International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In lush Angola, the all-powerful Portuguese colonizer emerges like a parasite, ravaging the fauna, flora, and local populations.
International Feature Competition
A sparkling film that follows the metamorphosis of young Sara, who is torn between the friends of her working-class neighbourhood and the new world that opens to her when she discovers the theatre.
TO OUR FRIENDS
- Adrián Orr
- 2024
- Spain, Portugal
- s.t. French or English
- 90 min
Focus Mexico : Light Between the Shadows
As the number of missing persons in Mexico rises, this film-essay offers a narrative, anthropological and archaeological exploration of the roots of this violence.
TOTEM
- Unidad de Montaje Dialéctico (UMD)
- 2022
- Mexico, Chile
- s.t. English
- 65 min
National Feature Competition
Playing with the codes of documentary, Tout sur Margo is an intimate autofiction exploring a sincere but disappointed young performer’s quest for meaning.
TOUT SUR MARGO
- Yann-Manuel Hernandez, Margaux Latour
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 80 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Toxic masculinity dissolves and disintegrates as images of war collide with a lesbian pornographic film in this experimental found footage work.
New Visions Competition
Alexis Kyle Mitchell uses a poetic approach to explore the experience of living with a genetic disorder while questioning family heritage and mortality.
THE TREASURY OF HUMAN INHERITANCE
- Alexis Kyle Mitchell
- 2024
- Canada, United Kingdom
- s.t. English
- 60 min