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Strange teen spirit | Frank Ternier | FRA | 16’
Anton observes. Alone. A phosphorescent glow flickers through the streets. Anton sees a bee dying, then another. No one sees a thing, not even Kata, over there on the roof. Kata and his gang are running, laughing, spray-painting. Anton watches them, especially her. He dreams of joining them.
The School Uniform | Martin Z | CHN | 14’
In a southern Chinese city, an unusually quiet eight-year-old boy receives a girls’ school uniform by mistake from his teacher.
Echoes Beneath The Hill | Aime Octave | BEL | 17’
Set in 1994 Rwanda, days before the start of the genocide against the minority Tutsi. Jeanne, 10, a daredevil girl, is searching for her pet goat while her parents worry about the days to come.
On her quest to get her goat back, she is exposed to new realities of ethnic discrimination from her interactions with adults, causing doubt with her best friend, and the world as she knew it.
28 | Erica Chung Yee Kwok | DEU, HKG | 28’
Berlin, known for its freedom and inclusiveness of diverse subcultures, is a safe haven for many displaced people. But urban life may not provide the best living conditions. Idealistic traveller Moon struggles to find accommodation in Berlin but receives a helping hand from Anna, who is also a Hong Konger anxious about her unstable life. They temporarily stay at the 15-person co-living facility named Hausprojekt ‘K28’. However, this group of migrants—some have experienced social unrest back home and others just want to experience life in a foreign country—are facing eviction. Two women with very different personalities share what they have and face the hardships of life together.
The Berlin-based director uses her perspective as an Asian woman to explore the clash between humanism and gentrification. Featuring Golden Horse nominee Elizabeth TANG and artist Sammi MAK in leading roles, the film deromanticises the situation of Hong Kongers living in a foreign land.
Houston, We Have a Crush | Omer Ben‑Shachar | USA | 10’
After finding a phone accidentally left behind by an astronaut, a lonely alien develops an all-consuming crush that tests his hold on reality.
Challenges of a solitary mind | Astrid Rothaug | AUT | 3’
One‑Way Cycle | Alicia Núñez Puerto | PRT, ESP | 11’
Adela was born in Spain in 1910. After years of washing clothes and living with strong ovary pain, Adela decided to emigrate to Cuba following her sister. Painful menstruation can be a heavy burden, but also be the driving force behind a life change.
