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After a near-death experience, a person floats in a mysterious space, gradually being reborn by reconnecting with the sensations of their body.

In a future without imagination, storytelling means recycling the past. A vintage tutorial, narrated by an AI, guides creators in combining fragments of old narratives, revealing that creation is construction, not invention.

Thomas, an eight-year-old boy, has just been told by his mother who his father is, an American soldier from Oklahoma, stationed in a barracks in Orleans, who has been back home for exactly eight years before he knew he was to become the father of a French child. At the end of 1963, Thomas and his mother flew to America for ten days to meet Richard Walker, his unknown father.

Right in the heart of Hackney, The Cock Tavern is no ordinary East London pub. Renowned for its real ales, larger-than-life regulars, and a dose of eccentric charm, it also plays host to one of the capital’s quirkiest underground traditions: the pickled egg eating competition. How Fast Can You Eat a Pickled Egg? is a short documentary that dives headfirst into this bizarre yet beloved ritual, capturing the characters, chaos, and community spirit that make the event truly unforgettable. From local legends chasing eternal glory to wide-eyed newcomers testing their limits, the film is a funny and heartfelt portrait of a place where tradition is steeped in vinegar—and victory tastes oddly sulphuric.

During an excursion in a nature reserve a few kilometers far from crowded beaches and chaos, Erion finally finds the courage to tell Christian that they will never have to see each other again.

A man, desperate and ready to commit suicide for having lost everything, is interrupted by a mysterious stranger in a hat and top hat. This man proposes a challenge, a last bet that could change his life. In an instant, the man's destiny will be balanced between hope and ruin.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a rare earth mineral that is essential in the production of technologies. In this hybrid documentary, South African artists Francois Knoetze and Amy Louise Wilson, together with Congolese historian Joe-Yves Salankang Sa-Ngol, trace the trans-continental journey of this precious metal: from its violent extraction in the mines of DRC to its sale on global stock markets. The Rock Speaks weaves a complex contemplation on an urgent ecological crisis that is fuelled by obscene labour practices that our technological systems demand.

Can you love movies until you hate them? A short film that contains the author's last wishes.

In his work, Julianknxx proposes radical listening: the past and the present brush up against each other, and history is not revealed as a static account, but as something that pulses, that is remade at every turn. At the crossroads of art and politics, his images and sounds remind us that our stories were never just the colonial narratives we were told – they are also what we keep singing, even when no one seems to be listening. Work developed during the LUMA Arles Residency Program and commissioned by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo for the 36th Bienal.

When his train stops at Draguignan station, Jean-Luc suddenly decides to get off and pay an impromptu visit to his father, who he hasn’t seen in over six years. An answer to "Adieu au langage" by Godard.

Album combines four portraits of places and people filmed over the course of one year: A New Year shows a few days spent in a small hut near the German Czech border. The rhythm of the days dictates the rhythm of the film - making a fire, looking out of the window, spending time together at the table. La Grotta documents a peculiar state of relaxed concentration on a spring day by the sea, solving crossword puzzles with friends and panning shots along the rock formations. Late Summer is a portrait of our friends Heide and Karola, who recently moved into a new apartment. From the stairwell to their rooms, light, objects and colors reveal the idiosyncrasies and experiences of two shared lives. In the fall we visited Ewelina, Nuno and Helena in Portugal, Mãozinha is an immediate and gentle expression of these days together: falling leaves in the park, small hands and large objects, the setting sun paints the clouds in different shades.

In a near future, Berlin's government implemented an AI to improve efficiency and speed.

The film examines the divine female figure in West African sculpture through an exploration of the director/animator’s Bété ancestry, drawing upon the spiritual iconography of the Bété people and other tribal groups on the Ivory Coast.

Sultan is building a new life for himself in Saarbrücken. Here, he can flourish in a way he never could in his homeland of Oman. Since fleeing to Germany, he has been shaking up Saarland's nightlife as a drag queen. But his past keeps catching up with him. Between new beginnings and inner conflict, SULTAN tells a story of origin, identity, and the attempt to truly arrive.

