International Short and Medium-Length Competition
When a host of new plant species suddenly appears, strange things start to happen, and questions abound. Where did they come from, and what do they want?
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THE SECRET GARDEN
- Nour Ouayda
- 2023
- Lebanon
- s.t. French or English
- 28 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Drawing on archives and memories, the filmmaker tries to make sense of an identity that straddles the border separating Abkhazia and Georgia.
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SELF-PORTRAIT ALONG THE BORDERLINE
- Anna Dziapshipa
- 2023
- Georgia
- s.t. English
- 50 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In a bid to bridge the gap between the two, the filmmaker juxtaposes fragments of her native Ukraine at war with childlike images from the books she is using to learn Portuguese.
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SMOKE OF THE FIRE
- Daryna Mamaisur
- 2023
- Ukraine, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary
- s.t. French or English
- 22 min