Derelict (UK)
Jonathan Zaurin
Friday, 20:40 - 2 hrs
Stars:
Suzanne Fulton, Pete Bird, Mikey Coombes
Abigail is a socially isolated, angry young woman who is struggling to come to terms
with the brutal murder of her father some years prior. When she learns that one of
her father's murderers is about to be released from prison, Abi sets herself on a
path of revenge.
Matt is a young man whose life gets turned upside down by the return of his brother
Ewan.
The destinies of these lost souls crosses in ways that will tragically shape their lives.
The film is inspired by actual events which took place in the filmmaker's hometown.
Kelly. Someone Else's Dream (Estonia)
Helen Lohmus, Leana Jalukse
Saturday 13:00 - 1hr 30
KELLY SILDARU shot to international fame in 2016 when, at the age of 13, she won her first gold at Winter X
Games. She and her father Tõnis, who acted as her coach and manager, were known as a tightknit team. Coming
from a country with no freestyle tradition and no mountains, carving out a career in the relatively young discipline, they pushed boundaries and broke records.
In early 2021, Kelly decided to step forward and make a shocking statement to the media – revealing the dark reality of abuse behind the glittering curtain of success. This is a painfully honest portrait of a girl who came
through years of mental terror with sheer positivity and hard work
PINK POWER (Germany)
Chiara Kempers
Saturday 16:00 - 1hr 10
PINK POWER follows two breast cancer survivors, Konni (70) and Jasmin (43), who
join the Küstenpinkies, a dragon boat team.
Together they competed in the European Championships. A victory there would be
more than just a sporting triumph for them.
All The Way To The Endless (China)
Liang Shi
Saturday 18:00 - 1hr 30
Original title in Chinese: Yi Tiao Dao Zou Dao Hei
One man in his thirties, making a living in Shanghai. After breaking up with his
girlfriend, the dual pressures of work and life make him unconsciously imagine a
world where fantasy and reality coexist to survive the chaotic life.
Life is like driving alone in the dark, exploring the unknown future while self-
discovery.
Beyond the Drumlins (USA)
Daniel W. Bowhers
Saturday 21:10 - 1hr 35
The leaves have started to change, but Professor Jonathan Rust is still woefully ill-
prepared for the coming semester. With the help of a fellow professor, his teaching
assistant, an old friend and a hired hand, the team searches for a suitable dig site for
the archeology department’s field work course. The trip presents a rare opportunity
for Jonathan to get his hands dirty and success could mean publication and just
maybe - tenure. The expedition is quickly derailed when a member of the team
mysteriously vanishes. Soon, the group finds themselves at the intersection of reality
and the afterlife in a harrowing descent into madness.
Farewell, Farewell (Norway)
Mattias Gustaf Eriksson
15 mins
The perfect life of Anders and Thea is turned upside down when they
experience a terrible accident. They are pushed beyond their sanity in
order to keep up the fasade in front of their jealous friends. A satire
about infertility and relationships that challenges how one might act
when faced with particularly tragic situations.
Shrimp Sabotage (Norway)
Markus Kvangraven, Jakob Wadel
9 mins
Jon seeks revenge after his colleague Martin stole his promotion.
Little does he know, an even bigger surprise awaits him.
Pinea (Norway)
Eirik Heggen
11 mins
Pinea is an animated short film that depicts the magical
animal- and plant-life inside a mysterious forest, where
nature's creative and destructive cycles are portrayed
through fantasy and surrealism.
Test (Sweeden)
Markus Johansson
11 mins
A normal day at the Swedish Transport Administration. Another
mediocre, hopeful student enters the car to take their driving test.
It's going to be a long day.
Plates (Sweden)
Isak Bergens
12 mins
"Plates" is an absurd comedy that shifts between bad puns, comedy derived
from the sheer absurdity of talking plates, and existentialist philosophy that
evokes discomfort in both humans and plates alike. Its distinctive storyline
ensures it lingers in the audience's memory, whether taken seriously or not. The
balance between comedy and gravity allows viewers to never fully decide
whether they take the film seriously, which is precisely the point. The film plays
with blending normality and absurdity to such an extent that it becomes nearly
indistinguishable which is which.
