| Haunted by the death of her parents and the dangerous curse of the family, Sophea, apsara dancer, must continue to be her grandmother’s successor while facing her half-blood sister, Jenny, who is willing to do anything to take her revenge – the tragedy continues for the inevitable children. |
Country
Cambodia
Category
Dramatic Feature
Runtime 01:19:59
Directed by
Thy Seng
| Faced with grief and isolation, young Bosba, a Khmer teenager, feels invisible. Marked by the loss of her father and confronted with bullying at school, she desperately seeks harmony. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets an Apsara dancer and decides to learn to dance herself. Little by little, she finds inner keys thanks to the discipline of Khmer classical dance and her teachers. Through learning this ancestral art, Bosba finds not only refuge but also unsuspected inner strength. Each movement helps her overcome her challenges, reconnect with her identity, find fulfillment and find inner peace in her life. |
Country
Cambodia
Category
Cambodian Student Film
Runtime 00:19:08
Directed by
Ange Gabriel LABBE
| Manan, a young man trying to support his mother, gets involved in a robbery with his friends, Fiifi and Ben. They ambush a bus, but things go wrong when a gun goes off, killing a woman. Later, at their hideout, Manan struggles with guilt while his friends remain indifferent. In a heartbreaking twist, Manan realizes the woman killed was his own mother when he calls her phone, only to hear the preacher from the bus answer. |
Country
Ghana
Category
Dramatic Short
Runtime 00:07:04
Directed by
Nana Kofi Asihene
Written by
Aphua Larbi Amoah
Production Company
| Unfolding on the beaches and streets of Benin, a heartfelt letter from a mother to her future daughter expresses the challenges and joys of growing up as a woman. Through song and dance, a tribe of women dispel fairy tales myths to center embodied values of feminine power: strength, independence, and self-worth. Their rebellious spirits find freedom and joy through the rhythms of their bodies as hands clap, shoulders shake, hips swirl, and feet stomp out their bold dreams of womanhood. |
Country
Benin
Category
Experimental Film
Runtime 00:04:09
Directed by
Michael Maurissens
| “If I Was No More” is a visual meditation on absence — a heartbreak song reimagined through the voice of nature. Set against the fragile beauty of Lombok’s landscapes, the film weaves poetic parallels between the human body and the Earth, exploring what is lost when love, care, and connection are taken for granted. Beneath its intimacy lies an urgent undertone: in Indonesia, where openly addressing the emergency of deforestation, endangered wildlife, and the extractive toll of mineral mining is fraught with difficulty, art becomes a vessel to voice what cannot always be said. Through surreal imagery and haunting metaphors, Teddy Adhitya embodies both the sorrow and resilience of Mother Earth, reminding us that to lose her is to lose ourselves. |
Country
Indonesia
Category
Environmental Film
Runtime 00:04:15
Directed by
Jelita Clough
| “Déjà Nu” is an audiovisual poem about the appreciation of transiency, the recognition of the body, the ensoulement of nature, euphoria and loss. It is an associative work of polycultural sentiments. |
Country
Côte d’Ivoire
Category
Experimental Film
Runtime 00:14:34
Directed by
Rolf Hellat
| A music video by Human Productions featuring Danny Pryp and Pat Gales. ‘Al Revés’ is an original song performed by Danny Pryp. |
Country
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Category
Music Video
Runtime 00:03:07
Directed by
Luis Figueredo
Original Title: Contra Lo Imposible
| Before being executed for a newspaper article about the corruption of a governor, Rodrigo remembers moments with his family that gave him the courage to publish it. |
Country
Mexico
Category
Student Film
Runtime 00:05:26
Directed by
Julián Acosta Vera
