While a second line appears on 15-year-old Zoe’s pregnancy test, her stressed-out mother Gabriella and her care-dependent grandmother Elisabeth are preoccupied with their own worries. Caught in a spiral of mutual criticism, they leave no room for Zoe’s reality.
Student Short Film
Sea Skin
When a shimmering, scaly skin is washed ashore and Fiete returns to the island, Enno’s world begins to unravel. Caught between the watchful eyes of the islanders and the legend of the banished Seewief, Enno grapples with feelings he thought long buried
Ujjirijabut (We See Changes)
James Simonee, an Inuit hunter from Pond Inlet, Nunavut, investigates the impacts of one of the largest iron mines in the world on traditional lands near his community. Equipped with his rich cultural knowledge and scientific tools, James embarks on a journey to help his community to take an active role into preserving the local culture and country foods for next generations in the midst of the growing appetite of a mining giant.
Hiding in The Bubble
Seventeen-year-old Xiaokui has spent her entire life in a small seaside town. A top student with a quiet passion for girl idol groups, she is well known throughout the neighborhood — as is her closest friend, Qiangwei, a brilliant math prodigy who recently transferred back from the city.
At seventeen, Xiaokui’s world is one without romance, without a cellphone — just geography magazines and a giant television screen. In the stillness of her routine life, an unexpected “aurora” quietly descends u
Blue
Celine, a young singer, is devastated by an unexpected death. In a mysterious twist, she can finally say goodbye, as well as be comforted by the only person who could help her: the one who hurt her.
The Pichenotte
When Stéphane, a death agent overwhelmed by grief, meets Huguette, a senior woman challenging fate, their connection upends his mission. Friendship arises in the very place where life was supposed to end.