All That Belongs To Us

SYNOPSIS

Necla and Cemal, trying to go from their village to the city center, find themselves in a stranger’s car. Suspicion brews as the driver, Hidayet, probes the two’s guarded silence, sensing hidden truths. This never ending journey does not end in peace, Necla an Cemal will be able to find some peace of mind.

Children’s Game

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Théo, 13 years old, invites his best friend Paul to the mountains to celebrate his mom’s birthday. First cigarette, first gulp of beer, first discovery of the body, Théo then realizes that he will never be a child again….

Hi Mom, It’s Me, Lou Lou

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Hakkı, a university student earning his keep through Drag Queen performances in Istanbul, is jolted by the news of his mother's passing one night. Concealing his sexual orientation from all but his late mother, he returns to the family home after three years, confronting the weighty expectations of being the only male offspring and his relatives' ignorance. In his childhood room, poignant discoveries await: a vibrant sweater begun by his mother, a stash of cash, and a clandestine photograph capturing a shared moment during her covert visit. Despite grappling with guilt over his mother's demise and his father's aloofness, this journey catalyzes his journey towards self-acceptance.

Lunge

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There is a problem for an Iranian fencer at the world fencing championships. The Iranian team will not allow her to play her next match Because if she loses, she will face the Israeli team and the Iranian team will not be allowed to compete with the israeli. She opposes the team's order. She is sure that she will win this match.

Nada De Todo Esto

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Whilst a mother drives with her daughter through the wealthy suburbs of her home city, eyeing the houses of the rich, she accidentally drives her car into a beautiful flower patch inside the front yard of a mansion, bogging their car down. The daughter tries to find a way out, before her mother's visceral fascination with the house and its owner drives them both to a point of no return.

Punter

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Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he’s prepared for his Father’s birthday.

Silent Panorama

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In this animated miniature a drawing gradually comes to life before our eyes, telling a story not only of a wild boar on the run, but also of the ways in which people occupy the places that used to belong to nature. Based on memories of a walk in the Belgian Ardennes. This film was drawn and animated alone on a single sheet of paper as a performance.

Sugar

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Ina and Marius, a young idealistic couple, are confronted by the challenges of Marius’s diabetes, a condition he refuses to fully acknowledge. Marius attempts to live as though he is not sick, denying the gravity of his illness. When a severe hypoglycemic episode strikes, Ina embarks on a frantic search for glucose, facing her own limits and vulnerability along the way. The contrasting ways the characters perceive time and reality create a surreal, almost grotesque reflection of the fragility of life.

The Boy With White Skin

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Entrusted by his father to a group of gold-miners, an albino child embodies all of their hopes.

Water And Steel

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In a rural village in Cuba, Rocío lives with pain as part of her daily life. Her body, marked by medical interventions, holds memory in the form of scars, as she faces the humid climate that foretells each approaching storm. Rocío doesn’t need to look to the sky to know what’s coming: her body already senses it.