Jolanda, a retired archivist, has spent most of his life in the closet. In the late 1970s, he stood on stage alongside his friend Mummo in Finland's first drag show, 'Happy Gays'; the performance was even broadcast on television, and Mummo became one of the first openly gay men in Finland. Then came AIDS, fear and violence. In April 1988, Mummo was murdered in his home; the police were unwilling to solve the case and the entire crime was hushed up. Now, more than thirty years later, Jolanda is opening up his own archive and inviting a new generation of drag artists to bring 'Happy Gays' back to the stage.
Kamran Baxşızadə went to fight as a volunteer in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in the autumn of 2020. In a battle that coincided with his birthday, he lost his sight. The film begins where the war news ends: a young man returns home – to a world he can no longer see – and must learn everything anew, from the space around him to the question of what to do with his life now. The camera follows him through his everyday life, which is not heroic but tests his tenacity and endurance. The film observes how hope and stubbornness build a life where it seems impossible.
Longtime riding partners Sam and Jazz take a tandem bike across some of their favourite trails in the Rockies, marking ten years since their first tandem adventure together. Part celebration, part reflection, the film explores friendship, trust, and the rare joy of moving through the world in sync.
Mariela unexpectedly reunites with her first boyfriend, Leandro, when an old book she dedicated to him decades earlier finds its way back into her hands. As a love that has lingered for over 30 years is rekindled, Leandro must make a decision.
An adaptation of one of the opening scenes from The Hobbit (Tolkien 1937) into toki pona, a constructed language from Sonja Lang (2001).
Nestled in the middle of a secluded valley and surrounded by green meadows and rivers, an imposing mass of snow and rock rises abruptly. The adventurous Lord Cliffrider hopes to be the first to achieve the summit of his longed-for mountain, but as time passes, this dream vanishes like the smoke from his pipe. This is a silent stop-motion film about the ambitions of a climber to reach the top.
COP31 Climate-Themed Short Film Competition finalist. Synopsis TBA.
COP31 Climate-Themed Short Film Competition finalist. Synopsis TBA.
A blind man finds himself trapped in an abandoned old house, while he tries to escape he finds out that he is not the only one there.
Mikah Meyer grew up a middle-America pastor's son, trapped in a religion-sealed closet until his twenties. After his 70,000 social media followers crown Mississippi "The Most Homophobic State in America", Mikah endeavours to run across the entire state in flamboyant colours. Alongside his college mentor, Larry, they confront traumas from their collective time in America’s Bible Belt and beyond.
On the eve of his departure abroad, Ben, a 14-year-old boy, discovers a walkman belonging to Erik, his estranged childhood friend. The walkman triggers audio memories of their past bond, eventually leading him to a heartbreaking recollection of his friend's sudden disappearance.
What if life gave you a second chance? The sea might grant you a second life, but it doesn’t teach you what to do with it. After surviving a shipwreck in the middle of the Atlantic as a young sailor, a man carries an impossible question for decades: what should he do with the time he was never meant to have? Through memories, silences, and a relationship shaped by the sea, *Borrowed Time* is an intimate reflection on the fragility of existence, the weight of memory, and the human need to find meaning in second chances.
From a shy, small-town kid to competing on the biggest stage in freeride mountain biking, Kristen’s journey shows what can happen when you give yourself permission to try.
After years of exploring their world by bicycle, the Moss family knew that they wanted to raise their kids on two wheels. But after a frightening accident on the way to school, they had to take a step back from their pedal-powered ambitions. Then they found Kidical Mass. This is the story of how one family is helping to reclaim their streets, one giant kid bike party at a time.
Clayton loses his grip on reality after taking interest in a microwave.
Gena and Quadir continue to establish their life together amid Quadir's complicated ties to the drug world. Questions surrounding Gena's baby threaten to permanently change their relationship.
S.O.L. (Statute of Limitations / Shit Outta Luck) is a short film that looks at the limits of justice and the uncertain journey of healing. Through poetic visuals, it explores how survivors deal with trauma. S.O.L. is both personal and political. It breaks the silence, shows where systems fall short, and reclaims power through storytelling.
T. Howard Somervell (1890-1975) is best known for his role in the 1922 and 1924 expeditions to climb Everest. This film explores the lesser known aspects of Somervell's remarkable life as a missionary surgeon, artist and composer of music.
