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.
Is Gay Marriage Next?
Documentary, 16 mins, United States
Dir: Emily Clark
Prod: Julia Runagall
In 2003 a lesbian couple appeared on a magazine cover asking: Is Gay Marriage Next? Now the question resurfaces: is gay marriage next—to go?
Atrapadas (Trapped)
World Premiere
Drama, 15 mins, Mexico
Dir/Writ/Prod: María Mondragón
Prod: Carlos Fuentes, Alejandra M. Insausti
A married couple have just exchanged vows. Right as they're about to make their entrance to the reception, the two brides get trapped in an elevator.
Superbuhei
Mystery, 7 mins, Germany
Dir/Writ: Josef Brandl
Prod: Rike Steyer
Jesse owns a bar. And he is afraid.
The Waiting
Documentary, 15 mins, Germany
Dir/Prod: Volker Schlecht
Writ/Prod: Max Mönch, Alexander Lahl
When a researcher leaves the forest in Costa Rica for a short time and returns, the frogs she was studying are gone. She sets out to find them.
Forever Yours
Drama, 16 mins, Germany
Dir/Writ/Prod: Elliott Louis McKee
Writ: Andrea Ariel
Following a devastating accident that leaves the love of her life paralysed, Valeria becomes his dedicated, obsessive caretaker.
Porzellan (Porcelain)
Coming of Age, 15 mins, Germany
Dir/Writ: Annika Birgel
Writ/Prod: Rudolf Fitzgerald Leonard
On a remote German island, the villagers gather for an ancient wedding tradition.
Lange Nicht Gesehen (Long Time No See)
Drama, 20 mins, Germany
Dir/Writ: Kevin Biele
Writ: Lisa Polster
Prod: Philip Malewicz
When a woman returns to her office job at a pharmaceutical company after a long illness, she discovers that her login no longer works.
What'll It Be Today?
Comedy, 2 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ/Prod: Pulkit Arora
Two men meet, but struggle to greet.
Honey Kaha
Comedy, 19 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Te Waiarangi Ratana
Prod: Ben Bamford, Mike Minogue
When dinner with her son is ruined by seafood poachers, Honey Kaha must hunt down the colonisers who are responsible and bring them to justice.
Diary of a Head Injury
Documentary, 7 mins, New Zealand
Dir: Jonny Kofoed
Writ: Nick Worthington
Prod: Jane Oak, Matt von Trott, Nik Beachman
A bleed on the brain and concussion inspire a crash victim to confront the heartbreak, trauma and confusion of losing connection with the only person they ever really knew.
Bottle Money
Drama, 14 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Rebekah Tyler
Prod: Madison Smith
Nelson plays parent to his younger siblings while their unstable and unreliable Mum wreaks havoc on the household.