Standstill of a wave
Austria 2025 – 22:07 min – Director: Martin Weiss
In the midsummer heat, Georg has only one goal. To make his huge overgrown garden beautiful again at the weekend. While he lives alone in the house he and his ex-wife once shared, he not only has to deal with the garden, but also with absurd visits, memories, nosy neighbours and himself.
Shawano
Germany 2024 – 13:24 min – Director: Felix Bartke
An imitation of a western ranch in German no man’s land, hidden behind bushes by the motorway. In the dummy, the dream of life as a film cowboy becomes real. Contemplation and routine work, every move seems to be right, until the cigarette smoke conjures up the ghosts of days gone by.
Occhio
Germany/Italy 2024 – 06:05 min – Director: Giulia Falciani
An important sensory organ, the eye, is damaged. The exhausting healing process leads us on an inner journey full of pain, fragility and mental unrest, in which even superstition and witchcraft seem to have an influence on recovery.
Our Own Shadow | Nuestra Sombra
Germany/Argentina 2024 – 20:00 min – Director: Agustina Sánchez Gavier
The uncanny transformations of individuals in the midst of a destroyed environment against the backdrop of a solar eclipse over Misiones, Argentina. Invisible forces seem to reshape reality. The film blurs the boundary between the tangible and the supernatural and reflects on the decline of humanity and its consequences.
The Final Whistle | Het Laatste Fluitsignal
Netherlands 2024 – 09:30 min – Director: Ivo Kraan
On September 21, followed by a film talk with Ivo Kraan.
As SC Cambuur prepares to leave its legendary home at Cambuur Stadium and move to a new arena, we see an intimate look at the last game played in this historic stadium. But this is not a film about football – it’s about the heart and soul of the fans for whom this place is home.
Loynes
Belgium/France/North Macedonia/Great Britain 2025 – 25:04 min – Director: Dorian Jespers
On September 21, followed by a film talk with producer Clyde Gates.
A Kafkaesque courtroom drama set in 19th century Liverpool, depicting the trial of a corpse with no name and no past. Dozens of people have gathered for this absurd ceremony – perhaps to see justice done. World premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2025.
