Hermit Island | Gábor Mariai | HUN | 17'

On her way back from a heroic mission, Cassi gets stranded on a mysterious island. She meets an eccentric hermit, and they set off to find her a new boat. The erratic depths of the island force Cassi to reevaluate her quest, while the hermit must face someone from his past.

Wishes from the Well | Alesja Suzdaltseva | EST | 17'

Wishes From The Well is a short film about a down and out man who needs coins for medicine. To get them, he heads off on a path of lies.

Quando eles são elas | Ricardo Rodrigues Bernardo | PRT | 29'

The Invictus bar, was founded by Roberto, a transformist with a career spanning more than 30 years, who goes by the name of Roberta Kinsky. Along with her, there are other artists who display their art, their artistic process and the atmosphere of the bar.

Schallner | Jon Grandpierre | DEU | 7'

All great personalities need a personal servant. Especially as a double bass player, it is not only for practical reasons that a carrier of the unwieldy instrument is needed – real greats have their basses carried. What begins as a normal evening in a Cologne jazz bar becomes in the moist warmth of the pub’s toilet, the decisive night in the life of a man who is not yet able to anticipate his fortune: He shall become the personal bass carrier of the great Schallner – “Schallner has chosen me.”

Growing pains | Mikkel Kruse | DNK | 32'

For a day we follow a group of children in a kindergarten through their ever-changing and eventful reality. It’s a world of overwhelming impressions and fledgling group dynamics, where the next big drama seems like it could strike at any moment. Suddenly the children’s free play is obstructed by a series of tests, which become an encounter with the reality that soon awaits them. Growing Pains is a documentary comedy about the performance and test culture flowing through the societal institutions of Europe and Denmark. It gives a unique insight into a secret world that we rarely get access to.

Carrotica | Daniel Sterlin-Altman | DEU | 13'

A mother and son navigate their lust and loneliness in the queerest of ways.