"Armored by her grandson's childish doodles, she battles monsters in the shattered mindscape — while her family never knew each call of 'Grandma' required crossing how many war zones just to flutter her eyelids in response."
Canadian Premiere
I Believe in Flying
Condemned to silence on an isolated farm under her husband’s control, a woman sees the cage that imprisons her own soul reflected in the pens of the animals. An unexpected act of cruelty from her husband awakens a suppressed darkness within her, and she is no longer alone. The dinner table, set in the darkness of night, becomes the stage for a man’s crumbling power and the silent alliance of two women.
A Bigger Place (Un Lugar Más Grande)
Chiapas, southeastern Mexico. When the people of Tila and other villages run the town hall out of their territory, they face the challenge of exercising self-governance. “A Bigger Place” explores the day-to-day construction of autonomy, revealing a broad interweaving of people, generations, spirits and landscapes. It plunges us into the heart of a collective process, where self-governance becomes a responsibility towards oneself and others. A Zapatista-inspired adventure in Ch’ol Mayan territory
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.
The Bull & Baby (ZEZENA ETA UMEA)
In the 1960s (Basque Country), Gartzia, Miren, and their baby are barely getting by in an isolated farmhouse. In a desperate attempt to escape poverty, Gartzia buys a fighting bull, but the plan backfires when the animal becomes uncontrollable. Tension builds until one day, the baby disappears.
Broken Dawn(무례한 새벽)
In the quiet hours before dawn, an elderly substitute driver moves through the sleeping city of Seoul. As she encounters subtle moments of indifference and discrimination, the film quietly reveals the fragile realities of aging labor and loneliness in contemporary society. “Broken Dawn” is a contemplative portrait of dignity, silence, and survival at the edge of daybreak.