The Lovers Sweden, 2023, 12 min Language: no dialogue Subtitles: no subtitles Director(s): Carolina Sandvik A man and a woman have a romantic dinner in a restaurant. Suddenly, the man's face begins to change. Soon the couple are confronted with increasingly significant bodily transformations.
Apsinuoginus (Catching Birds) Germany, Austria, France, 2023, 19 min Language: French Subtitles: lithuanian, english Director(s): Simon Maria Kubiena, Lea Marie Lembke Cast: Marin Judas, Fethi Aidouni, Anna Stanic Anuk, a 16 year old wrestler, is a part of the Parisian wrestling team of mostly boys. She usually trains with her best friend Louis, but is soon distracted by a new teammate who catches her eye. Succumbing to her first impulses of sexual desire, Anouk is confronted with the complexities of her fellow boys - and especially her best friend.
Single or a nun! (Nun or Never!) Finland, 2023, 11 min Language: no dialogue Subtitles: no subtitles Director(s): Heta Jäälinoja The protagonists of the film are nuns who live together in blissful harmony. When one of them finds a man in the garden, the harmony breaks down and she is thrown out of the rhythm of the sisterhood. When her dreams go unfulfilled, the nun discovers that all the members of the community have secrets of their own.
Sea Salt Czech Republic, Lebanon, Qatar, 2023, 19 min Language: Arabic Subtitles: lithuanian, english Director(s): Leila Basma Cast: Hiba Chihane, Farid Chawki, George Matar, Nathalie Issa, Rabih Abdo On a hot summer's day, on the southern Lebanese coast, seventeen year old Nayla is faced with a dilemma every young person in the country has to face: to go away or to stay. The two men in her life have their own opinions, but both may be surprised.
Starry Heart (Mast-del) Iran, United Kingdom, 2023, 17 min Language: Farsi Subtitles: lithuanian, english Subtitles: lithuanian, english Subtitles: lithuanian, english Subtitles: lithuanian, english Subtitles: english, french Director(s): Maryam Tafakory Two women lie in bed together. As the wind gusts fiercely against the window, one of them remembers a date she once had at the cinema. A love song that would never pass the censorship test, "Heart in a daze" is about forbidden bodies and desires in post-revolutionary Iranian cinema and beyond.
A Short Trip France, 2023, 17 min Language: English, Albanian, French Subtitles: lithuanian, english Director(s): Erenik Beqiri Cast: Walid Afkir, Luàna Bajrami, Tristan Halilaj, Arben Bajraktaraj A young Albanian couple, Mira and Klodi, arrive in Marseilles with a mission of vital importance. A fateful meeting and a room full of waiting men await them - every second counts. Faced with an ever-shrinking window of time in which to make a decision, they realise their growing need to let go of each other.
