A Night, After All
Drama, 15 mins, India
Dir/Writ/Prod: Anshul Agrawal
Prod: Ghalib Datta, Srivathsan Narasimhan, Abhinav Raina, Ajay Adisheshan, Aditya Jha
A retired couple, one sleepless night, a game played, a question asked, a decision pending and a life hanging.
Dreams Like Paper Boats
Drama, 19 mins, Haiti
Dir/Writ/Prod: Samuel Suffren
Edouard has been living in Port-au-Prince with just his daughter Zara for five years. Since his wife left, they have only received a cassette from her.
The Backway
Drama, 17 mins, United Kingdom
Dir/Writ/Prod: Cherno Jagne
Prod: Cherno Jagne, Babou Ceesay
A young man returns home to the country that he was illegally smuggled out of two years ago, following his deportation from the UK, battling feelings of shame.
Abel
Drama, 15 mins, United States
Dir/Writ/Prod: Dekel Berenson
Dir/Prod: Paul Wesley
Prod: Lucan Toh, Lauro Rocha, Babak Anvari, Shawn Christensen, Andrew Carlberg, Zane Kalnina
Shaken by a recent breakup, Abel retreats to the mountains to hunt deer. He returns home to unexpectedly find comfort in the arms of his aging father.
Existimos en la Memoria (We Exist in Memory)
Documentary, 13 mins, United States
Dir/Prod: Darian Woehr
Prod: Hailey Sadler, Bruna Kadletz
Observe the intimate conversations between Maria and her grandchild, Marucha: two Indigenous refugees living in displacement.
Māori Time
Drama, 17 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Tim Worrall
Prod: Piripi Curtis
A Māori property-developer is forced to confront his fear of death when an ancient skull is unearthed, and a tohunga must be brought in.
Tōtara - Aro
Music Video, 4 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Prod: Hattie Adams, Ryan Bradley
Prod: Summer Vaha'akolo
This music video tells the story of grief and family, as two siblings converge on their childhood home to reflect on what they have lost and what they still have.