an unforgettable journey to be shared with the world.
Paradise Found
In a world where beauty is currency, a disillusioned voice-over artist undergoes a life-altering cosmetic surgery, only to realise the path to perfection may come at the price of his very soul.
Cortex
Two men, two lives, a fateful encounter: Hagen suffers from irregular phases of sleep in which he cannot decide between dream and reality. When his frustrated wife cheats on him with the small-time criminal Niko a series of disturbing events is set in motion and the lives of both men will never be the same.
A Believe
A search for the identity of a student named Fathiyah about redefining the values of nationalism on Independence Day. On her way, she encounters many challenges that disagree with her way of thinking, can she overcome them?
Explicit Television
Introducing Horsin Dickler, who introduces the fundamental concepts surrounding the idea of explicit television.
Bharata
Embarrassed about his identity and culture, a meek Indian high-schooler decides to attend an American university to pursue his passion for film. But in doing so, he causes a rift in his fundamentalist family.
Schoem
Set between the sublime tranquility of the Wadden Sea and the restless pace of Groningen city life, Schoem follows the story of Hades, a young skipper whose family is slowly falling apart. As the world changes faster than he can keep up, Hades is confronted with the emotional weight of change, loss, and unexpected connection. Inspired by Ingeborg Nienhuis's novella "Schoem or De vaarende Zoltkamper," this short film combines poetic realism with emotional depth. Directors Kashani and Komelizadeh draw on their own intercultural experiences, creating a work that is simultaneously simple and aesthetically daring.
Once an Old Lady Sat On My Chest
A young woman is forced to deal with her identity crises, when a mysterious old woman squats on her chest.
A Game of Two Halves
A young British man reluctantly travels to India for a sports fellowship and ends up coaching football to a team of underprivileged children.
Rizal
A serial killer struggles with an identity crisis, psychosis, and a toxic relationship. He’s trying to find a way to live a calmer, more peaceful life.
Refulgent
A young sculptor struggles to finish his masterpiece, a sculpture of a woman, as it inexplicably cracks.
Chronicle of an Industrial
After a life of richness, a conservative industrialist blames himself for abandoning his youth's left values. In existential misery, he keeps looking for a possible personal redemption after a foreign company buys his business. His life breaks into pieces.
The Broken Commandment
Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination.
Reversal, Apotheosis for the Ages
Two souls: One seeks to know her life's true essence and the other is haunted by foreign sights of himself, as they both are influenced by an existence beyond human realm—whom continually oversees them across eras, trapping them in a labyrinth of time and the unknown.