Films
Film
26e
Un lynx dans la ville
Nina Bisiarina
France, Switzerland, Animation
A curious lynx leaves its forest, attracted by the lights of the nearby town. It has great fun there until it falls asleep in the middle of a parking lot. In the early morning, locals are astonished to find this strange animal covered in snow.
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26e
Visitors
Kenichi Ugana
Japan, Fiction
Young adults Haruka, Nana, and Takanori visit their friend Souta, whom they’ve not heard from for a while, only to find his house in a mess and his behaviour a little strange.
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26e
Vlekkeloos
Emma Branderhorst
Netherlands, Fiction
Ruby lives in a small flat with her mother and younger sister. When Ruby realizes she is having her period, she notices they are out of period products. She doesn’t want to bother her mother with asking for them, because she is aware of their moneyproblems.So Ruby tries to solve it herself.
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26e
Warsha
Dania Bdeir
France, Lebanon, Fiction
Warsha follows Mohammad, a Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut. One morning he volunteers to take on one of the most dangerous cranes. Away from everyone’s eyes, he is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.
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26e
We Drink Too Much
Chris Lavis / Maciek Szczerbowski
Canada (Quebec), Animation
An unapologetic take on the vicious cycle of earning too little and consuming too much.
Film
26e
We Eat Shit
Chris Lavis / Maciek Szczerbowski
Canada (Quebec), Animation
An unapologetic warning about how complacent we can be.
Film
26e
Wenn ich tanze, wackelt die Welt
Otto Lazic-Reuschel
Germany, Italy, Fiction
Najib, Manu and Jörg have been living in Berlin for many years and are still struggling with the nature of the city. While wandering around Kreuzberg at dawn, a curious person follows the characters in their (un)likely encounters. A chaotic bubble of different perspectives, destinies, languages and cultures floats into the everyday life of Berlin at the edge of night and day.
Film
26e
What's My Name?
Arthur Studholme
United Kingdom, Fiction
A man forgets another man's name at a party.
Film
26e
Wâhkôhtowin | All My Relations
Barry Bilinsky
Unceded territories Amiskwaciwâskahikan, Animation
The power of stories, told over many nights, over many years, through all the languages across the world, are encapsulated in an intimate story between a grandmother and her children’s children on a clear winter night in the teepee. This short is exhibited at the Indigenous Peoples Experience cultural centre in Fort Edmonton Park.
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26e
Y'a de la nourriture à la maison
Carlos Soriano
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
The film follows Michel, a Montrealer and chef at the Belle Tonki restaurant, as he recounts his experiences of his neighbourhood, Saint-Michel. He paints an Intimate portrait of the cultural clash brought about by the successive waves of immigration that have shaped his culinary approach and his sense of belonging.