I dream with ghosts at noon(2024)

What if we talk about August?(en)

It tells the story of two young people who, in the context of the 1968 student movement, awaken to love life and social conscience.

Sugar Glass Bottle(ja)

Near-future Tokyo. Kou, through the help of his high school best friend, finds a surprising way to express his mounting frustration at the insidious forces of commercialism that are forcing out the neighbors he cares most about. Initially inspired by a prank that the writer-director Neo Sora (The Chicken, 2020) had pulled on him in his childhood, a sense of warm nostalgia and cold, material reality intermingle to tell a tale set in the not-so-distant future about disappearing spaces and the forces of policing and gentrification that drills this process forward.

We Are the Monsters(de)

24-year-old Kjell feels trapped in his little village. One day he meets a mysterious young man named Flurin and is immediately fascinated by him. Soon they start spending time together and show one other what it is they each long for.

Momentum(fr)

It's summer break, Emma and her father are rehashing a painful previous year but it's time to move on, Tom's return to the small town won't help make matters easier. Emma is only sixteen and has her whole life ahead of her.

Youth Topia(de)

The perpetual underdog, Wanja gets the unique chance to start a career as an architect and becomes an adult. Amongst all the new privileges she starts missing the friends from her youth.

Son(af)

1981. Apartheid is taking a heavy toll on South Africa. Townships are burning, and on the border with Angola, a war is raging. Young men are called up to military duty right after school, and sent to battle the "Rooi Gevaar" the threat of communist oppression. Paul is one of those boys. He is smart, handsome, and ambitious, with dreams of becoming a medical doctor one day. The story starts during the summer holiday, after Paul has matriculated. He is determined to enjoy these few weeks before he has to report to the military. In January, Paul leaves for the Army, basic training,and finally, the war on the border. During a skirmish with the enemy, Paul is seriously wounded. He gets sent home, and everything is in jeopardy. Can Paul put together the very broken pieces of his life?

Quarta Cinza(pt)

I See You(en)

Amidst the humidity one summer, two teens become a trio when new friendships are born. Together, they become tangled in each other’s personal lives. As one prepares to leave the nest, the other two struggle to find their place. Feel the absurd terror of change.

Daly City(en)

An Indonesian boy and his mother attend a church potluck and lie about their dish.

Gatsby(en)

In the heart of the Gobi Desert, a herd of Bactrian camels follows the well-walked paths of the camels that came before them, but one camel dreams of a greater purpose outside the routine. Gatsby follows a mysterious voice into the desert in search of adventure, but the brutality of nature leaves him with a difficult question: are his dreams legitimate or just teenage delusions of grandeur?

In Your Dreams!(cs)

Only a few girls practice the art of parkour – running and somersaulting over rooftops, free-climbing up rusted scaffolding and leaping from one wall to the next. Laura takes it all in her stride. Though as she wildly races through the streets of Prague, her thoughts are running wild too. She has a crush on Luky, but he doesn‘t show much interest in her. Laura‘s parents live apart, and her mother is desperately looking for someone new. Jealousy, misunderstandings with her best friend – Laura‘s life is full of confusion. Sometimes, when she can‘t take it anymore, fantasy worlds evolve. When hope and fear push through the cracks of reality, it gets harder to keep her life in balance.

Reckless Summer(fr)

15-year-old Solange lives in a little town in the French Alps. When her parents get divorced, she discovers her femininity and has her first sexual experiences.

A Short Film About Endings(es)

Des vertes et des pas mûres(fr)

Happy Birthday, Gemini(en)

A poor Harvard student's romance with a girl hits a rough spot when he realizes, on his 21st birthday, that he's in love with her brother.

Minhas Vozes Minhas(pt)

A Bird Hit My Window and Now I'm a Lesbian(en)

After a mysterious stranger shows up at Gray's doorstep holding the corpse of a dead bird, an impromptu funeral changes the way Gray views herself and her lesbian identity.

Maslenitsa(ru)

Spoiled seven-year-old Vanka lives a carefree childhood. Going with his father to the Maslenitsa holiday, Vanka meets a runaway deserter in the forest, about whom he tells the adults. This act instantly deprives Vanka of his childhood, and the father of his child. The event opens his eyes to the adult world in which the child will have to live on.

It's how we all feel(en)

A film of the avant-garde genre. It represents wanting to escape, but ultimately finding comfort in your mental illness (not in a good way).

The Fury(nl)

Albert has always looked up to his aunt Tiny: this beautiful woman from Brabant can make any man’s heart skip a beat. Through Albert’s eyes Tiny’s life seems quite exciting. But why is she so furious at everyone and everything? It takes him half a lifetime to discover that his beloved aunt’s existence is a lot more complex than he had ever thought.