Blood Ties(2024)

Shinaab(en)

An Anishinaabe man is restless and isolated in the city of Minneapolis, haunted by an ominous sense that he doesn’t belong. Shinaab eerily portrays Indigenous people’s dislocation and alienation on their own land as sinister and enigmatic forces.

Lower Heaven(en)

Tehran 2017, three days in life of two young undocumented Afghani brothers, recently immigrated to Iran, who see their destiny take a turn just as a better life seems to open up to them.

Drone Strike(en)

A day in the life of a devoted father and serving RAF drone pilot - juggling the normality of his domestic life with the warped reality of firing Hellfire missiles 4000 miles away in Afghanistan - and how one fateful decision shatters his conviction.

Next Door(de)

A group of young lesbians share a flat. Each of them has a secret to keep from the other flatmates next door. As rooms, beds and roles are swapped, the truth slowly surfaces. Which of the four flatmates is brave enough to say the truth and stand by their emotions?

Essai Post-Romantique(fr)

The Night of the Witness(ko)

A witness to a car accident is offered bribes by both parties.

Kurt(en)

A short biopic about young Kurt Cobain.

For Dorian(en)

A father fears the sexual awakening of his disabled son, a teenager living with Down syndrome, and struggles with the notion of letting him grow up.

Kelly(en)

A young girl comes to terms with her life in foster care.

411(en)

After a car accident, a skeptical New Yorker must call for help on a mysterious pay phone that responds only to '411'. He gets Information, and in a twist of fate, much more than that.

Exotica(en)

In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.

The Silken Strand(en)

Annie and Ed are a couple whose relationship revolves around an unusual obsession.

Leaving in Waves(en)

At the age of twenty-four, Nicole appears as an independent woman and a responsive listener of her colleagues. One day, she eclipses her way to earn quick money for her MBA degree.

The Great Leader Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar(mr)

A film based on one of the world's greatest pioneers Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Brotherly Love(de)

A poetic and melancholic short film about two brothers with different intentions. A personal struggle involving obsession, abuse, and guilt.

Cheer Up Baby(en)

New York City present day. Anna is a 21-year old dance major in college. She takes the train home after a day of dance class and babysitting. She falls asleep on the train and wakes up to a man holding her hands. He whispers something to her she does not want to hear. The film follows Anna for the next two days. She tries to go about her life but grapples with the haunting memory of the stranger from the train. The city acts as the cacophonous landscape in which Anna develops a new perspective, one where she finds herself both suffocated and free.

Golden Time(ja)

In Japan, during the eighties, a recently discarded old television set refuses to accept its fate and tries to break out of the junkyard where it has been sent.

Moriqueta(es)

Lucas is a 19 years old deaf animator who explores life through his sketchbook. He encounters a handsome young man at his favorite library, leading him to seek a creative way to communicate with him. He chooses to set aside his beliefs and insecurities to ask him out on a date.

Young People Ask - What Will I Do With My Life?(en)

Every youth must ask himself a soul-searching question, ‘What will I do with my life?’ Carefully consider your own goals in life as you watch the internal struggle of Andre, a young man who loves two worlds. Which will win out in the end? Which is more fulfilling? The extra features contain interviews of youths from other countries and will reveal a fresh way of thinking for you.