Leanne gradually falls into a dependence on virtual reality. These dreamlike worlds, infinite in beauty, give her a euphoria she can no longer find in real life. Until one experience shakes her deeply: the line between reality and the artificial blurs, and her grip on the real world begins to falter.

Pitico: Hermes Ayres Azevedo (1881-1959) - Local Historian

Maja is searching for traces of her past. As a small child, she and her mother, a street clown, took each day as it came, not knowing where they’d be spending the night. By chance their journey took them to a village on the Italian coast. A life as if carried on wings, yet one with no roots, as Marie could not provide them. It was only when living with her grandfather that Maja was able to have something resembling a home.

FŪR NOCTIŬM

Chris Härenstam and Glenn Strömberg talk about powerful experiences from this year’s World Cup, the atmosphere at the Azteca Stadium, and memories from their work as commentators.

In a therapy session, secrets emerge, turning the encounter between Ágatha and her psychiatrist into a dangerous psychological game.

A lonely Muay Thai instructor (Mark Bale) seeks self-confidence through an online life-coaching app, gradually surrendering control to an unseen mentor.

Lluc, a former academic with strong cultural ties, and Olli, a man who drifted from Finland to the streets of Barcelona, meet while seeking shelter in the same stairwell. Their beginnings are modest, but gradually a connection develops between them, based not on pity but on shared humanity.

A casual game of Jenga between Rigsy and Dearden becomes the battleground for a simmering argument neither of them can keep stacked.

In a future ruled by algorithms, Sam (22), a young architect, undergoes a job interview with a strict AI interviewer. A series of failed interviews leaves him trapped within algorithmic standards that grow increasingly absurd and inhuman. In his efforts to adapt to the system, Sam is forced to change his way of thinking and suppress his humanity, until he gradually loses his sense of self.

In Lower Canada, around 1850, sisters Augustine and Josephine Wilson suffer from a rare genetic disease that sets them apart from other women. They are secluded by their father, who is suffering from tuberculosis. After his death, they must confront a village dominated by religious superstition and fear of the devil. Hunted and perceived as she-wolves, they become the embodiment of rejection and emancipation, until a mysterious destiny leads them to their liberation.

Pontos de Força

Gee, a writer trapped in a cycle of anxiety, depression, and stalled ambition, joins a clinical trial at Glass Solutions, where an experimental drug called BriteNol promises a way out. When she takes the pill, her body undergoes a violent transformation, expelling a thick, black substance that leaves her feeling lighter than she has in years. For the first time, Gee feels the joy, clarity, and freedom she’s been chasing, but as her sense of self slowly begins to fracture, she is forced to confront the terrifying possibility that the reflection in the mirror isn’t her at all.

Ramu returns to his hometown to sell a piece of land he owns and falls in love with a young woman only to find out that her parents want him dead.

During a fraternity initiation, a young pledge is forced to endure a series of increasingly disturbing challenges. As tensions rise and the rituals grow more extreme, he begins to question how far he is willing to go to earn his place.

Caught between a rock and a hard man, long-time loser Dante finds himself embroiled in a gruelling endurance contest in order to pay back a debt. As time runs out, he must decide whether to keep running or face his problems head on.

A simple phone call between two friends.

A film student is reluctant to take on the task of creating storyboards after having been pressured into it by his director's friend.