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Why and how do we look at animals? Is it possible to use archive materials as if they were the involuntary testimony of a gaze? Archiving is, in some ways, the act of collecting gestures. Through the editing of fragments of documentaries, newsreels, and promotional videos, the film aims to make visible the complexity and stratification of a relationship that the more we consider natural and given, the more it reveals itself to be the product of economic and political—and therefore cultural—processes analogous to the human world.

Behind her husband’s back, a housewife goes live on TikTok to sell hyper-feminine bridal products. When he enters mid-stream, the bubbly performance begins to crack, and what feels like harmless online commerce slowly reveals a chilling reality of control and offscreen violence.

After finding a century old letter I imagined was from my father, I began a journey that questions distance, memory, and the act of documenting.

With the local refinery closing, the town of Grangemouth is thrown into limbo.

While spending the afternoon with his grandmother, Solange, Noah receives a call from his boyfriend, Théo. Théo brings up their breakup, accusing Noah of not fully embracing his sexuality. Noah decides to go see him in an attempt to save their relationship. Solange decides to tag along, hoping to finally meet the "girlfriend" Noah rarely talks about.

From Kabbalah to negative theology, from Walter Benjamin to Jacques Derrida, from lightning to thunder, fragments of a witty reflection on the notion of beginning.

Inspired by Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions – a collection of lyrical, unanswerable poems written as paradoxical and playful interrogations of nature, life and the cosmos – this experimental miniature by Heidi Piironen weaves poetic inquiry with visual abstraction, through the rarely used mordançage technique. The veil-like formations it creates evoke the fluid, fragile, ever-changing essence of rivers, suggesting they are living entities, much like us.

On her 23rd birthday, Amaia says nothing to see who remembers. Her roommates ignore her and her family lets her down. Fed up, she orders a pizza, sparking a surreal night with the only person who wishes her a happy birthday: the delivery guy.

High energy meets automated pleasure.

This mixed-media comedy animation follows Rodger, a young man heading into what should be a routine job interview. When a scheduling mistake made by his original interviewer throws everything off, the fumbling receptionist, Iris, scrambles to rearrange things. Unfortunately, Rodger ends up with Joei, a well-meaning but utterly clueless intern turning the already stressful situation into a chaotic and unpredictable experience.

A night of jubilation erupts in Marseille following Algeria's victory in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Thousands of people celebrate fervently in the Old Port and on the Canebière, recreating a vibrant link between Algiers and Marseille. Between collective joy, urban tensions, and historical echoes, this memorable interlude transcends simple sporting triumph to become an expression of national pride and a complex dialogue with colonial history and the Republic.

An oil pastel 90-second animated documentary short explores international students’ homesickness through personal voices, abstract imagery, and reflective emotional journeys.

A bored student, trapped in a black and white world finds unexpected colour, when he meets his true love.

Some musicians and contemporary witnesses can attest to how attempts were made to suppress punk in the GDR.

Flora leaves. Antonis gets left behind. Elit moves in. Benni and Caro can’t seem to move on. In the classrooms, cafes, bars and train stations of an unnamed German city, the lives of several young people intersect.

A poetic observational documentary set within the remote Scottish therapeutic community ‘Lothlorien’.

Aaron, a young African-American, falls in love with Larissa, a German white woman. But as soon as she tells him that she is pregnant, things begin to fall apart and Aaron has to face his past.

An intimate portrait of Jèrriais, Jersey’s ancient native language, following the voices of its last native speakers and the growing movement fighting to keep it alive – but can it still be done? This documentary is about a people – the people who spoke, and still speak, Jèrriais, Jersey’s ancient language. Passed down through generations of native speakers, it carries the island’s history and identity, yet in recent times has come perilously close to being lost. At the same time, a growing movement is working to revitalise the language – driven by people who care passionately about the importance of Jèrriais as a vital part of Jersey’s culture, heritage and inclusive identity. Ultimately, this film is a call to action. A rallying cry to a new generation of enthusiasts, learners and speakers to take up the challenge and ensure this precious language can thrive once again.

The anticipated follow up in the iconic improvised anthology series.

Director Daniel Hopp and his neighbor Daggi, a former private investigator from East Berlin, investigate the death of his previous tenant. Daggi not only brings with her keen powers of observation, but also her own story of escape, ruptures, and distrustful care. During their investigation, their two biographies become increasingly intertwined—reinforced by an actor who embodies Hopp and elevates the events to a reflexive meta-level.

The film loosely retells the legend of the Alvensleben ring through a series of one-take scenes filmed at different locations in Kalbe. Each scene acts like a fragment of memory that moves between centuries. Historical reenactments mix with contemporary elements. Three brothers appear as rulers of modern "kingdoms": the supermarkets of Kalbe. Their conflict eventually leads to their downfall.

Europiano continues from Lisbon's beautiful Torre de Belém, a symbol of the city on the waterfront.Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor is performed by Bruce Liu with the Orquestra Gulbenkian conducted by Hannu Lintu.

A polar bear, a penguin and a dog fight over a house, unaware that rising sea levels are burying everything - but they end up winning something far more valuable.

In Cambodia, former Khmer Rouge child soldier Aki Ra and his wife Hout help communities reclaim their land by undertaking the potentially lethal task of clearing unexploded landmines left over from years of war. Along the way they adopt unwanted kids whose childhoods and limbs have been destroyed by landmines, and open a war museum that soon becomes world famous. Aki Ra fights to break free of shadows cast by his role in the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, and rebuild his shattered family. But in a country grappling to come to terms with its history, the past always has a way of catching up.

A young German travels through Istanbul and urban Turkey. Meanwhile, a Turkish woman spends her days smoking in the countryside. Ultimately, their paths cross.

A phantasmagorical odyssey into the mind of an alienated amusement park worker's search for acceptance across Shenzhen, Paris and Beyond.

Ming unexpectedly becomes pregnant in a dull relationship, and her life seems to have come to a sudden halt. She embarks on a journey to the China-Vietnam border alone, encountering gods and ghosts.

Aboard a luxury train racing through the night, the CEO of GLOW UP INDUSTRY unveils a lotion presented as an aesthetic revolution, capable of erasing every imperfection. In a secluded cabin, Éléa, the product’s muse, prepares.

However permanent and stable any order may seem, it may eventually crumble when reality outside of the system creeps in, growing like organic matter through the boundaries that the order has imposed. An animated odyssey.

Alan is presented with a unique opportunity by a mysterious woman. But what seems to be a satisfaction of his darkest desires escalates in a way he couldn’t have seen coming…

A curious miniature boat sails along the rivers and waterways of Sheffield, observing the people, places, and sights of the Peak District.

A con-man and grifter creates a faked paranormal live-stream to entertain his followers, unaware he is actually being haunted.