"BUDKA" by George Alshevskij-Jones(2025)

Happiness(en)

The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

Kleptomania(lv)

Unable to strike up a conversation with anyone at a party, a young man takes desperate measures to get attention.

The Sun Is God(en)

1918 - A woman imagines her lover has returned from the horrors of war in France, remembering moments shared together. A tale of love and loss told through classical ballet.

Lemon Tree(he)

Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority, Israeli army, and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath?

The Match Factory Girl(fi)

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.

Good Girls(ca)

Two sisters navigating the no man's land between childhood and adulthood have to deal with the consequences of their actions after one of the horses of their farm loses one eye.

Harvey's Dream(en)

On a Saturday morning like any other, Harvey slumps into his chair and tells his wife about last night's nightmare. Fear takes hold when Janet notices the tiny details of Harvey's dream bleeding through into the real world around her.

Soch(xx)

A doctor treats a mentally retarded child, but a simple action of her makes him question himself.

The Curtain of Emotions(tr)

Final Exams(fr)

Four friends are waiting for their final exam results... and their lives to begin. In the mean time, Lang-Vonh is worrying about his Asian heritage, Cédric is struggling to come to terms with being gay and Gaëlle and Chloé are trying to forget about everything until the results are in.

Escaping Gravity(de)

To finally gain her father's acceptance, transsexual Leonie decides to return masqueraded as a man to the world of her childhood: the funfair. Though even the old owner of the ghost train has something to hide.

Cycle(en)

After years of playing second fiddle to a rival performer, a woman confronts her rival. Hoping to reason with her enemy, things grow heated and someone commits an act that may cost them their future. That is until there is a knock at the front door.

Ich Nicht(de)

A staging of a young man's liberation from his bourgeois confinement using only music and sounds.

Zelos(en)

Maria, a competitive woman in her late 30's orders a clone from North Korea under the pretense of getting some help around the house so she can spend more time with her husband and two kids, but mostly to compete with her flawless friend Ari.

The Fish and the Frog(en)

A young actor makes it big shortly after his first heartbreak, leaving him to realize that having everything means absolutely nothing without someone to share it with.

Beach(en)

A nice day at the beach.

Angelmaker(en)

In the shadows of a deep wood, in shadows of the soul deeper still, live 13 year-old Little Turcott and her mother. To their door is dragged a girl named A.D., prone to fits and wracked by visions, left to be watched for the day. As Little Turcott leads A.D. through chores, she is both repelled and drawn to the maddening, inexplicable girl who seems to have dropped from another world. When A.D. realizes that she's been brought to these women not to be watched, but to be murdered, she gives Little Turcott a vision of a marvelous "Elsewhere" and promises to take her there if she's set free. Haunted by this vision, Little Turcott must find the courage to outwit her mother when the day is done and she is set one last chore - to kill A.D.

Green Pink Caviar(en)

Models are seen licking brightly colored candy on a sheet of glass. The video illustrates the moment where clarity becomes abstraction and beauty commingles with the grotesque.

Black Enough(en)

A gritty look at two friends differing viewpoints as they react to a video one of them has made.