Panorama - Horizons
Experimental filmmaker Miko Revereza delivers an intimate and introspective depiction of migrant identity, examining his relationships with his family and his art.
NOWHERE NEAR
- Miko Revereza
- 2023
- Philippines, United States, Mexico
- s.t. English
- 96 min
Doc-to-Doc
In this cinematic odyssey, artistic freedom and nocturnal exploration combine, showing us nights in which the senses awaken, stories intertwine, and imagination dances among the thousand poems of twilight.
NUITS
- Diane Poitras
- 2014
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 74 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
In a peaceful Cuban village, life seems measured out in goodbyes, and the heartache of departures haunts three generations of its residents.
THE OCEANS ARE THE REAL CONTINENTS
- Tommaso Santambrogio
- 2023
- Cuba, Italy
- s.t. English
- 119 min
Panorama - Horizons
With a visual approach built on static shots, Kimi Takesue explores the behaviour of tourists visiting Laos.
ONLOOKERS
- Kimi Takesue
- 2023
- United States, Laos
- 72 min
International Feature Competition
In Burkina Faso, young Bolo goes underground every day searching for gold. Boubacar Sangaré delivers a revealing snapshot of a youth spent working in the gold-mining industry.
OR DE VIE
- Boubacar Sangare
- 2023
- Burkina Faso, Benin, France
- s.t. French or English
- 85 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Through the patient gaze of a brother and sister, this film invites us to rethink everyday life in step with Jonny, their brother with cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder.
ORPHEUS
- Malaika Shostakovich, Mustafa Uzuner
- 2023
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 20 min
Focus Bidayyat : New Beginnings
Two dissidents embark on a perilous journey from Damascus to Raqqa and then into exile in Turkey as Syria tumbles into the abyss.
OUR TERRIBLE COUNTRY
- Ziad Homsi, Mohammad Ali Atassi
- 2014
- Lebanon, Syria
- s.t. English
- 80 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
In Munich, an amateur rugby team trains hard. For Desmond and his team, united by their queer identity, there is more to learn than just the rules of the game.
OUTSIDE CENTER
- Eli Jean Tahchi
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec), Germany
- s.t. French or English
- 21 min
Panorama - Horizons
Julie knows she'll lose her sight. She doesn't know exactly when, but it's imminent. Alongside her good friend Marina, she tries to come to terms with this journey into darkness.
PERSÉIDES
- Laurence Lévesque
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 23 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
The lively nest of a family of blue jays is the focus of this unique experimental film, in which humour and procedural poetry combine in this work of astounding beauty.
PROCÈS VERBAL
- Matthew Wolkow
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- 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