ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND — Germany 2023 — Directed by: Lara Milena Brose — 70 min — Spoken language: English — Subtitles: English — Script: Lara Milena Brose — Producer: Lara Milena Brose — Production Company: University of Television and Film Munich (HFF Munich) — Photography: Natalia Mamaj, Lilly Rose Pongratz — Editing: Aora Helmzadeh, Lara Milena Brose, Boris Gavrilović — Sound: Hanna Hocker — Music: Ludovico Failla
Ferida, a Bosnian, lives within sight of the EU’s external border. Every day she witnesses refugees’ desperate attempts to reach the EU and her memories of violence and war come flooding back. Nahid is 15 years old and is stranded here after fleeing the Taliban. In this hypnotic narrative, the fading echoes of Ferida’s stories and Nahid’s voicemails intertwine.
Hungary 2023 — Directed by: Gergö Somogyvári — 83 min — Spoken language: Hungarian — Subtitles: English — Script: Zsolt Pocsai, Gergö Somogyvári — Editing: Judit Feszt — Sound: Marius Leftãrache, Florin Tabacaru — Music: Viktor Bátki — Production: New Retina Productions — Producer: Nora Somogyvari
At first glance, Fanni and Laci’s life really doesn’t seem like much of a fairytale: Fanni, 19, is trans and totally consumed by her transition; Laci, 60, ekes out a living through seasonal work. They live together as outcasts from Hungarian society in a self-built forest cabin. A close up look at two lives – full of hardness, cantankerous honesty and an unequal bond.
Hungary, Belgium, Portugal 2023 — Directed by: Anna Gyimesi — 16 min — Spoken language: Hungarian — Subtitles: English — Production Company: Docnomads Joint Masters — Producer: Anna Gyimesi, Docnomads Joint Masters — Script: Anna Gyimesi — Photography: Anna Gyimesi — Editing: Anna Gyimesi — Sound: Anna Gyimesi
As her daughter awaits a decision on psychiatric euthanasia, Els navigates love, guilt, and grief — a lyrical portrait of a mother caught between letting go and holding on.
Spain 2023 — Directed by: Núria Ubach, Marta Codesido, Dubi Cano, Ulrika Andersson — 20 min — Spoken language: Catalan — Subtitles: English, Spanish — Production: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) — Producers: Marta Codesido, Núria Ubach
The daily walk of three grandmothers in Cabrianes is disrupted by the sudden death of one of them. But life goes on. In the meantime, party preparations are taking place for the oldest person in the village. A portrait that makes us reflect on the passage of time, our society’s aging population, and feeling closer to death.
Spain 2023 — Directed by: Aina Palomer — 24 min — Spoken language: Catalan — Subtitles: English, Spanish — Producer: Jane Claudine
L'art de l'antídot tells the story of Agus and his photography practice as a therapeutic art form after suffering an accident that changed his life and his relationship with his body. A short film that transports us through the streets of Barcelona and shows us a new perspective, reminding us of the importance of creation as a way to overcome obstacles.
Spain 2023 — Directed by: Asier García — 4 min — Spoken language: Spanish — Subtitles: English, Spanish, Catalan — Producer: Asier García
Monstruo explores the possibilities of trans identity, in a context in which Asier (director) questions how to live in today's society and system. They do so through film, with its power of representation and identification, and with the etymological questioning of the words "identity" and "monster".
When we meet — Spain 2023 — Directed by: Group of young people from diverse backgrounds — 26 min — Production: Cinema en curs (amb estudiants d’EMAV, ERAM, UB i ESCAC)
A group of young filmmakers from across the globe come together in Barcelona to create a poetic journey through memory, migration, and belonging — a cinematic letter to the city that brought them together.
Spain, United Kingdom 2023 — Directed by: Priya Woods — 8 min — Production: OTOXO Productions
A daughter's Christmas memories unravel into quiet grief as she revisits home videos and questions her father about the past — a tender portrait of loss, love, and the silence left behind.
ONLY THE DEVIL REMEMBERS — Spain 2023 — Directed by: Dani Iglesias — 5 min — Production: Universidad de Vigo
In a nearly forgotten village of 20 houses, a filmmaker returns to trace fading memories of childhood, family, and place — piecing together the past through stories, images, and the quiet question of what still remains.
STATUES — Mexico 2022 — Directed by: Natalia García Clark — 20 min — Spoken language: Spanish — Subtitles: English — Production: Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola
As statues on Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma come alive through online debate, a shifting public space reveals a new era of decolonial and feminist resistance — where memory, identity, and power are renegotiated in stone and screen.
Spain 2022 — Directed by: Lucía Silvestre — 17 min — Spoken language: Spanish — Subtitles: English, Spanish — Producer: Marina González
On a bus to Navarra, a chance encounter with María unfolds into a quiet reflection on memory, origin, and loss — a metaphorical journey where one woman’s story becomes a mirror for the filmmaker’s own.
LAST CALL — France 2021 — Directed by: Inés Fabry Garcia — 21 min — Spoken language: French — Subtitles: English — Production: Université de Paris (ex Paris-Diderot)
Every day telephone operators of a legal advice service receive calls from prisoners. Soon, conversations escape from their primary function.
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