12 min USA, 2020 Director Moses Lawi "Golds" follows Mercy, a young boy who lives in a poor neighborhood with his ill mom who can not afford the medical attention she needs. Mercy comes up with a creative way to raise money for his mom, but will it work?
11min China, 2019 Director Jocelyn Harp A deserted aquarium at night provides whispers of an unlikely companionship. A boy and a janitor contemplate ideas on loneliness. Is loneliness a chosen refuge or a forced enclosure? Real or imagined? Relationships are redefined in front of a backdrop of blue light and enchanting real animals.
14 min UK, 2019 Director Murat Gökmen Out after midnight for the first time, four twelve-year-olds travel across London with only the voice of Leon to guide them.
4 min Russia, 2017 Director Oleg Golub A film in which everyone can look at the Victory Day through the eyes of a veteran. Many, with whom they were at war, shared a life with them is no longer there. But as long as they are alive – the memory is alive. In their hearts they are still young, and the memories of the war are as vivid as if it were yesterday.
10 min USA, 2020 Director Christopher W. Graham A young mother is stuck between development and decay. Desperate to connect, she strikes a chord that links to the deepest parts of our memory.
30 min Germany, 2019 Director Lukas Baier The physicist Walter moves into a new apartment in the 1970s and works there on a paper about time travel. In his new home, however, he is haunted by uncanny events. Is it the spirit of his previous tenant who disappeared under mysterious circumstances? Walter hears strange noises and feels persecuted and watched.
30 min Germany, 2019 Director Simon Pfister A series of attacks terrorizes Munich. Max, having survived the first shots fired at the audience in the electro club Beats, hides in a storage room with his new friend Sefi and other party attendees. The immediate danger puts the humanity of all trapped people to the test and Max has to decide whether he wants to save himself or try to save a stranger, as well.
15 min USA, 2018 Director Julius Christian Christian Telmer A desperate pickpocket reconsiders his actions when he encounters another pickpocket stealing from a pregnant woman. Thieves is a visual narrative and tragic story using images and sound alone - no words. I wanted to make everything clear and straightforward, using only universal tools of storytelling to convey subtle emotions and suspense.