Programme
Short Films
The Wind Carries Us Home
Through rituals of birth and death, the filmmaker and her family reconnect with their ancestral land in the Gobi Desert.
Then Came Dark
The wrath of the forest is unleashed upon two men who have chopped down one of its trees.
There's Not Much We Can Do
Reflecting on an endometriosis diagnosis through a comparative observation of Japanese Knotweed; one is treated with urgency, and the other inaction.
Theta
A self-driving police car and a built-in therapist contemplate the meaning of freedom and lament their uselessness in a desolate landscape.
To Do
A reflection on productivity and the self-improvement industry, explored through attempts to participate in a modern mindfulness exercise.
Traces of Things
Past moments in time are re-lived through the eyes of an artificial intelligence model, trained on images sourced from public and private Maltese archives.
Unreel
A projectionist discovers that the strange terror she watches on screen…might just have invaded reality.
Viewings
In search of their first flat together, Natalie and Adrian discover that the perfect home is hard to come by.
Vision of Paradise
Following the voyage of the Brazilian Military in search of an imaginary island with the same name as their country.
Warsha
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.