For Aki, Elia, and Youssef

Helsinki

A boy living in an abandoned cinema meets a young girl. As their friendship develops, the boy entertains the other cinema residents with stories and shadow puppets.

Felix, a 16-year-old boy, receives a diagnosis of an incurable disease and sees his life turned into uncharted territory. Unable to accept this new reality, he goes through the stages of grief denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally, a delicate beginning of acceptance. Amidst the emotional chaos, Felix finds an unexpected refuge in filmmaking. Films begin to offer not only comfort, but a new way of seeing the world and himself. It is then that his passion is born: telling stories. Driven by the need to give meaning to his life, he decides to transform his journey into art and begins to write and direct a film about his own life.

Amanhã você vai embora

Facing his final days and driven by one last wish, a cinephile clings to cinema, where passion turns dangerous and madness slowly finds its throne.

Marcus Enitan, is a sleepwalking screenwriter struggling to find his footing in the chaotic world of filmmaking. Battling a strained relationship with unsupportive parents, Marcus's life takes a surreal turn, leading him into a series of bizarre and absurd situations. Faced with the inexplicable, he embarks on an epic journey, both within his dreams and reality, to unravel the mysteries of his existence.

Fuga de Kairós

O que corre em nós

A five-minute film, composed exclusively of stills, music, and spoken words from other films

Lux

Two young men from the outskirts of Rome, Marcello and Nino, destroy the neighborhood boss’s bar and are forced to flee. As they run, Marcello hides on a film set in Cinecittà, where he has an encounter that will change his life.

200

Two assassins are assigned to kill the son of a reputed producer. Guns and Betrayal survive the Rivalry.

Quando Eu Conheci o Cinema

Following the mysterious death of a friend, a teenage boy descends into a fractured nightmare built by the enigmatic businessman Richard Eagleton and his own subconscious.

Lola

Semente

Projections Imaginaire

After dying in a sudden accident, Darlene wakes in a liminal cinema, where she meets another lost soul. As the two form a connection, they begin to realise their fates are more deeply intertwined than they ever imagined.

VEKA