
Honestly
Eva Nijsten / Netherlands 2024 / 24'16" / DCP / colour / Dutch / Doc
«Who has ever kissed someone?» Peter van Maaren asks his class. Peter, a homosexual teacher who converted to Islam, teaches workshops on sexual and religious diversity to students in primary and secondary schools. Most students in the group hesitantly stand up. «Just a kiss on the cheek, I'm a holy boy», jokes one of the boys in the group. Peter points upward and says, «Someone's watching». The class bursts into laughter. Without judging and by immersing himself in the language of the students, Peter attempts to discuss sensitive topics.

Chilapa Girl
Juana Lotero López / Colombia 2025 / 17' / DCP / colour / Spanish / Fic/Doc
Yulieth (10–13) faces the difficulties of growing up in a wild territory, where natural beauty coexists with the hostility of machismo. Her developing identity is caught between the impulses of her dreams and her reality.

The Thief
Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken / Greenland/Denmark 2025 / 19'41" / DCP / colour / Kalaallisut / Doc/Fic
When Kaali, a young autistic boy, discovers that his dog has been stolen, he goes on an intensive search for the thief through the town of Tasiilaq, East Greenland. During his search, Kaali is confronted with being different from his peers. He finds his dog and wants to steal it back, but is the dog even stolen, and is it worth losing his only friend over a dog?

Mega Foundry
Yixin Zhang / USA/China 2024 / 9'56" / DCP / colour / no dialogue / Doc/Exp
The film critically examines humanity’s obsession with material progress, exposing the contradictions behind technological advancements. Far from mere tools, the objects we create shape our reality, dictating our thoughts and values. Innovation is often a cycle of consumption, where humans, enslaved by their own creations, lose themselves in a world of excess.

Next Stop, Planet X
Efraín Ortiz / Mexico 2025 / 14'40" / DCP / colour / Spanish / Fic
Emilia is a 12-year-old girl who believes she is from another planet. During the search for her lost cat, she will fight to return where she belongs.