Competiție scurtmetraj internațional 1

400 CASSETTES

Thelyia Petraki

Greece, 2024 — 14 min

With: Panayiota Yiagli, Ellιε Galousi

After a lesson about cosmic archaeologists and a water-fight in the schoolyard, Elly steals Faye’s soul and Faye gives Elly a rare birthday present. But then when the night falls, under a sky full of stars a song from the past will remind the girls that nothing really lasts forever.

JAMES

Andres Rodríguez

Guatemala, Mexico, 2024 — 20 min

Wirh: James Maldonado, Jose Poz, Erick Maldonado

The loneliness of the city feels immense for an indigenous teen like James, who is fighting for his happiness, innocence, and above all, to not feel abandoned in the urban vastness. Only now James is beginning to realize that building his own path means destroying those of others.

HIPPOPOTAMI

Lin Jianjie (JJ)

China, Hong Kong, 2025 — 13 min

With: Zhang Zhiyong, Wang Zixi,, Xu Ge Wang Zhenhua

In the suburb of a northern Chinese city undergoing urbanization, a quirky girl who wants to see animals in the zoo is taken for a ride which will forever change her perspective on life.

WASSUPKAYLEE

Pepi Ginsberg

France, USA, 2025 — 18 min

With: Devin Freeman France, Taj Cross, Annie Schwartz

Kaylee Hord, a 17-year-old prank video influencer, is the newest member of a popular TikTok content house where she struggles to fit in and pay the rent. But when a new and intense friendship offers the chance of viral fame, Kaylee learns how far she'll go to belong.

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