International Short and Medium-Length Competition
detours while speaking of monsters explores the mystical Lake Van in Turkey, intertwining Armenian and Kurdish folklore with the filmmaker’s personal journey to reveal the hidden wounds of history and family.
DETOURS WHILE SPEAKING OF MONSTERS
- Deniz Simsek
- 2024
- Germany, Turkey
- s.t. English
- 19 min
Doc-to-Doc
Can documentaries adopt the codes of horror films? This descent into the darkness invites us to reflect on documentary cinema driven by atmospheres and sensations.
DOCUMENTAIRES D'ÉPOUVANTE
- Jennie Williams, Kyle Edward Ball, Simon Plouffe
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec), United States
- s.t. French
- 48 min
Focus Mexico : Light Between the Shadows
Director Sofía Peypoch scans and digs into the earth to confront traumatic memories and keep alive the memory of those we are attempting to erase.
EARTH ALTARS
- Sofía Peypoch
- 2023
- Mexico
- s.t. English
- 68 min
New Visions Competition
A relay between two artists, this experimental film shows the return of a species of cicada that only emerges every 17 years in an America that also may be starting a new cycle.
EASTERN ANTHEMS
- Matthew Wolkow, Jean-Jacques Martinod
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec), United States, Ecuador
- s.t. French and English
- 78 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
Buried deep in boxes of archives, among the painful struggles of the LGBTQ+ community, bright queer stories are revealed.
Short and Medium-Length Competition
As people organize themselves to find their missing relatives in Mexico, we hear their voices against a black backdrop amid brief images of excavations and searches.
Retrospective Iva Radivojevic : Imaginary Landscapes of Dislocation
Through several points of view, this documentary essay shot in Cyprus explores with intelligence and artistry the issues of identity, exile, reception, inequality, and racism.
EVAPORATING BORDERS
- Iva Radivojevic
- 2014
- Cyprus, United States
- s.t. English
- 74 min
Retrospective Iva Radivojevic : Imaginary Landscapes of Dislocation
A summery seaside landscape evokes memories of another era that doesn’t belong to this place. Skillfully working the double screen, this film embodies a poetic memory.
FOLLOWING CRICKETS
- Iva Radivojevic
- 2010
- United States
- s.t. English
- 5 min
Retrospective Iva Radivojevic : Imaginary Landscapes of Dislocation
Gaada, shot in Algeria, documents the collaborative journey of creating a segment of the feature film Aleph, emphasizing the collective spirit of the filmmaking process.
GAāDA { TOGETHERNESS }
- Iva Radivojevic
- 2022
- United States
- s.t. English
- 20 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In the darkness of a gigantic blackout, nightlife comes alive in mystical forms. The collective destiny of the Cuban people patiently takes shape until dawn.
HISTORY IS WRITTEN AT NIGHT
- Alejandro Alonso Estrella
- 2024
- Cuba, France
- s.t. French or English
- 21 min
New Visions Competition
A true love letter to the authenticity of the people of Tbilisi, this cinematic oddity takes us through the unlikely adventures of two cousins.
HOLY ELECTRICITY
- Tato Kotetishvili
- 2024
- Georgia, Netherlands
- s.t. English
- 95 min