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Films in Competition

The Hebron Protocol

Deep within the Israeli occupied West Bank is the city of Hebron. Although rich with cultural and religious history, today’s Hebron has become representative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Segregated living, intense security, and violent clashes have created an eerie, restless environment that is always on edge. Welcome to Hebron.
Directed by Jared Leong (USA)

Films in Competition

Voiceless

Mia(7) suffers from traumatic mutism, a condition in which kids who have experienced trauma suddenly stop talking in all situations. Mia’s condition makes her an easy target for bullying in school. As a consequence, she decides to skip school and wander about. That is when she accidentally becomes the only witness of a murder. Now, she has to confront her worst fears and find her own voice in order to deliver justice. 
Directed by Natalia Montecinos and Cristian Costa (USA)

Films in Competition

The Boxcar Adults

When four children in their late twenties don’t want to return to their real lives after Burning Man, they take up residence in an abandoned boxcar. How hard can it possibly be?
Directed by Julie Pearson (USA)

Films in Competition

Ryoko’s Qubit Summer

Quantum butterflies with Qubit wings, The same technology was used to create Kanuma, an experimental world of Artificial Intelligence inside a quantum computer. 
Then one day, AIs began using words unknown to man. Scientists saw this as a threat and decided to “delete” Kanuma.
Directed by Yuichi Kondo (Japan)