Twenty-five years after a renowned ethno-botanical study in the Ecuadorian Amazon region inhabited by the Waorani, the central figures involved reunite. Members of the community talk about the genocidal colonization of their people since the arrival of Christian missionaries. The main threats to their survival are now the oil and timber industries.
North American Premiere
Love Lost
João, a young Afro-Portuguese sex worker, infiltrates a men's bordello in London with the hope to talk to Mr Warren, a frequent guest with whom he has an unusual connection.
Soft Leaves
Yuna's parents separated when she was young. Her mother returned to Japan to remarry and start a new familly, leaving her in Belgium with her father. Years later, a sudden accident leaves him in a coma, prompting her mothers return, this time with a half-sister Yuna barely knows. It's more than Yuna can handle at first, but as her father shows signs of recovery, she is forced to confront her own feelings and navigate the complex ties of her fractured family.
Translocations
Centred on sphagnum moss, Translocations highlights the mutual aid and reciprocal exchange that exists between species in the restoration of a lowland peatbog. Featuring the voice of botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer, and a tactile soundtrack score, the film documents the human and more-than-human life, energies and actions that are transforming an intensively farmed and damaged terrestrial environment back into a flourishing wetland habitat.
Anomaly
A news crew investigates a mysterious anomaly reported by residents of a small Latvian village, but the more questions are asked, the less clear it all gets…
Zombies in Buenos Aires
Paula is a journalist at "P.N. News", but her boss warns her that she will be fired if she doesn't increase the channel’s rating. Confused by her partner's advice, Paula decides to invent a fake news about a zombie invasion and it goes viral. Paula regrets and wants to stop it, but it’s too late.