SECOND CHANCE / Marija Dzidzeva / 2019 / N.Macedonia / 76′ / feature
Second Chance interweaves three stories of three women living in the same apartment complex, creating a kaleidoscopic observation of the unique experience of being a mother and the self-sacrifice involved in bringing life into this world. Each one of these women is trying to find meaning in her existence during the absurd and meaningless times on the verge of civil war in Macedonia. Each of them faces their own demons while trying to preserve their humanity.
PURSUIT OF LUCK / Marija Dzidzeva / 2013 / N. Macedonia / 65′ / documentary
Eight single men, full of hope, departed on a long journey to Moscow to pursue the luck. How strong is their faith that the salvation could be in a woman? And what could a woman do for love? The Pursuit of Luck is a documentary film consisting of 3 stories (Hope, Faith and Love) in which the destinies of the main protagonists intertwine in their efforts to find happiness.
KAVAL / Sasha Stanishik / 2020 / N.Macedonia /10′ / short
In a small mountain village, every summer the grandchild comes to his grandparents, where his days are immersed in the scent of the summer. His grandfather is playing kaval. The boy meets the kaval and the magic of its sound. What’s hidden in this long pipe? Is the music inside? So he looks through the kaval toward the sky and feels the freedom and the joy of life. Unknowingly, he carries this moment within even when he grows up and gets alienated in the everyday life routines. Slowly the tiredness from the city reminds him of the forgotten…
THE RETURN Kastriot Abdyli / 2018 / N.Macedonia / 81′ / feature
A young Albanian immigrant and his French fiance decide to pay a surprise visit to his native village. Their surprise turns sour when his family learns the true reasons behind their son’s return.
FLUFFY TALES / Alison Kuhn/ 2021 / Germany / 15’ / short
A model is hired for an advertising campaign for a new brand of dog food. Her animal buddy doesn’t behave at the photo shoot, and the photographer decides to have her take her role. Without realizing it, she finds herself on all fours staring at the relentless light of the flash.
MAKE HER DANCE / Carolina Cruz / 2021 / Germany / 3’14” / short
Make Her Dance is a project that breaks taboos with stories about female pleasure. Its aim is to encourage teenage audiences to feel comfortable with their bodies and demystify self-pleasure.
CASTING / Katarzyna Iskra / 2017 / Poland / 20′ /short
A young, Polish woman is forced to choose between her family and her career as an actress.
THE MOTHER / Lukasz Ostalski / 2013 / Poland / 30′ / short
Malgorzata, an important politician is going to her home at the lake. Her son, a drug addict, needs her help. Malgorzata is asking her daughter for her support. At home they find Malgorzata’s semiconscious son and a massacred body of a young girl. In the face of the tragedy, their relationship gets complicated, disclosing their hidden grudges. The mother has to make the most difficult decision in her life.
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN / Natalia Durszewicz / 2020 / Poland/ 5′ / short
Story about woman who exists as an incomplete form of herself. She goes unknowingly through various emotional states and stages of life. Suddenly, her real nature wakes up and forces her to fight for liberation. It is not known, however, whether she will win.
PUSSY / Renata Gąsiorowska / 2016 / Poland / 8′ / short
A young girl spends the evening alone at home. She decides to have some sweet solo pleasure session, but not everything goes according to plan.
SILENCE IS PRESCRIBED / Miquel Missé, Aitor Aguirre / 2021 / Spain / 18′ / short
“While growing up, Cristina and Lola were prescribed silence. They obeyed and remained silent for a long time, until today. The protagonists of this short docufiction film raise their voices to bring us closer to their stories of intersex life and share their reflections on bodies, identities, and desire. A liberating opportunity not only for them, but for all people.”
NAMELESS/ Arturo Artal Lozano, Juan Carrascal Ynigo / 2019 / Spain / 9’ / short
A quiet city enjoys a festival. Everything is perfect but for M. M is setting a goal. He looks for a prey. That prey is Z.
PANSY AND IVY / Kye Un-kyoung / 2000 / South Korea / 60′ / documentary
The story dealing with the lives and dreams of disabled sisters Su-jeong and Yun-jeong. Young women who want to love and marry. The film allows us to hear the voices of Su-jeong and Yun-jeong, not through anyone’s eyes, by following their daily lives.