International Short and Medium-Length Competition
When a host of new plant species suddenly appears, strange things start to happen, and questions abound. Where did they come from, and what do they want?
THE SECRET GARDEN
- Nour Ouayda
- 2023
- Lebanon
- s.t. French or English
- 28 min
New Visions Competition
In a vivid mosaic of portraits, women and men working closely with thousand-year-old trees speak with lucid urgency about their connection with these endangered giants.
SILVICOLA
- Jean-Philippe Marquis
- 2023
- Canada
- s.t. French or English
- 80 min
Focus Bidayyat : New Beginnings
Two art students living a carefree life in Damascus decide to join the Syrian revolution by moving to Douma, a working-class suburb under rebel rule.
STILL RECORDING
- Saeed Albatal, Ghiath Ayoub
- 2018
- Lebanon, Syria, France, Germany
- s.t. English
- 120 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
Working alongside choreographer Adam Kinner, Olivier Godin deconstructs the dance documentary and weaves in a hybrid element by bringing the original choreographer back to life.
LA SUITE CANADIENNE
- Olivier Godin
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French and English
- 68 min