The journey (United Kingdom) by Mel Steele

As a non driver journey's seem to flash by sometimes as unlike the driver who has to concentrate I get lost in the scenery as it flashes by me and feel I arrive at the destination without having taken notice of the scenery.. Just lines speeding by me

Running time: 00:02:30

La Première Image (Greece) by Olia Verriopoulou

Athens, April of 1967. During the first days of the military dictatorship, Loukas is suffocating in his family's apartment, which he is not allowed to leave. He then invents a new game that connects him to the outside world: answering the telephone. But the house's phone line gets mixed up with that of the Studio cinema...

Running time: 00:24:52

Bubble Bath (Italy) by Giulia Magno

In Bubble Bath, a simple bathtub becomes the stage for an unusual journey through the history of cinema. From noir and western to horror and slapstick comedy, a century of moving images unfolds in a visual meditation on the hidden poetry of everyday life.

Running time: 00:03:00

An excess baggage (France) by Myriam Garcia Marienstras

Sophie hides her unease within the intense bond she shares with her daughter, Lila. When Lila leaves for summer camp, Sophie finds herself alone for the first time, overwhelmed by separation and emotional dependency. As the day unfolds, she drifts through encounters and small gestures, trying awkwardly to fill the void. An Excess Baggage portrays a woman whose love, though sincere, becomes too heavy to carry.

Running time: 00:16:20

Tideline (United States) by Jason Harrington

Tideline is a stop-motion short film crafted from materials gathered in the intertidal zone of a small cove on an island in Maine. Using rocks, seaglass, feathers, shells, and other found objects, the film explores the natural layering of colors. Inspired by artists who transform natural materials into paintings and sculptures, I wanted to bring these patterns to life through animation, reflecting the way materials arrange themselves in nature. Tideline transforms these found objects into an animated color study, celebrating the textures and hues of the shoreline.

Running time: 00:02:21

Reliefs (Mexico) by Juan Manuel Gonzalez Fernandez

Carlos is approaching midlife trapped in a personal crisis that has lingered too long. Rosa, his mother, suffers from disabling pain that is only mitigated by the warm waters of hydrotherapy. One night, she offers to make the ultimate sacrifice so that they can both transit to a better place. A short film about love, hope  and relief we all long for.

Running time: 00:17:40

Wind Beneath the Wings (Croatia) by Sonja Tarokić

Anica (60) is resisting her ongoing chemotherapy, while perceiving her Daughter’s care as an assault on her dignity. Vlatko (60) is an alcoholic and a loner, completely written off by his work colleagues. Filled with mutual contempt, Anica and Vlatko separated long ago and seemingly no longer communicate. On their drawn-out paths toward oblivion, they are searching for an ally who will hear their desperate cry for the will to live.

Running time: 00:25:00