STUDENT DOCUMENTARY / NO ONE ASKED IF YOU WERE COLD

Mumbai has experienced intermittent episodes of human-leopard conflict over several decades. The Rescue team of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) go above and beyond to mitigate this conflict where the leopards are voiceless victims. This film unravels the story of interwoven lives of the leopards and people that care for them at the SGNP Rescue Centre. This is an unseen story that showcases the themes of dedication, compassion and tragedy that exist beyond the obvious conflict.

A short documentary film that takes the viewers on a thought-provoking journey into the daily life of a food delivery rider, in Estonian harsh winter. The observational approach with its focus on visual composition emphasize minor details, allowing us to observe a society that has turned its back on the most vulnerable. The film portrays the rider’s struggle without excessive words or narration, capturing perfectly the isolation and uncertainty of their everyday lives.

Sexual desire among Maria’s (70) circle of same-aged friends varies widely: some can’t imagine a relationship without sex, while others no longer talk about it at all. The film focuses on Maria and her husband Werner, as it explores the evolution of their sexuality and intimacy — what it is that continues to keep their relationship strong, and what physical closeness means in their current stage of life. Still Sexy is an honest, documentary portrait of a couple in later life, capturing both the everyday and the private moments of their relationship, ultimately seeking to answer a question that touches the fears of all generations: How important is sexuality in love and how long can it last?

A film about the discrepancy between productification and beauty, taking place on an Ecuadorian rose farm. Stepping into the shoes of roses and immersively living through the production process, the film takes on a morbid perspective on human‘s way to appropriate nature.

After a traumatic encounter shatters a young director’s relationship with men, she stages a casting call as an experiment—using performance, observation, and dark humour to interrogate masculinity and her proximity to it.