Esmeralda(1922)

Crossed Destinies - A Short Film About Climate Change(pt)

A papercut stopmotion animation in which human Travelers from 2053 travel 30 years into the past to warn "foundlings" of the future that awaits them. The story follows Jonah and his Traveler, learning about the possible chaotic future that could happen if such measures are not applied.

An Ode to Solitude(en)

Exploring the duality between friendship and loneliness, this intimate narrative short tells the story of David, a bright young boy struggling with a broken home life, as he tries to reconnect with his childhood best friends as they search for something to do in their small suburban town.

A Piacere(en)

A violin student wrestles with her motivations for studying what she loves.

Inocentes(pt)

A voyeuristic journey through the homoerotic work of Alair Gomes.

Cierva(en)

An emerging photographer is forced to make a crucial decision while on a career-defining job.

The Violation(en)

Mickey Dougherty has a crush on Oscar, the son of the wealthy family next door. Oscar has a crush on Mickey's sister, Tina. Fearing a burglary, Oscar's mother asks the Dougherty family to house-sit while they're at their daughter's wedding. Linda makes it clear that she doesn't want the Doughertys venturing beyond the family room, but once she's gone, Mickey invades Oscar's bedroom. Mickey builds a totem of Oscar out of Oscar's pants and shirts, seating the totem on the toilet and then touching it erotically. Distracted by his mother's drunken fall downstairs, Mickey hasn't dismantled the totem when the Heims return home early.

Journey to Sopot(ka)

Gogui and Omar flee in suburban trains to sell pornographic photographs. With no other perspective than to survive each day, the two outcasts transform their convergence of circumstance into a camaraderie that may rescue them, if the world does not interfere.

The Keys to Happiness(ru)

Directed by Vladimir Gardin and Yakov Protazanov, this two-part epic was the most expensive Russian film at the time and smashed box office records. It is now considered lost, with only a 4 minute clip surviving.

Higher Levels(ru)

Two syncronized translators, novice and experienced ones, are going to translate the negotiations between the heads of two nuclear power countries. The experienced one knows how to come out of difficult situations that can arise during the higher level meetings. The novice translator deals with such a ranked event for the first time. The relations between the two countries have been worsening for a quite a long period, the countries leaders can't hide their irritation even in public discussions. The negotiations are coming to an unpleasant final, so the translators have to make a tough choice.

Performance Anxiety(en)

Two straight actors must rehearse for an impending gay love scene. How will they make out?

The Beast in Man(ru)

The Organ Grinder's Monkey(en)

A cockroach with artistic aspirations follows an angst-ridden and talentless artist from pub to studio in pursuit of his dream, and comes to a sticky end.

The Kreutzer Sonata(ru)

The Kreutzer Sonata is a 1911 Russian silent film directed by Pyotr Chardynin. The film is considered lost.

Another Day(en)

Sam and Sinéad play out their past but something is different this time round.

Tired(en)

The tragic story of a spare tire who struggles to find a new purpose.

Esther(fr)

Jephté's Daughter(fr)

Attention(fi)

A middle-aged man and a teenager with everything to lose. These two strangers in very different situations meet unexpectedly and end up saving each other. Or do they?

Yuri on the Phone(nl)