Dir. Léa Miranda Monteiro | Drama | Switzerland | 7 min.

Jehielle, a determined young basketball player, tells her brother about her final training session—a decisive practice that will determine whether she is selected to play in the crucial match where she could be noticed by a coach from the higher league.

Dir. Catriona Baker | Drama | U.S.A. | 2024 | 12 min.

A refugee named Gusta flees Soviet-occupied East Germany after World War II and immigrates to the United States in the 1960s. This is her story, told through the eyes of her surrogate daughter, who she raised after giving up her own infant. Both memoir and biography, it is based on actual events. In frame-by-frame animation combining traditional mediums (such as oil paint, gouache, and watercolor paintings) with computer-generated platforms, the film evokes childhood memory, historical trauma, and the passage of time. Dedicated to Gusta’s lost daughter, Esther, it is a tactile, intimate portrait of lives forever shaped by war and displacement.

Dir. Carmen Vidal | Drama | Spain | 2025 | 21 min. | Spanish, with English subtitles

Days before her Adlib Ibiza fashion debut, Diana’s world is rocked when her hands begin to tremble, making it impossible to embroider her masterpiece. As she confronts the challenges this brings to her marriage and sense of self, she is determined to redefine her aspirations in the face of unexpected adversity.

Dir. Cole Whitaker | Comedy | U.S.A | 2025 | 7 min.

In a heartfelt message to his wife, a man wrestles with feelings of inadequacy as a husband and father. What begins as a seemingly ordinary trip unfolds into a surprising journey, blending humor and insight, ultimately leading him to a renewed perspective on family, love, and his place within it.