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Shorts Competition 1

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Shorts Competition 1

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Shorts Competition 1

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Shorts Competition 1

Fri | 24.5 | 14:00 | Cinematheque 2
Tue | 28.5 | 18:30 | Cinematheque 5
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Shorts Competition 2

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Shorts Competition 2

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Shorts Competition 2

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Shorts Competition 2

Fri | 24.5 | 15:00 | Cinematheque 2
Tue | 28.5 | 20:30 | Cinematheque 5
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Shorts Competition 3

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Shorts Competition 3

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Shorts Competition 3

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Shorts Competition 3

Sat | 25.05 | 14:45 | Cinematheque 2
Thu | 30.05 | 20:00 | Cinematheque 5

All films

1001 Nights

The highlight of Ema and Maja’s day is watching a Turkish soap opera—a little drama and an escape from loneliness—even if, at times, they doze off mid-episode. A small-scale, delicately woven friendship story threaded with subtle humor.

14 Paintings

In carefully framed and precisely timed shots, fourteen paintings hang still, surrounded by random human moments. The surprising relationships that develop between each painting and the people around it reveal a slice of everyday life in today’s China.

M/other

Three childfree women in their 40s face the ultimate explanation: their mothers. In a unique twist, they have their long-overdue heart-to-heart, not with their own moms, but with each other's.

Valley Pride

In the heart of the Californian desert, there is an upside-down world where nature is reinvented through the interface of man, machine, and the lust for profit. A disturbing snapshot of reality underscored by a hypnotic electronic hum and monumental visuals.

Echo

They listen to recordings of their own voices, ask strangers for help, and earnestly tell the world that this is not their fault. In this beautiful and profoundly relatable film, two stuttering teenagers learn to see their own value just as they are, with their disability, and perhaps because of it.

The Passing

A veterinarian comes to help his neighbor through one of the hardest days of her life. A gentle and compassionate documentary about the extraordinary bond between humans and their dogs—a bond put to the test when they are forced to say goodbye forever.

Goodbye First Love

Being in the area, he visits the man who was his lover when they were 18. In a uniquely styled film—part documentary, part reenactment—they talk about their time together, knowing that this meeting may be their last.

The Medallion

Ruth sets out to investigate the history of a precious family heirloom: a medallion that signifies the struggles, successes, and hopes of her mother - a survivor of Ethiopia’s Red Terror.

The Speed Of The Distance Between Us

Mountains and parents’ grief - both mammoth, immovable and incomprehensible - compose a mosaic of parenting after bereavement.

Whole Family

In the midst of the pandemic, siblings cope with the death of their father through dark humor and video calls with faraway relatives.

Au Revoir, Pugs

Looking at his elderly dog and newborn son, the filmmaker is plagued with doubt: What really happened to his childhood dogs?

Old Summer

Krystyna, 72, signs up for a matchmaking service, determined to finally fall in love. With a lofty list of requirements and fresh highlights in her hair, what could possibly go wrong? A bittersweet comedy about love and disappointment in the golden years.

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