Smile Now, Cry Later

Missing: Keti Harayeko Suchana(ne)

A gripping tale of two young people from contrasting worlds who are thrust together by a twist of fate. A man from Nepal's Terai plains accidentally abducts a woman from the northern hills, bringing her to his rural village in Janakpur. What begins as a clash of personalities slowly transforms into a journey of shared understanding, bridging deep-seated social and cultural divides.

A King's Fortune(it)

Success and talent are almost devilish obsessions for Damiano, an aspiring writer unable to express himself creatively. After getting kicked out of the house by his father and taken in by his girlfriend Aretha, he embarks on a daring quest to conquer his inspiration, unaware, however, of the lurking perils and of the cost of his epic venture.

La Tukad'djib(id)

The Circle(en)

A disparate group of addicts find common ground as they explore their inner demons.

A Point of Return(en)

A short film portrays the events of a depressed man's day, culminating, presumably, in his suicide, though the ending is ambiguous. Afterwards, a roundtable of mental hygiene professionals and social workers examine the film, while discussing the phenomenon of suicide more broadly.

Omniscient(mr)

Ravi, a progressive schoolteacher in a small village helps fight an epidemic by getting his students inoculated. He incurs the wrath of local witchdoctor in the process.

Where thunders were heard(es)

After losing his partner, Pedro decides to empty the house they shared in order to start again, embarking on an inner journey full of memories and pain.

Querido Theo(es)

Shadow(en)

Shadow tells the story of Mirage, whose love for his family deepens after a tragic incident injures his parents. Years later, their bond is tested when hidden truths emerge, throwing Mirage into inner turmoil

Forbearance(en)

After a sudden terminal cancer diagnosis, a teacher and her factory worker husband work to save their marriage from the teetering edge of divorce.

June July(fr)

Eva is hospitalized at her request for depressive syndrome. It is a way, for her who passes into adulthood, to protect herself from an external world which anxiates and frightens her.

Amy & I(en)

When Amy and her boyfriend have a nice dinner in a restaurant where they first met, it turns out there's some pressure on their relationship.

Les Trois masques(fr)

The son of the wealthy Signor Della Corba loves one of his maids. Her brothers and father rebel at the idea of this union. But the girl is pregnant, and after the birth of the child, Della Corba's son decides to kidnap his mistress on Carnival Day. The brothers, having caught wind of the plan, kill him, then, in disguise, take him masked to his father's house, passing him off as a drunken friend. At dawn, Della Corba discovers her lifeless son under the mask. The maid having died in the meantime, he takes the child in and adopts him.

Bodywork(en)

A theater actor with crippling body image insecurities must face his greatest fears when he is asked to perform nude on stage in his dream role.

The Envelope(sw)

Bahasha is the story of Kitasa, an elected public official who betrays his family, friends and community when he takes an easy bribe. He learns the hard way and must now find the road to redemption.

URAI(id)

Kontroll(hu)

A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, and the fellow ticket inspectors on his team who work aboard the subterranean Budapest Metro. A tale about racing along the tracks, and about a mysterious serial killer. And a tale about love.

The Lens Within Me(en)

An original semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama very loosely inspired by Max Hechtman's adolescence and college experience as a young filmmaker.

Outbound(en)

A bedraggled young wanderer lives in a desolate world in complete isolation until reviewing their past choices forces them to call for help.

T'Day(fr)