Opening Ceremony
- 24/04/2025 – 19:00 – 21:00 – Flagey
Allégorie citadine (An urban allegory)
Alice Rohrwacher, JR
Pays France
Genre Fiction
2024 - 21'00" - Couleur
In the Allegory of the Cave, Plato ponders: what would happen if one of the prisoners managed to free themselves from their chains and escape from the cave? What if that prisoner were Jay, a little
7-year-old boy?
I died in Irpin
Anastasia Falileieva
Pays Czech Republic, Ukraine
Genre Animation, Documentary
2024 - 11'22" - Noir et Blanc
On February 24th in the morning my boyfriend and I decided to go from Kyiv to Irpin to see his parents. It is hard for me to recall the chronology of those days, my mind blocks and minimizes all the memories, erases them, but the only thing I know for sure is that every day everything rapidly became worse.
AN ORANGE FROM JAFFA
Mohammed Almughanni
Pays France, Poland
Genre Fiction
2023 - 28'00" - Couleur
Mohammed, a young Palestinian, embarks on a tense journey to cross an Israeli checkpoint with a temporary Polish residence card. After being turned down by other drivers, Farouk, a well-meaning taxi driver, offers him a ride. However, they soon encounter severe trouble when Israeli soldiers discover Mohammed’s previous failed attempt to cross. The film powerfully captures the oppressive reality of life under occupation and the personal costs involved.
Cuando crece la hierba (When grass grows)
María Monreal
Pays Spain
Genre Fiction
2022 - 03'00" - Couleur
Children are curious, and Maria and Paula are no exception. The two friends are at an age when we ask ourselves questions. About life, about puberty... Because it's not easy to grow up, let alone understand…
A madár gyermekei (Children Of The Birds)
Júlia Tudisco
Pays Hungary
Genre Animation
2024 - 11'25" - Couleur
A fictional mythological story that playfully explores the symbiotic balance between creation and destruction, as two divine children shape and discover the world together.