Three colourful characters navigate insecurity, virility, and death over a single day.
18A
Shedding
In a dark, isolated home, a Chinese American teenage girl lives under the strict control of her mother, who treats punishment as care and obedience as survival. As the girl’s compulsive hair-pulling turns into a secret obsession, the tension between them builds toward a violent confrontation.
Sash Window
A female musician attempting to cross the Iranian border by land, gets arrested by the police because of an exit ban. The events during her detainment inspire her for her new musical piece.
Free Fish
Free Fish is an intimate short documentary filmed entirely in Gaza during one of the deadliest years in recent history. The film follows two brothers, Mohammad and Ahmad Kaloob, separated by siege and displacement, yet bound by the sea, it’s not just a story of survival, but of grief, inheritance, and the quiet defiance of those who refuse to disappear.
(IN)VISIBLE
(IN)VISIBLE explores the psychological effects of domestic abuse and society’s complicity. A young wife, controlled by her older husband, is misread as cold and uncaring while he charms his friends. When he leaves during an awkward and tense gathering, she finds herself at the centre of an uncomfortable
The Things You Kill
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.