Adrián Silvestre
Spain
2022
Spanish
Coming Of Age Drama LGBTQ
Raphi, from France, fantasizes about romances with princes, and about starting a traditional family. But in reality, things aren't like that. She works in a call centre in Barcelona, struggles with at times embarrassing dates, and is diagnosed by her therapist as having gender dysphoria. During this confusing yet valuable period, we follow this trans woman as she makes her transition, as well as her everyday life. She talks candidly with colleagues, queer friends, and the men she meets through apps. In spite of all the advice she receives, it turns out that it is mostly time and experience that will help her embrace her place in this world.
Nazli Elif Durlu
Germany Turkey
2021
Turkish
Drama Family
Zuhal is an upper middle class woman with a nice job and a nice house in Istanbul, and a long-term relationship. Her ordinary life, spent with daily troubles, business rushes and phone calls with her boyfriend on a trip, changes when she hears a cat meowing one night. Because of this meow, which she believes is coming from a flat, she is forced to communicate with her neighbours, whom she deliberately avoids. However, she cannot convince anyone of the existence of this voice. In her debut, after three awardwinning short films, Nazlı Elif Durlu tells the story of a strong female protagonist, with dark humour and lively characters.
Cagil Bocut
Turkey
2021
Turkish
Drama Family
Just before her final exams, 19 years old Defne, has to return to her hometown after her father’s stroke. His rehabilitation sessions will give the pair a chance to heal their fragile relationship. Slowly drawn into a family drama in this beautiful Mediterranean town, she witnesses her aunt’s suicide by unprescribed pills she has provided. After the suicide, a jurisdiction process starts about the pills. Her decision causes a series of problems where the house caregiver Mari becomes the victim. Buried under her guilty conscience, she slowly finds herself losing her innocence and questioning her own notion of justice.
Irma Pužauskaitė
Lithuania
2022
Lithuanian
Drama Family
Linas is slowly recovering from a long addiction. Eve, his teenage daughter who just moved in with him, hides her teenage angst with a growing passion for music. Her best friend Maya is looking for her first big love story. When the relationship between these three lost souls turns too intimate, traditional roles get mixed up and each of them has to face the very issues they have buried for too long.
Łukasz Ronduda
Łukasz Gutt
Poland
2021
Polish
Coming Of Age Drama LGBTQ
Daniel is a young artist torn between his small village community, urban art galleries, Catholic church and gay identity. When his lesbian friend commits suicide after suffering from homophobic heckling, Daniel's life mission becomes to redeem his community with an ultimate work of art - as well as not to lose Olek, a local man he loves despite him not being able to embrace his sexuality.
Peter Brunner
Austria
2021
German
Drama Horror
Inspired by the true story of an exorcism. Johannes, a man with the heart of a child, lives secluded in an Alpine hut with his mother. Daily life is governed by prayer and rituals. But suddenly, modernity intrudes into their world of nature and divine worship. A tourist development threatens to poison their paradise and awaken the devil.