Super V (France) by Franck Janin

In a rainy and desolate countryside, a man finds himself stuck behind the wheel of his broken-down car. Unable to restart it, he loses his patience. Fortunately, SUPER V is here!

Running time: 00:02:20

20dB (Japan) by Hiroyuki Nishiyama

A high school girl, Uta, walks alone in a forest with an audio recorder in hand. In order to wake up her friend Hiyori, who is in a vegetative state, she visits places from their shared memories and records the sounds there. On the bed in the hospital room, on life support, her friend does not wake up. Only the cold, inorganic noise from the electrocardiogram resounds in the room. She continues going to that hospital room every day, letting her friend listen to the sounds that she has recorded. Trying to make her remember the time they spent together. She can't think of anything else she can do. Believing in the meaning of her actions, she continues doing the same thing day after day. One day, as if guided there, she ventures deep into the forest. She comes across a huge tree that the two of them encountered in the past. Resting against the tree, she closes her eyes and raises the mic to the sunlight filtering through the leaves. She is enveloped in a gentle light. Resurfacing memories of the time spent together with Hiyori. Shared recollections race through her mind. Then, her expression calms. For a moment, the blowing wind and sound of the birds come to a halt, and silence reigns. From that instant, time starts moving again for the two of them.

Running time: 00:14:43

Long-Term Extramarital Affair (United States) by Neely Goniodsky

Long-Term Extramarital Affair is a short, animated film that explores the absurd reality of being trapped in two unfulfilling relationships at once. A husband and his long-time mistress decide to attend couples’ therapy. By the end all characters emerge with more self-awareness, and a touch of acceptance.

Running time: 00:04:21

Reliefs (Mexico) by Juan Manuel Gonzalez Fernandez

Carlos is approaching midlife trapped in a personal crisis that has lingered too long. Rosa, his mother, suffers from disabling pain that is only mitigated by the warm waters of hydrotherapy. One night, she offers to make the ultimate sacrifice so that they can both transit to a better place. A short film about love, hope  and relief we all long for.

Running time: 00:17:40

Kielo (Finland) by Janina Rajakangas, Sinem Kayacan

“Kielo finds it hard to sit still in class. She takes a break venturing into the corridors of her imagination.”

The film Kielo touches on the subject of love, support as well as contempt between young people in the school environment, with a focus on the convergence of neurodivergence and sisterhood/peer-hood. We all have a poetic body, that dances when encouraged. It just needs to be given a chance to exist alongside the body that goes by the rules and is used to shy away from expression. 

Running time: 00:04:36

A Winter Mirage (United Kingdom) by Guoju Wang

On the Winter Solstice of 2025 in Yiwu City, China’s largest wholesale hub, my mother considers closing her accessory shop and returning to her old state-run opera job amid the economic decoupling and trade war. She loves orchid, and she misses her father.

Running time: 00:29:55