The Risk of Childhood(2024)

Contestant #4(tl)

A young boy frequently visits an old man who lives alone, keeping him always in good company. One night, he chances upon the old man watching a dated clip of himself as a cross-dressing boy. This sparks within the young boy an interest to find out more about the old man's past. What he ultimately discovers aids both him and the old man towards a richer understanding of how the weight of life and identity should be carried.

Univitellin(fr)

Marseille, today. Aminata works as a hairdresser in an Afro hairdressing salon, Badara works as mechanic. When they meet, their love story will change their lives.

A Different Tree(en)

An eight-year-old girl tries to build a relationship with her absent father through a class-assigned family tree.

Reconvexo(pt)

Spare Change(en)

Three disillusioned outcasts meet in a laundromat. A punk who's lost his pills, a freshly-kicked-out-of-home youth, and a girl obsessed with vampires. What could go wrong?

La Chienne(fr)

For several years, Zoe has suffered terrible abuse. She's been locked in a basement like an animal and now she's bleeding out. She should have died... several times. But she doesn't die. Zoe wants to survive. She wants to live. Mostly, Zoe wants to escape the cage her captors have trapped her in.

¡Que Colombianada!(es)

A Colombian family is forced to celebrate Thanksgiving, for the first time, after finding out that their eldest son has invited the man he likes to a holiday celebration at their house, creating tension among the family members.

After Mother(en)

A son struggles with his father’s violent tendencies while his late mother attempts to help him.

A Place Filled with Memories(en)

Jean is preparing to leave her home that she shared with her late husband Brian who was taken from her in a tragic accident. She recounts the pivotal moments in their life together and the loss she feels now that he's gone. When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.

The Television(en)

On the seventh day, the TV showed the young man somewhere at another time, but he did not notice. On the sixth day, the man just found himself on TV.

The First Gangster and the Last Gangster(en)

Edward G. Robinson talks to the audience about the history of gangster films and introduces his latest vehicle.

La Jetée(fr)

A man confronts his past during an experiment that attempts to find a solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world caused by a world war.

The Distance Between Us and the Sky(el)

Night, national road. Two strangers meet for the first time at an old gas station. One has stopped to gas up his bike, while the other is just stranded. Lacking the 22 euros he needs to get home, he will try to sell him the distance that separates them from the sky.

Who Talks(sv)

Caught on opposing sides of a debate about a proposed centre for refugee children, two parents try to navigate the turbulent tides of public opinion.

And Then the Bear(fr)

When a boy’s close bond with his mother is imperiled one night by the arrival of a mysterious stranger, matters of nature and nurture collide.

Monster God(es)

God is now a Power Plant. On a misty night cows escape, a child is chosen, and a girl tries to find freedom.

Mano a Mano(fr)

Abby and Luca are circus acrobats, travelling from town to town to perform their duet. Their love relationship is falling apart. As they are driving in their small camping-car to the next theater, they have to confront their problems to regain trust in each other.

They Grow Up So Fast(en)

When Brian meets Amy after a night out on the town, things move a lot faster than he'd anticipated.

Carne(fr)

After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.

A Bronx Tale(en)

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.