Aerial footage of a bicycle race goes beyond typical sports coverage by revealing the landscape of Riaño, a village in northern Spain that was submerged in 1987 due to dam construction, devastating the way of life of its inhabitants. By juxtaposing different visual records, Back to Riaño illuminates the struggles...

A child, camera in hand. His images intertwine with his innermost thoughts, and his unique way of capturing the world leads to unpredictable reflections. A singular convergence emerges between the experience of the external world and the exploration of his inner landscape—a tentative, uncertain, and even threatening encounter. "I don’t...

Pina Bausch’s dance theater, Jerzy Grotowski’s poor theater, and Anton Chekhov’s dramaturgy of banality converge in a rehearsal. The camera also plays the role of an unexpected guest at this peculiar feast. The excesses of Samantha Shay’s play “I Should Have a Party for All the Thoughts I Didn’t Say”...

When a parasite contaminates Dakar’s drinking water, the population faces yet another cycle of oppression from a system determined to control their bodies and minds. Amid this community's journey of political awakening and consciousness-raising, fantasy and science fiction merge with elements of African spirituality and oral tradition, creating a rich...

For many Estonians, the sauna is more than just a place to unwind or cleanse the skin; it is a vital space for preserving the country’s traditions. On Sauna Day, men from southern Estonia gather in this particular space after work, discovering that it also allows them to explore their...

How profound could an encounter be between you and another version of yourself, from a different space and time, with a different name? In Water Hazard, a child dives deep and gazes into a mirror, recognizing their true self. (jomaka)

Hoda discovers she is pregnant, and the experience of involuntary motherhood as an Iranian refugee in exile in Germany, pushes her to confront her deepest desires. Her mother and her partner struggle to grasp the complex emotions of a woman who reclaims her body —often seen as sacred and miraculous—as...

The short film “53” features an ensemble narrative in Creole about the massacre of São Tomé and Príncipe, which took place in 1953, at the hands of Portuguese colonial troops. In this story, the tragic, the political and the magical intertwine during the encounter between a healer and the spirit...

The cultural memory embedded in 20th-century films is revisited through a queer lens, celebrating eros and sexuality. Confronted with archival images, Langston Hughes' poem stands as a powerful reminder: between birth and death lies the ability to love and truly live. When political rules, religious doctrines, social norms, and cultural...

Narratives about the territory intertwined in a collective exercise of reminiscence and invention, exploring identity and the intricate experience of growing up in a small coastal town like Manzanillo, located on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Magic, mystery, and monotony converge in an atmosphere that drifts between the dreamlike...