Directed by: Yi Tang
Hong Kong, 2021, 14 min

18-year-old Shengnan is invited to a mysterious party by her cousin. The party is full of greasy, middle-aged Chinese men, but Jianguo is so very different.

Directed by: Igor Chmela
Czech Republic, 2022, 30 min

Zdena, a young nurse, starts her first night shift at an old people’s home and immediately faces a difficult task: she has to deal with the body of a deceased client. A gentle portrait of faltering youth and a realistic tale of an encounter with death in a blend of physically intense moments and absurd humour.

Directed by: Marek Najbrt
Czech Republic, 2022, 20 min

Casting is stressful. Hanka (Jana Plodková), the casting director, is heading for a breakdown and her state of mind isn’t helped by the myriad whims of her actors (Vojta Dyk, Lukáš Pavlásek, Pavel Liška) or the unwelcome visits from her ex-husband, a desperate hypochondriac (Marek Daniel). A short comedy by Marek Najbrt with a truly stellar cast.

Directed by: Olmo Omerzu
Czech Republic, Slovenia, France, 2021, 16 min

Nina is pregnant with Jakub’s child and today he is introducing her to his family. They are all gathered round his grandfather's bedside at the hospital. Nina is trying to put on a brave face but then she gets a surprising request from the dying relative: he wants to see her breasts. This prompts a discussion to which she is not invited - should the patriarch’s last wish be granted?

Directed by: Adrian Moyse Dullin
France, 2021, 15 min

Kenza, 15, and her younger brother Madhi, 13, regularly try to embarrass each other on social media. On the bus, Kenza puts her naive and romantic brother to the test: Madhi has to profess his love for Jada, whom he adores, even though she doesn’t know he exists.

Directed by: Marie-Magdalena Kochová
Czech Republic, 2022, 9 min

The elevator at a nursing home is the perfect place for a dancer to explore the limits of his body, memory, and the flow of time. Imprisoned by four walls, he is forced to face the helplessness of his own weakening body. Starring Pina Bausch’s long-time soloist Jan Minařík, one of the most important Czech dancers of the twentieth century.

Directed by: Carlos Segundo
Brazil, France, 2021, 15 min

In Natal on the northern coast of Brazil, the country is preparing to launch its first manned rocket into space. A couple lives with their two children near the space center: she is a cleaner and he is a mechanic, but she dreams of other horizons.

Directed by: David Payne
Czech Republic, 2021, 22 min

Šimon (46) has been suffering from insomnia for several years. Behind the illusion of a secure and happy life, he has a monotonous job he doesn't like, his wife looks down on him, his son doesn’t take him seriously, and Šimon has long since lost any hope for change. But then he discovers a 16-year-old YouTuber on his son’s computer whose ASMR videos finally help him to sleep. But he soon realises that the girl means much more to him than he had thought. The illusion begins to crumble.

Directed by: Jan Daniel
Czech Republic, 2021, 29 min

Five 20-year-olds live a naive way of life that often just revolves around alcohol and having as much fun as possible. But their carefree existence is disrupted when one of them becomes seriously ill. The others learn of his illness at different times, which leads to misunderstandings, conflicts, and eventually the sick friend’s alienation from the group. The story tells of the superficial nature of their relationships, helplessness, and disenchantment with the youth perspective.

Directed by: Ramzi Bashour
USA, Lebanon, 2020, 22 min

Bashir attends his father’s funeral in rural Lebanon only to discover a pathogen infecting the trees in his village. A dark comedy about tradition, grief, and the environment.

Directed by: Dania Bdeir
France, Lebanon, 2021, 16 min

Mohammad is a crane operator working in Beirut. One morning he volunteers to take on one of the tallest and most dangerous cranes in Lebanon. Away from prying eyes he is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.

Directed by: Štěpán FOK Vodrážka
Czech Republic, 2022, 17 min

On Instagram Michal presents himself as a rapper who is one step away from stardom. In reality, he is a fast-food worker in a place from where no-one ever made the big time. What he doesn't yet know is that his dream will come true this afternoon.