programme

Fire at the Lake (Le feu au lac), Pierre Menahem, France, 2022, 15', eng sub
 
Felix comes down from the pastures where he’s guarding his cows and finds his old mother lying unconscious on her bed. Shaken, he runs off. He drives a few miles in the valley to the house of a young man who just contacted him on a dating app.
 
 
Honeymoon, Alkis Papastatopulos, Greece/France/Cyprus, 2023, 24', eng suub
 
After a traumatising event involving the cops, Fay is leaving Greece for good. Sandra accompanies her to the bus station, taking this time as a chance to say goodbye. As they are travelling by bus across the country, a transphobic attack by two co-passengers leaves them stranded on a highway in the middle of nowhere.
 
Kiss Me (Embrasse-moi), Hristo Todorov, France, 2024, 12', eng sub
 
A young guy, named Alex, and Philippe, a charming man in his fifties, have a date. It is supposed to be just a quick sex affair, but things will turn out unexpectedly....
 
On Sundays (Os finais de Domingos), Olavo Junior, Brazil, 2023, 8' eng sub
 
Domingos, an elderly man with fragile health, follows his solitary routine on a Sunday afternoon until he receives a visit from a love from the past.
 
 
Pietra, Cynthia Levitan, Spain, 2024, 15', eng sub
 
In daydreaming about unlikely relationships, the flower – as delicate as it is revolutionary – represents an act of love amidst the suffocation and embrace of a classic Portuguese neighborhood.
 
Split Ends, Hannah Koselj Marušič, Slovenia, 2024, 15', eng sub
 
Špela (26), who has undergone chemotherapy due to lymphatic cancer, and her friend Hannah (26) are casually socializing in Špela's college dormitory room. Through their conversation, we become aware of our own fragility and insecurities, even when it comes to the most mundane matters, such as visual appearance.
 
After the film, a discussion with director Hannah Koselj Marušič.