Meant to Be (Hungary) by Oliver Mark Toth

Marci, a teenager from the Hungarian countryside, becomes a rap sensation in months. His unusually deep voice, combined with intelligent lyrics, quickly carves out a path for him. Balancing a music career with school proves difficult, and soon he finds himself in Budapest. His struggles are poured into honest, profound lyricsthat rapidly expand his Gen Z fan base. Today, tens of thousands attend his concerts, and millions stream his songs. But alongside success, he faces personal and public challenges that place serious physical and mental strain on him. Can Marci keep up – or does the spotlight burn too bright?

Running time: 01:24:25

The Philipstown Wirecar Grand Prix (South Africa) by Paul Ward

In a remote desert town in South Africa, imagination and a knack for fashioning tin cans and scrap metal into dream cars, fuels a group of teenage kid’s passion to race in the Phillipstown Wire Car Grand Prix, the only race of its kind in the world.  Here,  teenagers race wire cars over wild rocky terrain for a gruelling 3 km’s, each battling for the medal that will make them  a town champion.   The race offers a platform for their talent,  an opportunity to become known,  and  a chance to fashion a better life for themselves and their community.  A joy-fueled race against isolation and inequality.

Running time: 01:15:00

The Oldest Munro Bagger (United Kingdom) by Christina Golian, Jay Golian

Filmed over four years, The Oldest Munro Bagger follows 80 year-old Nick Gardner as he attempts to complete all 282 of Scotland's Munros in the wake of his beloved wife's dementia diagnosis. An uplifting story of resilience, hope and love for the mountains, it documents the emotional highs & lows, and the physical & psychological challenges he encounters along the way. A moving, authentic story of enduring love and growth, told against the breathtaking backdrop of the Scottish Highlands. 

Running time: 00:57:05

Then & Now (United States) by Raymond J Reiss

This documentary, 50 years in the making, tells the story of three gay men from the same generation, revealing their personal experiences against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world. From early struggles to the rise of the LGBTQ+ movement, their lives reflect resilience, love, and the fight for equality.

Running time: 00:46:06

The Skin of Light (India) by Premjish Achari

In the quiet seclusion of a studio or amidst landscapes that carry the weight of memory and transition, an artist confronts the surface. Sujith SN works with watercolour, a medium that responds and flows unpredictably across the surface, like the cities and terrains he watches. This film documents him tracing the threshold of perception, where light is not mere illumination but something felt, something embodying a delicate border – a skin. It navigates into the heart of seeing, into the tragic beauty found at the edge between the known and the unknown, captured on the very skin of light.

Running time: 00:39:16

Moved (Serbia) by Marija Rodic, Zuzana Kupcová

"Moved" is a film about a collective voice against war, forced migrations, and refugee crises. The main protagonist is a collective narrator shaped by reflections of three Ukrainian women living in Košice, a city on the border of Slovakia and Ukraine. Their humanitarian work, activism, journaling, or DJ-ing serve as a backdrop to the Collective Displaced Being, which yearns for peace and strives to maintain its identity several months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Running time: 00:21:00

The LoVe of my Life, ME. (Germany) by Akhila Daniela Kotowski

A docudrama about narcissism in relationships, combining feature film, interviews, and illustrated animation to create a multifaceted portrait. The feature film follows Zoé, who falls in love with Frank. Behind the scenes, however, Frank's manipulative and boundary-crossing nature is increasingly revealed. Zoé is drawn into a spell of confusion, emotional pull, dependence, control, and powerlessness. What begins romantically develops into a nightmare.

Running time: 01:44:57

Mother You're Gonna D!e Some Day and That’s Okay! (United States) by Han Le

A Vietnamese-American filmmaker documents his complex relationship with his mother, confronting cultural clashes and impending loss in a raw exploration of grief and acceptance.

