rest(2025)

Self(en)

A Brazilian actress goes to NYC to pursue her dreams while waiting for her boyfriend that stayed in Brazil. They only speak trough video messages. But since every journey moves forward, we witness how the change of plans affects her - and also her acting. She leaves the 'selfie mode of living' and turns within herself.

For Nonna Anna(en)

In this raw and graceful testimony of intersectional womanhood, a trans girl has to care for her Italian grandmother. She assumes that her Nonna disapproves of her - but instead discovers a tender bond in their shared vulnerability.

Perpetual Night(pt)

Castuera, Spain, April 1939. During the night two Falangist Guards appear at the door of the house where Paz is taking refuge with her family. They request her presence at the police station. Paz immediately understands the fatality of this visit. With no chance to escape, she asks to breastfeed her newborn daughter one last time.

Genre Hopper(fi)

A young filmmaker accidentally claps her idol’s mystical clapperboard, throwing the two on a frantic journey through film genres and beyond.

Révérence(en)

He danced for fame. She danced through pain. For old times' sake and to new beginnings . . . in a fleeting moment.

Wer bist du?(de)

The little dog Nero looks around inquisitively in a world that is still somewhat foreign to him. He doesn't really know who or what he is and wants to have everything he admires in others. Only when the fox intrudes does Nero come to his senses.

Unrest(de)

During a routine visit to an acquaintance, an old, single Sorbian woman reflects on her life.

Volátil(es)

& After(en)

On the eve of a major life change, Abby sorts through memories, unfinished conversations, and the pieces of a friendship strained by ambition. As departure day looms, the past and present collide, forcing her to confront what moving forward really means.

Parrot(en)

A drag queen protects a child during a crisis as prejudices reach a breaking point.

Waterlanders(nl)

“Waterlanders” is Simone van Dusseldorp’s 1994 graduation film from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy. It depicts two sisters coping with their parents’ death and constructing their own reality in an attempt to regain a sense of agency. While the sisters share an unbreakable bond, the older sister’s growing curiosity about the outside world strains their relationship as the younger sister resists these newfound changes.

A Really Important Person(en)

A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.

To Be Free(en)

In a tiny after-hours club, Nina Simone finds a way, for one moment, to be free.

Yes(en)

A businesswoman finds herself saying YES

"Annie, Are You OK?"(en)

After her release from involuntary hospitalization, “Annie” grapples with the trauma of her confinement, all while working as a lifeguard, a job that becomes increasingly challenging as she descends deeper into despair.

The Smotherer(pt)

Vicente is an “abafador”, a smotherer who travels around with the mission of ending the suffering of those who are terminally ill and dying. Tired of living like a criminal, he does one last service but is caught red-handed by a woman.

The Copper Queen(en)

Still healing from her grandmother’s death, Addison Moore finds herself checking into The Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee, Arizona. Aware of the ghost stories and hauntings, Addison fearlessly elects to stay in Room 315, the location of the heartbroken Julia Lowell’s death a century ago.

The Honor of His Family(en)

An old colonel is proud as a peacock: his son leads a group of volunteers in the American Civil War. Untill one day his son returns home as a deserter.

Ballad Of The Happy Kind(fr)

On the road, Mona and Simon engage in a role-playing game. Through their characters, they confess things they had never admitted before and realize that, sometimes, journeys are not always happy.