An alien student enrolled in an exchange program comes to Earth to experience a real life human school. However, upon arrival they are quick to be othered by the terrible, horrifying beasts known as middle schoolers. An unsuccessful attempt at fitting in later, they are approached by a lone boy that knows exactly how it feels to fall outside of the norm.
What does homesickness taste like? In her found footage self-portrait, Jisu Kim outlines her search for the origin of sadness. No diagnosis strengthens the patient; rather, it is the question that does so: What helps when the diagnosis will never bring a cure?
When religious-patriarchal dogmas take precedence over women's right to self-determination: the documentary takes a critical look at the consequences of a merger between two hospitals in Flensburg.
A father leaves his young daughter behind in pursuit of his "dream," and she grows up alone amidst adversity. After years of separation, an unexpected reunion forces her to confront the all-too-familiar stranger that is her father.
In Between the Waves Charlotte Ming examines the narratives of German colonial rule in her hometown Qingdao, reaching into personal and historical recollections, interwoven with her own migration experience in Berlin.
On April 6, 2025, Samanta Petakova finished her 300th marathon in Krakow, Poland. This medal earned the marathon runner the title of Latvian record holder, but the road to the record was not strewn with roses. Samanta's mother left her when she was six years old, and her father passed away two years ago. The marathon runner's life has been full of trials and tribulations, but at the same time, she is proof that a person who is seen at the top of the mountain did not fall there. Samanta's story confirms that challenges in life are not a stamp in your passport. This story is about big goals, high stakes, determination, perseverance, and the fulfillment of seemingly impossible dreams. It will inspire anyone who is faced with a choice—to do or not to do. It is a reminder to everyone that with faith in yourself, you can do great things.
Nora is a young woman like no other — and she’s hiding an unusual secret. When Eddie, her crush, is about to uncover it, everything spirals out of control…
Filmmaker Sarah Vanagt shoots with a small camera as she wanders through Brussels, where she encounters Polish, Iranian, Brazilian, Belgian, and Moroccan construction laborers, busy at work. At her request, they write notes addressed to future generations, and then hide them—beneath paving stones, inside pipes, or behind walls. Sometimes it’s a wish or reflection; sometimes simply a greeting from the present. One reads: “When you find this, I hope the world is a better place.”
“My family was shocked when they found out that I'm driving,” says Eva, a Kenyan woman, as she sits behind the wheel of a truck, heavily pregnant. She botched up her school years and was the only one in her family not to graduate. Pretty foolish, she admits in hindsight, but now she is glad to have chosen a profession she can be proud of. She sees more of the world than her brothers and sisters do.
A young student undergoing trauma therapy recounts how she was raped by someone she trusted. The camera focuses on the therapist’s face, and we never see the anonymous speaker. The Sessions unfolds almost entirely in this space, where the young woman speaks openly about the impact of the rape. Outside the therapy room she doesn’t dare speak to anyone else about it—only her boyfriend knows what happened.
One in ten people hear voices. In this film, we meet five people living with this phenomenon. One person hears a single voice, another hears 19. One voice wants to protect, another wants to kill.
Behind you lies the sea; before you stands the enemy. This is the reality for the people of Gaza—and for Palestinian journalist Sami, who records it all with his 360° camera in the VR documentary Under the Same Sky. Driving along the Mediterranean coast in a press vehicle, he documents the war in the Gaza Strip. On one side are peaceful waters; on the other, heart-wrenching ruins.
A pulsating combination of powerful contemporary dance and exhilarating music, with water as the unifying element. Multiple dancers perform a shared choreography—brought together through the editing—across various locations in Zimbabwe, from dense forests and open plains to urban settings and pristine natural landscapes.
Fascinated by the mysteries of quantum mechanics, director Anne Jeppesen reflects on their implications for everyday life. For if the state of particles is only certain when observed, what does that mean for the adjacent room? Jeppesen imagines clouds of particles that are “shaking, glitching, tinkling, dancing, jumping” until she looks at them: “When I observe [...], reality changes from clouds of possibility to fact.”
Take a sip of a mystical beverage and plunge into a digital rabbit hole. This VR musical takes you on a journey where traditional Peruvian rituals merge with the virtual world. As the magical elixir begins to take effect, your surroundings gradually dissolve—a tepee transforms into a huaca (a place of worship dedicated to the gods of Andean culture), and then turns into sacred ancestral sites.
Justine is in her room, in her bed. Her alarm goes off and it takes a long time for her to turn the sound off. She goes back to sleep. The film takes place in Justine’s bedroom. The camera almost never leaves these four walls. And neither does she.
A candid film debut in which Jeroen Kooijmans uses home videos to trace his long struggle with depression, including a psychotic episode in New York in the wake of 9/11.
In Brussels, tucked away among tall row houses in the municipality of Evere, a multireligious cemetery is open to all. It is run by an intermunicipal association that recognizes and respects a wide range of funeral rites, and is the only cemetery in Belgium that accommodates all religions on equal terms.