Running time: 01:41:31

Turning The Lens on Frans Weisz (United States) by Dana Plays

This engaging 52-minute meta-documentary captures the exact moment that history and family legacy collided at Joods Amsterdam in 2011. Brought in to share insights about her grandaunt, Ottilie Moore, filmmaker Dana Plays completely flips the script on producer Batya Wolff and director Frans Weisz by turning the camera back on them. What follows is a witty, high-energy exchange that brings the filmmaker’s distinct personality to the forefront as she guides the veteran directors through her own film's development. By presenting them with her private interview with her cousin Didi (Ottilie's daughter), the filmmaker shifts the dynamic of their shared research entirely. Dedicated to the memory of Weisz following his 2025 passing.

Running time: 00:52:24

Anchor Points (Canada) by Victor Quijada, Samuel Greffe

Anchor Points is a 25-minute documentary-style art film by RUBBERBAND that retraces the trajectory of Victor Quijada from street dancer to contemporary choreographer. Through archival footage and visual effects, it examines his personal and artistic evolution and introduces the foundational RUBBERBAND Method as described by company members. The film blends documentary elements with experimental visuals to offer insight into Quijada’s creative journey and the development of his influential choreographic practice.

Running time: 00:25:13

Back In The Saddle (Australia) by Benjamin Hughes

After a life-altering accident, a young equestrian must confront her deepest fears to reclaim her passion for riding and chase her dream of representing her country in showjumping.

Running time: 00:05:18

Ku Handza (Portugal) by André Guiomar

Mozambique. Benjamin tries to save money to organise his son’s birthday party. Filimone visits his family between war missions. Eulália has just given birth to her sixth child, but has to return to work at a landfill site. ‘Ku Handza’ is an expression in the Tsonga language that describes a chicken looking for food.

The Witchdoctor and the Windmill (Australia, France) by Robert Hamilton

“The Witchdoctor and the Windmill” explores the life of the Pintupi artist, Linda Syddick Napaltjarri. After her father’s death in a revenge spearing, Linda came in from the remote Pintupi homelands and was taught to paint by her adoptive father, the famous artist Shorty Tjungurrayi. Her insistence she had Shorty’s permission to paint his stories cast her as a maverick and led to a rift between family and community. This film explores the personal and community struggles and larger themes of colliding cultures as the Pintupi confronted new and bewildering intrusions into country; atomic testing, art as gestalt for grief, fractured families, and loss of country. Linda’s paintings are visual records of first contact in the 1940s as the Pintupi began their first encounters with White Australia. As the first Pintupi Modernist and last senior female artist of her era, Linda’s stories are unique portable heritage of our national memory and signal the dynamic nature of the Dreaming.

The Lord's Vineyards (France) by Renaud Fely

Thanks to the discovery of the last monastic communities producing wine in France, this documentary confronts the secular and material character of wine with its sacred character. Guided by Jean-Robert Pitte, geographer and specialist of the French vineyards, we set out to discover men and women united by faith, the teachings of Christ and the wine tradition which, from Provence to the Montagne Sainte-Victoire to Languedoc, passing through Burgundy, cultivate these abbey wines piously. Surprising medieval survivals, these wines call as much to meditation or prayer as to communion with Christ... and with the elements. These wines are the result of the symbolic and material incarnation of the presence of Christ and the means to approach and feel the presence of God. Focused on the spiritual life and wine-making work of nuns, but also on the ritual of the Eucharist in these monasteries, this documentary highlights Brothers and Sisters who perpetuate a millennia-old tradition. They invite us to share their daily life, to commune with them to better discover the Vineyards of the Lord...

Shucking Tradition (United States) by David Helfer Wells

In coastal New England, pond after pond of aquaculture stretches to the horizon, and seafood is not just a meal but a way of life. There, a wave of women is reshaping the age-old oyster farming industry. To introduce outsiders to the art and science of oyster farming, the 18:23 film is both a 'primer' and a series of character studies of passionate oyster farmers. The film explores shifting dynamics in this historically male-dominated world, driven by women who avoid drawing attention to their gender, knowing their work ethic matters more than raw physical strength.