Never Get Nowhere - Mac Glocky
Music Video, 3 mins, New Zealand
Dir: Stephen Leon Coad
This music video for Never Get Nowhere by Mac Glocky is a stop-motion horror fever dream with monsters, videogames and a car chase.
Help, I'm Alien Pregnant
Splatter, 15 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: THUNDERLIPS
Prod: Morgan Leigh Stewart, Alix Whittaker, Ilai Amar
Mary feels alien pregnant, the doctor thinks it’s probably allergies, only slime will tell.
Lion Dreams
Drama, 10 mins, Spain
Dir: Jordi López Navarro
Writ: Aleix Mestre Sopeña, Daniel Belenguer Guerrero
Prod: Laura Egidos Plaja, Albert Aynés Clapés
A young man pursues his dream of inventing a device with lights that will scare away the lions which are attacking his family's farm.
Penan Erikoiskuljetus (Pena´s Special Hauling)
Drama, 12 mins, Finland
Dir/Writ/Prod: Anssi Kasitonni
Pena has been a truck driver for five decades. Recently his memory hasn´t been so good and has caused him a few problems here and there.
Search for Hawaiki
Drama, 19 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Fredrick Pokai
Prod: Richard Turner
After being released into the care of his younger brother, Fable embarks on a journey to find inner peace by embracing his past.
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.
Queen Size
Romance, 20 mins, France
Dir/Writ: Avril Besson
Prod: Bastien Daret, Arthur Goisset, Robin Robles
This morning, Marina has an appointment with Charlie to sell her a mattress. This evening, she will cancel her plane for Reunion. But they don't know that yet.
Jane Austen's Period Drama
Comedy, 13 mins, United States
Dir/Writ: Julia Aks, Steve Pinder
Prod: Elli Legerski
In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period. Her suitor mistakes the blood for an injury, and everyone has an idea of how to proceed.
Ride on the Wind
Animation, 11 mins, China
Dir/Writ: Jiahang Li
Prod: He Cheng, Liu Xian, Qiao Di
An old man tirelessly cares for his ailing wife. To lift her spirits, he makes a kite in the shape of a butterfly and takes her to fly it in a special way.