A brilliant student from a poor rural family arrives in the city for university, only to be scammed and left homeless. As he struggles to survive by scavenging, unaware that the entire city is searching for him, his acts of kindness quietly ripple through society. Beyond the Mountains is a powerful story of resilience, misunderstanding, and the quiet strength of human compassion.
World Premiere
Like a spark
¨ Like a spark ¨ follows Mathis, a fourteen-year-old boy who moves in with his estranged grandmother after his mother’s death. When he tries on his mother’s chemotherapy wig, grief becomes a tender passage toward self-expression, transformation, and connection.
Princess Dina Bo Bina
When a vain princess runs out of her signature hair gel, she ventures outside of the kingdom in search of slug jelly, motivated by the fear that she will become unlovable if she can’t live up to her family’s eccentric beauty standards.
The Dead Sing for the Living
Presented by Payal Kapadia, and built around the words of Palestinian poet Shadi Zaqtan, this film carries the names, memories, and echoes of Palestinian children and families who can no longer speak for themselves.
“The Dead Sing for the Living” is a poetic and political meditation on erasure, memory, and resilience in Palestine. Through a haunting roll call of names and a litany of what has been destroyed homes, schools, trees, birds, and dreams
Deaf Ear (Kargoosh)
On the way home, Mahan, a happy and kind child, experiences an accident. Now he needs to be heard and cared for.
Before The Sun
Between night and dawn, a 200-year-old vampire’s confession unfolds. Through handcrafted performance, haunted production design, and shifting light, Before the Sun explores the moment self-awareness becomes unavoidable, a quiet reckoning with the past, and a choice to step into the light.