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Ballad of a White Cow (Ghasideh Gave Sefid)

Maryam Moghadam, Behtash Sanaeeha

New Voices

Mina’s life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband Babak was innocent of the crime for which he was executed.

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La Civil

Teodora Ana Mihai

Belgian Cinema Today New Voices Why We Fight

Clara, 40, is believed to have a special connection to God. As a healer, she sustains a family and a village in need of hope, while she finds solace in her relationship with the natural world. After years of being controlled by her mother’s repressive care, Clara’s sexual ...

A Corsican Summer (I comete)

Pascal Tagnati

New Voices

Corsica, in a small village. Kids brighten the streets, teens mess around, grown-ups discuss the future while elders reflect on time passing by.

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Digger

Georgis Grigorakis

New Voices

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The End of Suffering (A Proposal)

Jacqueline Lentzou

New Voices Shorts

This short film is part of the Tribute to Jacqueline Lentzou.

Espíritu sagrado (The Sacred Spirit)

Chema García Ibarra

New Voices

Chema García Ibarra’s debut is a visually stunning cocktail of humor, dystopia and surrealism.

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Faya Dayi

Jessica Beshir

New Voices

Faya Dayi takes us on a spiritual journey through the prism of the khat trade and offers a window into the aspirations of the unemployed and oppressed youth and elders alike for whom chewing khat to achieve Merkhana (the high of khat) has become a radical escape, a space of ...

Four Seasons in a Day

Annabel Verbeke

Belgian Cinema Today New Voices Docs

Each day, the Carlingford ferry brings people over the border between Northern-Ireland and Ireland, in an era the debate on Brexit is predominant.

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Jacqueline Lentzou

New Voices Shorts

This short film is part of the Tribute to Jacqueline Lentzou.

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El Gran Movimiento

Kiro Russo

On the Edge New Voices

Fascinating film from Bolivian filmmaker Kiro Russo in which nature, mysticism and the poisson of a vibrant city collide. Winner of the juryprize in Orizzonti-competition at la Biennale di Venezia.

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Hector Malot: The Last Day of the Year

Jacqueline Lentzou

Shorts New Voices

This short film is part of the Tribute to Jacqueline Lentzou.

Hit the Road (Jadde Khaki)

Panah Panahi

Plus Parcours New Voices

After helping his father Jafar, Panah Panahi is now debuting as director with a roadmovie that is both funny and alarming.

Hiwa

Jacqueline Lentzou

Shorts On the Edge New Voices

This short film is part of the Tribute to Jacqueline Lentzou.

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Kala azar

Janis Rafa

New Voices On the Edge

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Lamb (Dýrið)

Valdimar Jóhannsson

New Voices

Libertad

Clara Roquet

New Voices Explore Zone

The Vidal family has decided to reunite after a long time in their summer house in La Costa Brava to spend a “last summer” with their grandmother Angela, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. From Belgian production company Bulletproof Cupid.

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Das Mädchen und die Spinne (The Girl and the Spider)

Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher

On the Edge Explore Zone New Voices LGBTQ+

Lisa is moving out. Mara is left behind. As boxes are shifted, walls painted and cupboards built, abysses begin to open up, yearnings fill the room and an emotional rollercoaster is set in motion.

Un monde (Playground)

Laura Wandel

Why We Fight Belgian Cinema Today New Voices

Set in Belgium, the film follows 7-year-old Nora and her big brother Abel going back to school. When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him by warning their father. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora ...