Official selection

Bara collects lifelike baby-dolls to fill the void left by her absentee son. When her prized doll vanishes, she is pushed into a surreal search that blurs reality and fantasy.

Struggling with alcohol addiction and mental illness, an artist reaches out to an old friend. "Superb" — Julian Waite "Brilliant" — John Robins "Magnificent" — Stephen Fry

Warp and Weft is an animated documentary short about traditional textile crafts. A love letter to the act of hand-making, traditional craft practices, and the people who love them. Stemming from the fear of these artforms slipping away in a society that no longer values the human labour behind them.

Everyone runs after happiness and relies on their luck, but is the one who symbolizes people's luck happy? According to belief, the chimney sweep is a symbol of happiness. Everyone strives to touch it to get a piece of it. When we touch it, a confidence in the future and realization of our desires appears in us. Our lives go through the hectic everyday life in pursuit of our dreams. But people are selfish and often the one who helps us and gives us happiness is not happy and even misfortune hits him with all his might, and those who took advantage of him are the reason for this.

Miguel and his family are preparing to emigrate from Cuba to Italy where part of his family is already living. While they wait, they begin to take the first step in the life of every migrant: learning the language of the country they want to go to.

A man deliberately soaks his clothes just to cross paths with his crush, a Muslim woman, in the shared laundry room of their apartment complex. When she discovers he’s Christian, a quiet tension settles between them. Yet, drawn by a deeper connection, they continue to inch closer, exchanging glances and silence between rows of drying laundry. Their moment is interrupted when her father’s voice calls her home for lunch.