A body is floating in the water. A strange bird is calling and memories come alive again.

A portrait of Ace Mahbaz, a native speaker of sign language. Delving into his experiences as an actor and performer using his language's creative potential.

A fictitious video correspondence between a filmmaker and an author about correlations between motherhood and artistic work.

She is in prison, waiting. He has a long way to travel and arrives too late. He wanders lost, until he meets a woman who is willing to help him.

The lost magic of postcards is explored in this mosaic of seasonal motifs and short messages, illustrating the relationship of several people to Věra.

Dance, 8 mins, Australia

Dir: Stefan Hunt
Writ: Vanessa Marian Varghese
Prod: Alex Taussig

Australian men sink beers over an afternoon and well into the night. A beautifully choreographed observation of masculine identity and their relationship with drinking culture.

Comedy, 15 mins, Ireland

Dir/Writ: Seán Gallen
Prod: Ciara Gillan, Kevin Napier

When a biracial boy moves to Ireland he shaves off his Afro in order to fit in... but then his Afro grows back, bigger and bigger.

Coming of Age, 12 mins, Sweden

Dir/Writ: Christian Zetterberg
Writ: Albin Abrahamsson
Prod: Liselotte Persson

When a handball team is about to participate in their first major tournament, the game is suddenly interrupted by adults questioning who’s really allowed to play.

Drama, 14 mins, Kyrgyzstan

Dir/Writ/Prod: Adilet Karzhoev
Writ: Daniyar Abdykerimov

Burul is a high school girl who trains in wrestling at home, despite the disapproval of her family. When she is kidnaped for marriage Burul must use her training to try and escape.

Drama, 16 mins, Switzerland

Dir/Writ: Keerthigan Sivakumar
Prod: Elena Tatti, Nicolas Wittwer

On a train, a Tamil-Swiss woman gets a call from her parents about a suggested arranged marriage. One of the passengers complains that she's speaking very loudly.

World Premiere
Drama, 18 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Writ: Lucy Suess
Prod: Johnny Lyon

At a rural New Zealand paddock party, a fifteen-year-old girl fights to keep her place among the pack of boys she has grown up with.

Drama, 15 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Writ/Prod: William Amos McKegg
Prod: Petrina D'Rozario

When Marjorie and Jack offer their help to a passenger and things take an unexpected turn, one wonders who was actually helping who.

Animation, 10 mins, Ecuador

Dir/Writ: Roberto Valencia
Prod: Andres Aguilar

Drama, 14 mins, Ireland

Dir/Writ: Naomi Sheridan
Prod: Lindsay Campbell

When her favourite toy goes missing, a girl ventures out of her beleaguered Irish asylum centre to find it.

Drama, 16 mins, Palestine

Dir: Montaser Sameeh Alsabe
Writ: Khalil Mahmoud Al-Mozian, Mahmoud Jouda
Prod: Mohammed Rawhy Shaath, Yousef Abedelraheem Nateel

Ahlam is a young Palestinian fashion designer who plans to open her own atelier in Gaza city.

Drama, 8 mins , Iran

Dir: Mahdieh Ghotbudin Mohamadi
Writ: Yasin Pourazizi
Prod: Mohadeseh Pirhadi

In the midst of the revolution, a young man is preparing for his wedding when he meets a soldier who needs help.

World Premiere
True Story, 20 mins, United Kingdom

Dir/Writ: Franz Böhm
Prod: Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer

A father and son running a makeshift hospital on the front line, must find a way to protect their patients when a platoon of soldiers approaches their building.

Drama, 3 mins , France

Dir/Writ: Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib

While a Mum and Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them: who will manage to get the baby to say the first word?

World Premiere
War, 19 mins, New Zealand

Splatter, 14 mins, United Kingdom

Dir/Writ: Mackenzie Davis
Prod: Paula McGann, Zoe Fowlie

A woman engages in self-care.