Official selection

When a mysterious empty can falls from the sky, a routine bus ride descends into a frantic 'Danse Macabre' of human desire.

Peter, a young multidisciplinary artist, faces his most ambitious project to date: sculpting an imposing wooden monolith. Excitement quickly gives way to a devouring anxiety that completely takes over his mind. His reality unravels as the walls of his studio close in on him like a vice... BRUTE is an experimental and fantastical short fiction film, both visceral and poetic in tone. The viewer will follow the protagonist as he slips from reality into the subconscious, entering an altered state where everyday fears, anxieties, and stress take the form of unsettling creatures.

Cyriel and Marie, a childless married couple, live on an isolated farm. Their laborious, monotonous lives are turned upside down when a highly virile bull is brought onto their farm. While Cyriel is determined to impregnate their cows, Marie develops an unlikely attraction to the bull.

What memories lie hidden in abandoned houses? The rooms stand still as untouched time capsules – lifeless yet full of stories. Who were the people who once called this place home? All that remains is the echo of their existence: An invisible imprint on the walls, in the dust, in the silence. It is the spirit of the place, floating between decay and oblivion. It murmurs through the faded wedding photograph, drifts through the scattered notes on the desk, and lingers in the wine glass covered in ash. What endures is fertile ground, breathing new life into the space.

Ivan, a railroader in a train without passengers, crosses a sleepy land. His solitary life changes when he meets Lyudmila: a sleepwalker who waits tirelessly for her son’s return.

The elderly person lives on a whale island and loves this land, where humans and nature coexist harmoniously. But an unexpected event struck, with countless pieces of garbage falling from the sky, putting the Whale Island world in danger. In adversity, whales sacrifice themselves to save the world. But in fact, the Whale Island world is just a phantom of the polluted reality. The ultimate sacrifice of whales brings a glimmer of vitality and hope to reality.