Go Outside and Hug a Tree de Irina Alexiu | ROU | 14’

When a rising musician loses her inspiration in a hyper-competitive indie scene, she embarks on an eerie, fever-dream quest that leads her to a bizarre dilemma: reclaim her creativity by performing a sacrifice.

Irina Alexiu is a Romanian‑British director whose work has appeared on NOWNESS, Director’s Library, Dazed and The Guardian. After eight years in London, where she studied film directing at Goldsmiths, she returned home to make films she cares about, blending drama and comedy with a surreal edge.