Loynes by Dorian Jespers | BEL, FRA, MKD, GBR | 25’

A Kafkaesque courtroom drama set in 19th-century Liverpool, recounting the trial of a corpse with neither name nor past. Dozens have gathered for the absurd ceremony — and perhaps to deliver justice.

Spermatheca by Silje Baer | NOR | 19’

The workers at the Spermatheca are struggling with their motivation, and when Pontius makes an unusual discovery, everyday life at the station begins to shift. All the while, department head Morten is daydreaming about far away.

I walked through the wall by Pablo Larcuen | ESP | 8’

A wife and mother who feels trapped in a life of service to her family, accidentally discovers the power to walk through walls.

BOA by Alexandre Dostie | CAN, FRA | 25’

Zosimus, the patriarch, is about to die, and Leonidas, the youngest monk in his community, sees it as an omen of their grim fate. Deeply shaken and forced to venture into the city, Leonidas discovers a brotherhood of an entirely different order than his own: the bodybuilders of the Boa Gym. Convinced that he is destined to save his congregation from their own weakness, Leonidas rediscovers the power of his physical body and begins a radical transformation.

Paper Life by An Chu | TWN | 14’

Young Taiwanese worker Lin spends his days crafting intricate paper houses for funeral offerings. When his boss arranges a blind date for him, he begins to envision his future through the burning paper houses.