Films in Competition – Page 169

C.Y.A

CYA is a short, black comedy about Israeli teens trapped in a job no teenager should have.Three of the IDF’s

The girl who has always seen the consequences of making different decisions in her life awakened her self-awareness in a

A visceral exploration of perception and memory, Behind Closed Doors unpacks how a shared family trauma fractures into conflicting truths—and

A Black gay young man confronts the rejections of his past to understand the spell of low self-esteem that haunts

When Daniel clicks a sketchy email promising free roller derby tickets, he unleashes a self-aware computer virus that starts infecting

In suburban Shanghai, Xiaoqing ventures into the grey market to increase her income but fails, realizing its complexity. Back in

A small town waitress, Cherry, falls in love with Buddy, an ex con fresh out of prison. The two women

The dean of admissions at Austrian university makes a small selfish local choice with giant global impact. Directed by Joey

Exclusivity is extremely present in today’s society. “Drowning” shows how it applies to a teenage girl by allowing viewers to

In a post-apocalyptic world and Buddhist dystopia, “The Eyeire,” where human desires are prohibited and repressed, Synesthesia is the only