International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In this powerful and sensory short film, with the help of the inhabitants of Jerada, Morocco, Randa Maroufi reconstructs the hostile, threatening tunnels of an abandoned coal mine.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Freely exploring a fragmented reflection on identity, family, and belonging, this touching, playful film weaves together an intergenerational family memory.
LANDSCAPES OF LONGING
- Alisha Tejpal, Mireya Martinez, Anoushka Mirchandani
- 2025
- India, United States
- s.t. French or English
- 15 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Marratein, Marratein lingers between Beirut and Detroit, weaving memory and reflection into a meditation on belonging, heritage, and the echoes of diaspora.
MARRATEIN, MARRATEIN
- Julia Yezbick
- 2025
- United States, Lebanon
- s.t. Français et arabe
- 25 min
National Feature Competition
Merging archival images, stories, voices, and songs, Partition looks at the British occupation of Palestine from 1917 to 1948.
International Feature Competition
Across continents, Maryam reconnects with her parents via discreetly installed surveillance cameras, capturing intimate gestures that bridge forced exile, memory, longing, and the passage of time.
Wapikoni
With its moving personal approach, careful artistic direction, and inspired sound design, this skillfully symbolic work embodies the importance of transmission. (HSB)
PHOENIX
- Marylène Houle
- 2025
- Canada (Odanak)
- s.t. French
- 7 min
Uxdoc RIDM
In his living room, a retired playwright unveils a revelation to the spectator : he is losing his memories and seeks companionship to reconstruct his cherished remembrances.
QUEER UTOPIA
- Lui Avallos
- 2023
- Brazil, Portugal
- 25 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Rezmorah ends a night of excess with their usual ritual of returning to sobriety: a stroll through the Botanical Garden, where flora and queer existence meet.
REZBOTANIK
- Pedro Gonçalves Ribeiro
- 2025
- Brazil, Portugal, Spain
- s.t. French or English
- 19 min
Wapikoni
A region’s beauty gradually reveals an oppressive visual and auditory human presence and the scars inflicted by destructive exploitation. What if this reality wasn't the end? (HSB)
SOLASTALGIE
- Jon-Evan Quoquochi
- 2025
- Canada
- 5 min
Retrospective O Grivo : Crafting Sonic Landscapes
To finally find peace, recognition, and dignity, Georgina, a trans Wayúu elder, crosses the Colombian desert to reconnect with those who rejected her.
SOUL OF THE DESERT
- Mónica Taboada-Tapia
- 2024
- Colombia, Brazil
- s.t. French and English
- 84 min
New Visions Competition
Through personal and collective memory, this sensitive essay in three movements attempts to bring to life Turkey’s past and future potential without nostalgia.
SOUL OF THE FOOT
- Mustafa Uzuner
- 2025
- Canada, Turkey
- s.t. French or English
- 66 min
