Third Wheel (Switzerland) by Kevin Haefelin

Samurai comedy about a three-way relationship with a ghost set in Edo Japan.

Edo Period. Following his abrupt death, Gohei, a master carpenter, returns as a ghost to make peace with his wife, Sachi but finds out he is invisible. He must rely on Sakichi, his once-neglected apprentice gifted with psychic abilities.

Running time: 00:04:00

The Heart of Texas (United States) by Gregory JM Kasunich

Janie May, an aspiring country singer stuck in the paycheck-to-paycheck grind, gets big news that she’s a radio contest finalist while finishing her overnight shift at a local diner in Waco, TX. She must race to the station to sing for hometown country music hero Harlan Thompson in hopes of winning the opening act spot on his upcoming tour. In a chaotic dash to the studio, she collides her car into Jesús, an undocumented worker who refuses medical care or police assistance out of fear of being discovered and deported. The two engage in a struggle, each in pursuit of their own American dreams. In the end, they do the only thing they know how to do: fend for themselves.

Running time: 00:14:45

Frogs (Turkey) by Vehbi Bozdağ

One morning, a girl, who lives with her mother in a small-town, notices that the rubble is being removed from the field outside her window. This realization prompts her to reassess her life and the environment she lives in, as she spends most of her time in her room.

Running time: 00:13:26

The Core (Romania) by Robert Obert

This short animated film illustrates a common consciousness from which materialized instances of feminine and masculine emerge, only to morph again into a single core. It is a metaphor of a love connection between two partners, fueled from the same source, but also for the power of creation that consciousness holds. This  also collects and shows sections of each partner’s transformation process, revealing and underlining that everything begins and ends from and into a single point, it shows the nucleus of narratives from each individual,  their symbiosis and eventually their exit. The author considers this animation a meta frame where we can be spectators to a process of creation and emotion.

Running time: 00:01:11

A Mother Goes To The Beach (Portugal) by Pedro Hasrouny

Teresa, a single mother spends a day at the beach with her six-year-old son, Benji and her sister Marga, who is back to Portugal for a summer vacation. The day becomes very stressful with her sister’s constant speech about her son’s achievements and her criticisms towards Benji.

Running time: 00:15:31

You Can't Find Love (United States, United States) by Tom Bessoir

After attending The Nova Convention in New York City in 1978, I was inspired by Brion Gysin to write permutation poems.

This experimental film is based on a permutation poem I wrote in 1979. It explores selective viewing by overloading the brain with different presentations of the same poem.

Running time: 00:02:00

First Night (United States) by Haneol Lee

A newly immigrated Korean father goes into a deli trying to order food for his family– only with the help of a dictionary.

Running time: 00:11:43

Latchkey Kids (Norway) by Sindre Mangen Haram

When twelve-year-old Erik is forced to choose which parent should have to move out during an ugly divorce, he struggles in the aftermath of his decision and how it ends up altering his relationships not only with his parents, but his two younger brothers as well.

Running time: 00:21:16