hold:release
From the smallest fly to the biggest bull. This block, characterised by contrasts, confronts themes of holding on with those of letting go. In a constant rhythm of hold and release, the audience is invited to join the cycle.
Anastatica
In a world where the dead walk lifelessly towards the sea, Helena has to decide whether she can finally let go of her daughter.
Language: Spanish (English Subtitles)
Credits
| Director | David Alesina |
| Cast | Abril Borrás Camuñas |
| Cristina Gàmiz Caurin | |
| Cinematographer | Leonardo Portes |
| Costume | Marta Marín Roca |
| Editing | David Alesina |
| Germán Arcos | |
| Music | Xuezhou He |
| Screenplay | David Alesina |
| Sound Designer | Andrea Ballesteros |
| Art Director | Ángel Campos Palacios |
| Film School | ESCAC |
The Nectar Instead
In a stop-motion studio, a fly finds itself in a hopeless situation and realizes that it has wasted its life.
Language: English (English Subtitles)
Credits
| Director | Yoo Lee |
| Animation | Blake Derksen |
| Cast | Frank Thon |
| Robert Werner | |
| Cinematographer | Aaron Wise |
| Editing | Mengyao Mia Zho |
| Producer | Yoo Lee |
| Production Designer | Yoo Lee |
| Story | Yoo Lee |
| Vfx Artist | Diana Arnold |
| Composer | Joseph Steven |
| Supervising Sound Designer | Matthew Schoenfeld |
دو زندگی سپیده (The Two Lives of Sepideh)
Deeply disappointed by her mother, Sepideh concentrates even more on her own daughter Hana. Can pain persist across generations, even if Alzheimer’s leaves memory in a haze?
Language: Persian (English Subtitles)
Credits
| Director | Soha Niasti |
| Cast | Neda Jebreili |
| Cinematographer | Adib Sobhani |
| Editing | Emad Khodabakhsh |
| Producer | Soha Niasti |
| Screenplay | Soha Niasti |
| Sound Designer | Zohreh Ali Akbari |
| Composer | Ava Rasti |
Moddergat (Mudhole)
In 2039, a man is faced with the decision to sacrifice himself for the sake of climate protection. But does this make a difference?
Language: Dutch, English
Credits
| Director | Job Antoni Schellekens |
| Cast | Lena Heiss |
| Elisabeth Köller | |
| Eline Schellekens | |
| Julia Schellekens | |
| Justin Schellekens | |
| Robert Schellekens | |
| Tineke Van Veen | |
| Milan Weitenberg | |
| Cinematographer | Felix Schuster |
| Editing | Maria Gans |
| Music | Justin Schellekens |
| Producer | Elisabeth Köller |
| Screenplay | Job Antoni Schellekens |
| Sound Designer | Vadim Muehlberg |
| Production Designer | Tineke Van Veen |
| First Ad | Lena Heiss |
| Assistant Camera | Eli Börnicke |
| Vfx Artist | Jan Joost Verhoef |
| Film School | Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin |
Morir antes de morir (To Die Before Dying)
Bullfighting is alive and well in Spain and a new generation is being brought up with this tradition. But who bears the consequences?
Language: Spanish (English Subtitles)
Credits
| Director | Jesús Lacorte |
| Cast | Tristán Barroso |
| Blanca Denis | |
| Cinematographer | Amat Vallmajor |
| Editing | Jesús Lacorte |
| Screenplay | Jesús Lacorte |
| Sound Designer | Duncan Robertson |
| Film School | — Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola |
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