Best Friends with the Devil by Hugo de Sousa | PRT, USA | 9’

Lola searches for her missing best friend with the help of a stranger who may know more than he’s letting on.

Elisa by Ana Gennerich | PRT | 14’

In a world where dreams intertwine with television fame, a young actress faces deep alienation and the loss of her identity when her iconic character begins to blur the boundaries of her own existence. As the lines fade and mirrors reflect an unfamiliar face, she experiences a growing disconnection from herself and the fruit of her work. As fans and colleagues mistake her for her fictional alter ego, stripping her of her individuality, she enters an inner struggle to reclaim her essence, challenging the limits between fiction and the reality of her own existence, and fighting to regain control of her destiny before disappearing completely under the shadow of her character.

Consolatio by Pedro M. Afonso | PRT | 15’

An ascetic nurse working in palliative care tries to overcome her fear of death and loneliness while her mother fights for her life after a sudden illness.

Inheritance by Mischa Andreski | PRT, GBR | 14’

Alice leaves London, where she has always lived, and embarks on a journey to her origins, heading to the north of Portugal to discover the heritage left by her mother. But the land is not the only thing that Alice has inherited.

Couto by Flavio Ferreira | PRT | 15’

Bia, a Census worker, sets out on a relentless quest to find the last inhabitant of a remote village, in the hope of preventing it from becoming a mere statistical value, sunk into oblivion.