We remain standing (Italy) by Alessandro Rak

Two young boys cross a land ravaged by war. Amid rubble, silence, and shattered horizons, their journey becomes an act of resistance: a stubborn quest for a sign of hope, capable of surviving even where everything seems lost.

Running time: 00:04:09

Bianca (Italy) by Amedeo Sartori

A young couple is faced with a delicate existential situation: whether or not to become parents. A simple invitation to a baptism triggers a crescendo of subtle and unspoken tensions between the two, revealing fragilities and anxieties that could compromise their relationship.

Running time: 00:20:00

Another February (Denmark) by Tobias Ervolder

Another February is an intense one-take short film that follows a married couple in real time on a seemingly romantic hike up Himmelbjerget. What begins as a loving gesture gradually transforms into a psychological confrontation, as a secret affair and years of silence force their way to the surface. With no cuts and no escape routes, both the characters and the audience are compelled to stay in the moment as the relationship crumbles before our eyes. The film is an intimate and painful story about the repetitions of love and how difficult it is to break them.

Running time: 00:17:47

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

The Taming of Soft Machines (Finland) by Christian Luoma

A machine made to need. A body trained to give. A visual hymn to submission, desire, and synthetic devotion.Inspired by the vampire cyborg folklore and the architecture of programmed love. Where pleasure is protocol, obedience is worship and the line between wanting and being wanted is blurred or never existed.

Running time: 00:03:18

Scenario (Japan) by Kazunori Miura

Set in the future shortly after singularity has happened, this is a story of a woman's decision in a world where the "scenario" has come to present optimal solutions.

Running time: 24:59