"Mysterious Pregnancy, Desert Fire and Women's Magazine in Iran: this programme features the strong voices of four female directors. They are fired by their desire to tell stories about entrenched customs in their countries, their desire to break them down, or simply to break free, and to make their own decisions, however important or mundane they may be. These are fiery voices that will make you hot too." - Ieva Šukytė, competition programme organiser. FILMS: Moving / A Movie Directed by. Elahe Esmaili / documentary / UK, Iran / 2024 / 27 min. Elahe returns to her hometown of Mashhad, Iran to help her parents move into a new apartment after 40 years. Inspired by the Women-Life-Freedom movement, she hopes this will be a step not only towards a new home, but also towards a bigger change. Immaculata / Immaculata Directed by. Kim Lêa Sakkal / fiction / Germany, France / 2024 / 22 min. Derija is pregnant, although she has not yet had sex. In the height of summer, supernatural signs awaken doubts about the real reason for her mysterious conception. Ashen Sun Directed by. Camille Monnier / Animation / France, Belgium / 2024 / 13 min. As the sun rises, Charlie gets bored and dreams of going to the seaside. Unfortunately, she is forced to stay in a crappy motel with her cousin Jess. The teenagers disagree and fight about everything. The radio announces the end of the world. The pool is empty, the sun is scorching and the tension is rising: the ecological apocalypse announced on the radio is suddenly becoming reality. Secret of the Heart / Razeh-del Dir. Maryam Tafakory / Documentary / Iran, UK, Italy / 2024 / 28 min. In 1998, two schoolgirls write a letter to the very first Iranian women's newspaper. While waiting for it to be published, they came up with an impossible film.