
in the heart there is a stone
Naomi Pacifique / Switzerland/Netherlands 2026 / 26'38" / colour / Spanish/French/English/Dutch / Fic
Naomi declares her love to Matteo, and his response is non-reciprocal. More disappointed than she had expected to be with this outcome, Naomi heads into the local rock valley to find connection there instead – to hear what the rocks, wind, and water might have to say about it all.

Ne te regarde pas
Stella Tauxe / Switzerland 2026 / 3'43" / black & white / no dialogue / Ani
Cleo works in a restaurant kitchen. When she’s harassed by a colleague, reality blends with a weird daydream, in which she is cut up like a fish and attacked by fish hands underwater.

The Disparaged
Xheni Alushi / Switzerland 2026 / 22'45" / colour / Albanian / Fic
Blerta, 32, returns from Switzerland to her hometown of Prishtina – with smuggled medicines in her luggage and concern for her seriously ill father, Agim. In the midst of family tensions and everyday arguments, a secret comes to light: Agim's decision to end his life – and Blerta's willingness to help him.

A Quiet Day
Anouk Chambaz / Switzerland 2026 / 6'3" / colour / English / Exp/Doc
It’s an ordinary day at the United Nations. Nothing unexpected, really. Except, perhaps, for that strange epidemic spreading among the members of the council… But otherwise, everything is fine. Yes, it's a perfectly quiet day.

Threads of a Veil
Diana Köpplová/Manuel Karel Seiler / Switzerland/Slovakia 2026 / 16'7" / colour / Slovak / Doc
In Kortina, an marginalized Roma village in Slovakia, the filmmaker takes on the role of a tattooist. Through names, dates, and family symbols inscribed on skin, women share stories of motherhood, care, and belonging.