Sky Hopinka: Redefining potential territories
Inspired by Hollis Frampton’s experimental work Nostalgia, this film plays with notions of sharing traditions and knowledge, while an overhead projector displays fragmented landscapes.
LORE
- Sky Hopinka
- 2019
- United States
- 11 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In this docu-fiction and true work of co-creation, queer Yankunytjatjara artist Derik Lynch returns to his community in search of spiritual renewal.
MARUNGKA TJALATJUNU (DIPPED IN BLACK)
- Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
- 2023
- Australia
- s.t. French or English
- 24 min
International Feature Competition
Through the perspective of grieving mothers and a young generation of Belarusians, Motherland paints a sobering and poignant portrait of a society living under the terrors of militarized state control.
MOTHERLAND
- Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka
- 2023
- Sweden, Ukraine, Norway
- s.t. French or English
- 92 min
Wapikoni
An inspired and inspiring story dedicated to André-Charles, this short shows how boxing has helped to change his life and how his passion allows him to face challenges.
NIN KAMASHITSHET : CELUI QUI SE BAT
- André-Charles Ishpatao
- 2022
- Canada (Nutashkuan)
- s.t. French or English
- 6 min
Doc-to-Doc
These three films by Szlam catapult into a universe in which the techniques of cinema reveal hidden worlds, until now accessible only through extrasensory perception.
PROGRAMME MALENA SZLAM
- Malena Szlam
- Canada, Chile
- 28 min
Panorama - Essentials
Through the sincere plea of one forensic doctor, Pure Unknown undertakes a compassionate inquiry into the loss of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, and reveals the negligence of an entire system.
PURE UNKNOWN
- Valentina Cicogna, Mattia Colombo
- 2023
- Italy, Switzerland, Sweden
- s.t. English
- 93 min
National Feature Competition
In the intimate setting of an atypical Tehran home, a three-generation Iranian family’s story is interwoven with their country’s political turmoil.
SILENT HOUSE
- Farnaz Jurabchian, Mohammadreza Jurabchian
- 2022
- Canada, Iran, France, Qatar
- s.t. French or English
- 102 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In a bid to bridge the gap between the two, the filmmaker juxtaposes fragments of her native Ukraine at war with childlike images from the books she is using to learn Portuguese.
SMOKE OF THE FIRE
- Daryna Mamaisur
- 2023
- Ukraine, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary
- s.t. French or English
- 22 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
Forced to leave where she stayed, Sofia wanders across the university campus. Over the course of an ethereal night, this hybrid work contemplates the fragility of forsaken youth.
SOFIA FOI
- Pedro Geraldo
- 2023
- Brazil
- s.t. French or English
- 68 min
Audio work
In this program, three sound creations tackle the theme of memory. What remains of the places and people we love once they’ve disappeared or been transformed?
UN PAYS QU'ON CONNAIT À PEINE
- Roméo Lefèvre
- 2021
- France
- 27 min
Panorama - Horizons
Against the gentle melancholy of Swedish winter, Carl Olsson skillfully interweaves a breathtaking array of characters and life moments.
VINTERSAGA
- Carl Olsson
- 2023
- Sweden, Denmark
- s.t. English
- 81 min
