Festival Calendar

Eid, a young man from Rahat, was sexually assaulted as a child and dreams of creating theater. When his parents arrange his marriage against his will, he fights for his freedom and dreams within Bedouin society.

Forty-year-old Cai has lost track of who she is and who she wants to be. During one of her daughter’s basketball matches, she accidently injures an elderly woman. This trivial event becomes a catalyst for a life spinning out of control, as past events resurface while she moves into an unknown future.

Writer Christine Angot goes on a book tour to Strasbourg, where her father lived before dying several years ago. Angot takes a camera and knocks on the doors of her family, demanding that they clarify their attitudes to her father’s crime that stretched over so many years.

One day, the ghost of José de los Santos's son appears and tells him of his own impending death. José embarks on his final journey, entering the jungle to find a place to die. But the area is controlled by armed groups. He must dodge their bullets and violence to save his soul from purgatory.

Following his father's death, French-Iraqi journalist Feurat Alani reflects on his father's journey from Iraq to France. He revisits his own personal story as an immigrant son and the country’s current history.

The true story of Maria Leiko  ̶  a famous actress who late in her career must decide between fame and love for her grandchild, between her ideals or the lies of Stalin’s totalitarian regime.

The story of Yamin Masika, a director and social activist who led a cultural revolution through the production of music videos and low-budget films starring Mizrahi singers, which were a huge success among audiences.

Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men. A story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.

Zhong-Han works at the family restaurant by day but runs with a group of local gangsters by night. When the ownership of the restaurant changes hands, it sets off an unexpected chain reaction that forces Zhong-Han to witness and confront the corrupt power games of his country.