Directed by Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Sprout Japan (Japan)
Category: Films in Competition
Anacronte
What on a first instance appears to be a conflict between good and evil, is just a struggle within every single one of us. The options are clear: to cope with evil and to continue fighting for our dreams, scarred. …
Dosed
A modern-day Greek tragedy surrounding the topic of opioid addiction. One young man (reeling from a recent stint at rehab) returns home as he copes with the loss of a best friend who has recently overdosed. He heads to a …
Pool
Dumped by his true love in the post #metoo era, newly single thirty-something Ben Siegel looks to make sense of a world where technology and misplaced values have rendered the nature of dating and friendship absurd. Directed by Ben Majest …
Thlípsi
A man who is paranoid and deluded by his own conspiracies that someone out there is after him must come to terms with the root of his suffering. Directed by Fritz Frauendorf (USA)
365
Three estranged friends wake up in an odd location with no memory from the previous night and no idea how they got there. As they explore their surroundings looking for a way out, they are haunted by a mistake from …
Inside
An arthouse non-dialogue piece on the contrast between dying love and new love. A 17-year-old girl has to make a decision whether to leave her family forever and follow her newly found love or to stay and live through the …
Sheut
“In Ancient Egypt, Sheut was the shadow. One could not be without a shadow, and a shadow could not be without a body.” Luis is a sailor currently living and working on a cargo ship. A disturbing dream will lead …
Invaders
Olivia is an idealistic school teacher in a relationship with a lawyer who suspects she’s being unfaithful. The truth is, a night a week, Olivia transforms into her alter ego, Prince Of Persia, the local leading player the game, Invaders, …
