Country: Belgium

12A

Objet d’énigme

UK Premiere

Objet d’énigme

Keys, doors, masks, rooms—objects spinning endlessly, fragments of a dream or clues to an unsolvable mystery. Their repetition hints at a hidden logic, yet the clearer the images become, the deeper the mystery grows. Behind each door lies emptiness; forms...
UK Premiere
Chiara Caterina
2026
18 mins
12A

Sisters’ Swim

UK Premiere

Sisters’ Swim

Every year, Rose and Lina, two sisters who aren't particularly close, have to make the trip to Ostend in Belgium for the traditional New Year's Day swim imposed by their mother. Problem: she is no longer there... she's dead. Between...
UK Premiere
Lola Degove
2026
15 mins
15+

Borges and Me

World Premiere

Borges and Me

In the early 1970s writer and student Jay Parini (Whitehead) finds himself committed to driving blind poet Jorge Luis Borges (Gnecco) across the Scottish countryside. Over the course of an eventful journey the pair form a complex and rich bond,...
World Premiere
Marc Turtletaub
2026
109 mins
15+

Goodbye Cruel World

UK Premiere

Goodbye Cruel World

When a bullied young schoolboy goes into hiding from his classmates, a lonely girl from his class discovers him and a delicate, respectful relationship begins to form, opening their worlds up in myriad ways. Beautifully shot with painterly compositions, a...
UK Premiere
Félix de Givry
2026
93 mins

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