BOYS

Dense on the Sea(nl)

Constant Wegman (Benja Bruijning), a 14 year old boy, raised by his grandmother (Carry Tefsen) in Zeedijk, Amsterdam. She is the owner of a cafe-hotel “De Rode Laars” (“The Red Boots”). The dreaming Constant runs away from this world of drunkards, gamblers, fighters by writing poems. His grandmother wants him to take control of the cafe. Then Constant secretly subscribes to a national poem writing competition: a new Vondel is born!

Homebreaker(en)

Eelis is skipping classes, mom and dad are on the verge of divorce, sister has yet another boyfriend. The life of a little boy is in its turning point.

Crying Backwards(en)

Fleeing a painful past, Nico travels from Spain to New Zealand to start over, but when a vibrant young actress pulls him into an ambitious student musical film competition, he’s forced to face his fears, open up to new friendships, and rediscover the spark of storytelling that might just heal him.

Gestern war noch Sommer(de)

Patty Is Such a Girly Name(el)

Daphne, a teenage judo athlete from a remote Greek island, is ready to spread her wings and follow Sensei Yuri to the big city and ultimately to the next Olympic Games. Yuri, for unknown reasons, has been absent from the world of Judo for the last few years and he is looking for a new beginning, while Daphne transitions from the carefreeness of adolescence into the hard world of adults.

Becoming Me(en)

A group of three girls meet up after not seeing each other throughout summer break, but one comes back ‘different’. This short film explores breaking away from social expectations and expressing yourself unapologetically.

Breaking Away(fr)

Noé dreams of breaking away from the countryside. With Tom, his best friend, he spends time shooting whimsical DIY videos. When a real film shoot comes to the area, he sees a chance to escape and to reveal to Tom the true nature of his feelings.

Casey Makes A Mixtape(en)

A 13-year-old navigates teen life in a strange new Texas town while struggling to finish her prized summer '81 mixtape.

Ainda é cedo(pt)

together apart.(de)

Sophie and Jojo have been separated for six months but still live together like a couple. Only when Sophie's parents—who are unaware of the breakup—make their continued financial support conditional on her having a child with Jojo does movement come into the stagnant lives of the two millennials.

Pasará(en)

26-year-old Joshua goes on a solo trip to a gay-friendly beach town to spend a week enjoying time with his community, but when he arrives, it turns out to be harder than expected to connect with the men there.

The Sex Act(en)

The year is 1975. Ellen, a girl in middle school, is urged to seek out her own sexual education when she's dissatisfied with the lesson she's given in her home economics class.

Growing Pains(id)

The relationship of a grieving father and daughter is tested when they are forced to navigate the daughter’s first menstruation cycle without her mother.

Like How I Remember(zh)

The story centres around a young boy, Lee, and his mother, Mama, who go to temple on the anniversary of their father's passing

Rice Run(en)

Have a Plan Theo(en)

Theo, a young American, moves to Mexico on a whim without telling his family. As he navigates his new life, new home, and new friends (and ignores his mother's worried calls) he's forced to reconcile his desire to discover himself with the noticeable lack of any sort of plan.

5 PASOS (para una despedida)(es)

White Space(en)

A girl finishes high school. A crossroads of writing approaches her. What's to do.. but to dive back into her past - see how she got to where she is now.

In Sack and Ashes(tr)

Following an intense argument with his mother, Kayra expressed a wish for all women to vanish. The following morning, upon waking, he discovered that his wish had come to fruition. However, as time progressed, an unsettling series of events unfolded…

Summer Interlude(en)

In the final week of summer, a film school reject must choose between his parents' wishes and the path of a free-spirited girl he just met.