I See You (Norway)
Jan Nilsen, Espen Breivik
7 mins
A man wakes to find his wife missing. As he searches their home, the silence
feels heavier, the shadows seem deeper—and the paranoia he thought he left
behind begins to creep back in.
Secrets of the Runes (Norway)
Christin Unwod Dorga
4 mins
In the Viking era, young warrior Eigil is eager to join a raid—but he faces a serious
problem: he has no sword. When he encounters Sol, a mysterious woman reading
her runes, she claims to know his fate. Eigil reluctantly stops to listen, unaware
that their meeting will change the course of his journey.
Art Psycho (Norway)
Daniel Kvaal Pedersen, Didrik Langstad
12 mins
A writer who is suffering from a severe writer's block joins an art
therapy group for suffering artists, but what happens when the art
psychologist is creating a documentary for a world renowned pop-
star at the same time?
Ole (Norway)
Ambrozie Pura
5 mins
A 3D animated short film about grief, love and forgiveness.
Coping with his father´s death, Ole takes himself into a vivid daydreaming
moment, where he can finally forgive his father.
Bunny Mask (Norway)
Lloyd Francis
2 mins
A psychotic man who wears a bunny mask breaks into a home, while
three teenagers are watching a movie, and tries to kill them.
There is an End in Friend (Norway)
Sander Lea Eikaas
20 mins
Four years after being betrayed by his best and only friend, Sebastian, a
vengeful Vegar attends their ten-year elementary school reunion to show his
previous classmates what kind of a "friend" Sebastian was in high school.
As We Forgive (Norway)
Henrik Peder Govertsen
15 mins
The young idealist Gustav has his faith in both himself and his ideals put to the
test after a traumatic experience.
Radical Neighbouring (Sweden)
Mattias Olsson
18 mins
Citroen (Netherlands)
Bastiaan Rook
19 mins
A community at the coast of the Netherlands have everything they would wish
for. Jonah tries to escape his role as cult leader, no matter what.
The Ghost Feel Hour (Finland)
Eero Tammi
11 mins
An introspective documentary that connects the cinema space, ticket blowups,
and the ritual of watching with memories and dreams.
JUMP! (Poland)
Michał Cysewski
20 mins
Magda, a young and shy equestrian athlete, can no longer continue her passion.
With the help of her mom and younger sister, she takes her first steps in a new
sport: hobbyhorsing. Magda starts creating plush horses and learns how to ride
them. The Polish Championships create an opportunity to check how she will feel
in a new competition.
Visitation (Germany)
Christian Skibinski
12 mins
The past catches up with Felix, in the form of his old buddy Olaf. Mob-leader Ivan
wants his cocaine back, and Felix has to fight for his new domestic life, and to
escape his crime background.
BUSHIDO. The choice. (Poland)
Marcin Tomaszewski
30 mins
The film is based on symbols of Japanese and Buddhist culture. The protagonist
is a nameless middle-aged professional mountaineer who, despite achieving
success in climbing, is still looking for a development path. He embarks on
another expedition into the snowy and inaccessible mountains of Alaska.
A spiritual journey begins, in which he is discreetly accompanied by an undefined
entity. Will he eventually find what he has been looking for?
Burnout (Australia)
Ethan Phoenix
8 mins
A man fears he is becoming his father. As reality distorts and faces blur, his
paranoia drives him to the extreme. But the more he resists, the more he loses
himself. Witness the Burnout.
Departures (Hong Kong)
Gordon (Hei Yuen) Chan
19 mins
Two biracial Chinese students walk home together for the last time as they
navigate questions of language, identity, and the uncertain shape of their future.
The Kluane Compositions (Canada)
Matthew Lien, Diyet van Lieshout
13 mins
The Kluane (kloo-AH-nee) Compositions is an epic music film featuring original
music by award-winning musicians Diyet and Matthew Lien, and a grand piano
airlifted into the ice-fields, glaciers and front ranges of Canada's Kluane National
Park in the Yukon Territory. The film celebrates wilderness, Indigenous culture,
and 2025 as the International Year of the Glacier through stunning
cinematography and a haunting and powerful soundtrack.