A hybrid work of nocturnal forays through Hamburg in documentary-animated live action. Alongside feminist social criticism, autobiographical references remain never fully deciphered. Alongside the gloomy Wanda Wandalis and Krossen Kerlen, "Didi" enriches the director's dark excursions and artistic positions in a fascinating way with his presence as an eccentric character. This love, embodied by Dietrich Kuhlbrodt (known for his subversive roles in Christoph Schlingensief's films), brings unmistakable charm and humor to the collaboration with Pachet Fulmen. "I'm not interested in pigeonholing," says Fulmen. Her art is a rebellion against convention — uncompromising, uncomfortable, unforgettable.

CHIPPEL BAY is festival nominated student short film exploring family, memory, and the secrets that hold us together - or tear us apart. When estranged brothers Otis and Edward mysteriously awaken on a surreal version of their childhood beach, they must confront their painful past and uncover a hidden truth to find their way home. But some truths can change everything.

Three siblings of a family are forced to spend the summer in a small town in Aragon accompanied by the woman who takes care of them. Something is going on with their parents but the truth is hidden from the children. Feeling abandoned, they must face this situation alone, as if they were adults.

The dark woods hold the light of another world. Take care not to get lost.

On a date that spirals into terror, Luca is forced to choose between his own disgust, and his desperate desire to please the woman he loves.

This is a short experimental horror film designed to build terror.

Some studies suggest that after a person’s death, the brain continues its activity for another seven minutes, during which one can relive their entire life. But if it were possible to choose what to relive, as a final test, what would happen? Enea decides to relive his own death, to discover who killed him and why. But is this the right way to honor the time that has passed? Or does death, like life, offer no explanations?

One year later, Lou and Malik are back from their food truck journey to serve guests at a horror-themed wedding organized by Ophélie, who has become a wedding planner. It's Halloween night, and the Twitch community will have to help them create the best horror comedy possible by deciding live on the rest of the script from among hundreds of storylines proposed by writers Camille Duvelleroy, Claire de Saint-Pierre, and Franck Yaya.

Poppy decided to stop talking to Lee after years of a close friendship. Lee always wondered why. Now, they have to spend six hours in a car together. It’s the last week before the end of the summer, in the midst of hot late august they drive down together for their friend-group camping trip. Lee and Poppy get one last chance for a conversation. Not wanting to spend any time with him, Poppy keeps quiet. Hating the silence, Lee does everything in his power to annoy her. In the most vulnerable position they both have been in for a while, facing the person who once knew everything about them, they decide to take advantage of the fact that this is the last time they will ever see each other.

A glimpse into the abyss of Carlitos, an 18-year-old consumed by his self-destructive spiral within Barcelona’s gritty gay scene, countered by his puzzling connection with Rita, a woman in her forties.

Celebration of the 15th anniversary of Lena's win in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Satellite.

Norwegian singer HILLARI performs a session alongside her concert at the ESNS festival. A unique opportunity to discover the soul and jazz sounds of her EP How is your soul?

Samuel struggles with depression. To hide his vulnerability, he feigns a happy life. But when his friend Marvin advises him to seek professional help, this leads to a decision that allows him to lead a normal life again.

Persona pursues her initiatory journey from the internet(s) spaces to a cave floating into outer space inhabited by memories and narratives from her ancestors' fight for Cameroon's independence. The cave's walls and drops are a window to archives that end up melting with Persona, whose humanoid envelope has slowly vanished.

Colt have established themselves as one of the most promising up-and-coming Francophone bands. In 2025, this success propelled the duo on a tour of Belgium, France, Luxembourg... and all the way to the ESNS festival!

A short noise film with soundtrack by UNNATURAL BODY.

In a town overrun by grumbling citizens caught in clouds of complaint, a hopeful hero and his trusty dog hatch a plan to encourage a return to better days. However, things seem to backfire... until disaster strikes, and a surprising twist unites the masses in unexpected solidarity.

A boy who is devastated by a missed date with a girl is watching something very unusual in the driveway below his house.

A French nurse and an Italian photographer devote their lives to the Palestinian cause but make the ultimate sacrifice. This is a story about two Europeans who devoted their lives to the Palestinian cause and paid the ultimate price.

A group of friends embark on a journey that seemed routine, but soon find themselves confronted with the dark secrets of a local legend that threatens to change everything.