Intoxicating

Directed by Liam Boland (Ireland).
It’s about a recovering alcoholic girl trying not to drink at a party.
The soundtrack is built from restrained emotion.
It doesn’t underline the story — it supports it.

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Ray´s Real Dream

Directed by Rebecca Garba (New Orleans, USA).
The film is a 20-minute story about Ray, a Nigerian woman in her twenties who discovers that her personal and professional struggles are deeply connected to the bonds and oppressions she faces in her dream world.
Ray’s journey shows that, no matter the obstacles, we all have the right to shape our own destiny.

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Don´t sleep, Watch TV

Directed by Nastassia Aleksiyevich (Belarus).
Don't Sleep, Watch TV is a surreal psychological mystery that blurs the line between dreams and reality. When a small-town insomniac begins receiving strange transmissions through her television late at night, she uncovers a hidden frequency broadcasting people’s darkest thoughts. As her grip on reality unravels, she must decide whether the signal is a warning—or a trap.

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Keep your Wonder

Directed by Erin Grace Gibney (Connecticut, USA).
A short documentary about how the curiosity and innocence of our youth can endure as we grow older.

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Beauty Decaying Behind Death's Veil

Directed by Ira Lianez (Virginia, USA).
It’s about a teenager experiencing loneliness who meets a girl going through the same thing, as well as a man who makes them an ambiguous promise to free them from their sadness.

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El Pozo

Directed by Tatiana Beca Osborne (Spain).
A man arrives at the home of a mysterious village woman to investigate an old lady said to be living in a well.
Will he manage to get to the bottom of it?

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Three Taps Away

Directed by Hazel Osei Donkor (Portsmouth, UK).
A journalist and a Nobel Prize–winning author sit down for an interview about the release of his latest book, Katherine.

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Piece of Kate

Directed by Erin Grace Gibney (Connecticut, USA).
Kate, a dedicated baker, struggles with nerves and clumsiness. As the pressure builds, she embraces her ability to be herself in order to prove what she’s truly good at.

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Gitano

Directed by Cristian Serrano Giménez (Spain).
It tells the story of a young Roma boy struggling to find his way in life and be understood by his family.

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The Rabbit that hunts Tigers

Directed by Camila Mila (Montreal, Canada).
A short story about colonialism, told through symbols, colors, and characters. The film is titled The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers, portraying the oppressed rising up against the oppressor.

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The Caterpillar

Directed by Aaron Lou (Nashville, USA).
An experimental psychological thriller about a woman doing everything she can to change.
Trapped in a room with an interviewer, she faces increasingly invasive questions until she reaches a breaking point.
At that moment, the interviewer hands her a card that reads "Rebirth Requires Sacrifice" and vanishes.
After a long period of isolation, she descends into self-cannibalism, ultimately succumbing to the wounds she inflicts on herself.
Upon dying, she is reborn, emerging from her own corpse — and finally manages to leave the room.

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Strangers

Directed by Marissa Ludgis (Connecticut, USA).
Margot wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there.
She knows she was on her way to a very important event, but the only person who can help her remember is a complete stranger — Ben, who is also mute.
As they navigate the confusion together and find ways to communicate, a bond begins to form between them.

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Failing in Every Dimension

Directed by Nick Temesvary (Chicago, USA).
A journalist visits a mad scientist’s lab and discovers a ball that transports her to different dimensions. However, each time she arrives in a new dimension, she drops the ball that brought her there — and now she must retrieve it in order to reach the next dimension and eventually find her way back home.

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