NEXXT #1

25th June 

7:30 pm 

Casino Espinho

Madeline’s House | Eliska Dvorackova | GBR | 3'

A little girl, Madeline, takes us on a tour of her beloved childhood home. The more rooms we explore, she slowly remembers the strange and disturbing events that led to her death.


The Sea in Between | Lun Sevnik | SVN | 15'

While helping his father with the family business, a disgruntled teenage boy is stuck on a small boat with an older tourist. As the boy anxiously waits for his father to return with the daily catch, the tourist starts making lewd suggestions.


Warsawa, Holandia | Ming-Wei Chiang | POL | 18'

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Bałuty district in Łódź, a young man gets lost in the grind of part-time jobs and masks his true self. Harsh words and rough streets fill his days until one person makes him realize there’s something more. Together they roam the city on the scooter, sharing meals and moments before it’s time to say goodbye.


A Rapariga Projectada | Francisco Noronha | PRT | 28'

Teresa is a surfer who lives a fullfilling love life until the day when using an app that allows surfers to analyze the state of the sea in real time, she realizes that something strange is happening on the beach. Intrigued by what she sees in the images, Teresa is faced with a decision that has been on hold for too long. At the same time, she realizes how she might not accept for others what she claims for herself... "It's harder to be true to one's own nature... than to fight it" (La Collectionneuse, Eric Rohmer, 1967). IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the different color settings of each computer and monitor, the screening may differ from film's original color. Please take this in consideration while watching the film. Thank you


Bye Bye Bowser | Jasmin Baumgartner | AUT | 20'

Punksinger Luna rebels against the indifference of her artsy friends by writing a song about Laugo, the construction worker from across the street. The collision of the worlds of affluent neglect and everyday work leads to a dramatic downfall.


Suruaika | Vlad Ilicevici, Radu C Pop | ROM | 9'

Kipu is a luxury chauffeur in a dark city, where the streets are full of cars and black cats. After accidentally running over the entire family of a little cat called Suruaika, Kipu adopts her and does all he can to keep her safe. As Kipu’s love for Suruaika grows, so does her body, and the streets become more and more crowded with black cats, new victims of countless little tragedies.