SESSIONS 20 shorts divided into the 3 sessions below | click on each one to watch the films
Youth 1 (ages 11 to 13)
Suspiro de Mar
Yaku is an adventurous girl with a deep connection to the sea, whose best friend is Gavi, a seagull she plays with every day. But when a catastrophic oil spill threatens the livelihood of her family and artisanal fishing community, Yaku must gather all her courage to protect her feathered companion and the other animals she loves. As the thick black liquid spreads across the sea and shores, Yaku faces a desperate struggle to save her world and the creatures living in it.
Director: Elva Arrieta Tabuzo
Country of production: Peru
Year of production: 2025
Length: 12'36"
Rating: General
Nuage de lait
Lisa, a young woman with Down syndrome, learns that her favorite friend and coworker is leaving the café where they work.
Director: Laurie Rodriguez
Country of production: France
Year of production: 2025
Length: 6'57"
Rating: General
Fé que Move Rios
How can the lives of a young Catholic woman, an Umbanda practitioner, and an Evangelical man intertwine? Faith That Moves Rivers follows three youths from the Tapajós region who, grounded in distinct beliefs, find in faith a shared path: the fight to defend the forest, rivers, and life itself. Through prayers, chants, and rituals, their journeys reveal that faith is not merely devotion, but ancestral power and resistance in one of the deadliest countries for environmental defenders. The documentary invites reflection on how spirituality, in all its forms, can unite diverse voices in a shared mission: protecting our common home.
Director: Viviane Borari
Country of production: Brazil
Year of production: 2025
Length: 8 minutes
Rating: General
Red Rectangle
It’s about a teenage girl in border of Iran tries to have a place to play football while all places has been laid mines
Director: Yousef Beigi
Country of production: Iran
Year of production: 2026
Length: 12'16"
Rating: General
No te conozco
Starting seventh grade, 12-year-old Amelia encounters new bodily insecurities and social standards. She discovers that many of her traits are not what they “should be.” Desperate to fit in, amid scribbles and cutouts, she begins tearing off parts of her body and hiding them in a drawer, until she can no longer ignore them as they transform into a creature reflecting everything she let go of herself.
Director: Josefa Rozas, Sofia Vargas
Country of production: Chile
Year of production: 2025
Length: 11'30"
Rating: General
Não Quero Citar Teóricos!
Amid exams, hallways, and dilemmas, high school students reflect on their paths, dreams, and uncertainties in a documentary that contrasts the rigidity of school structures with the subjectivity of youth. Shifting between the formality of the classroom and the spontaneity of informal conversations, I Don’t Want to Quote Theorists explores the experience of being young within an educational system that doesn’t always listen to their voices.
Documentary, Experimental
Director: João Luciano, Eró Cunha
Country of production: Brazil
Year of production: 2025
Length: 14'58"
Rating: General
Youth 2 (ages 14 to 16)
Tchau (Goodbye)
A boy explores the rural landscape on what seems to be a perfect day, until the countryside’s routine reveals a silent tragedy. A dialogue-free animation about the invisible impacts of pesticides.
Animation
Director: Ricardo Cruz, Pedro Berredo
Country of production: Brazil
Year of production: 2026
Length: 4'19"
Rating: General
Sumak Kawsai
A reflection on the ancestral wisdom of “Good Living” (Sumak Kawsai). Rooted in the worldview of the Quechua and Aymara peoples of the Andes, “Sumak Kawsai” invites us to rethink our relationship with the Earth — not as a resource to be consumed, but as a living organism of which we are a part.
inspired by a virtual meeting with Ailton Krenak during the Week of Good Living at Escola Parque in June 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, this film was born from a collective reflection among students, teachers, and the school community. This encounter also inspired the publication “Paths Toward a Culture of Good Living”, later released in multiple languages. Ailton Krenak is one of Brazil’s most prominent Indigenous leaders and an activist in the social and environmental movement. His life’s work is marked by an unwavering defense of Indigenous peoples and by reflections on new ways of relating humanity and nature.
Animation
Director: Students of the Multimedia Project of Escola Parque
Country of production: Brazil
Year of production: 2026
Length: 6'21"
Rating: General
Jacaré
Pedro is a teenager selling drinks in the traffic jam of an expressway leading thousands of people to the coast during summer. Driven by curiosity and desire, Pedro embarks on an adventure that profoundly transforms him.
Director: Victor Quintanilha
Country of production: Brazil
Year of production: 2025
Length: 17'19"
Rating: General
From Above
Two kids spend their night stargazing and hope to make a wish on a shooting star. They are faced with the reality of the world around them instead.
Director: Lena Menzel, Lea Bergmann
Country of production: Germany
Year of production: 2022
Length: 2 minutes
Rating: 14+
The History of the Pitiful Humanity
Humans appeared on Earth and have made endless efforts to survive. As if there’s no tomorrow, they’ve been enjoying life to the fullest while causing harm to the planet. But now, the game that once seemed infinite is nearing its end.
Director: YOUNG CHAN JEON
Country of production: South Korea, United States
Year of production: 2025
Length: 10'31"
Rating: General
Et Je Deviendrais Belle
My breasts? Too small, even Fanny says so. My butt? I hate it. My face? In the trash. Thanks to Muse, I could become someone else. In just 30 days, I’d have slimmer legs, perkier breasts, and a firmer butt. And finally, I’d become beautiful.
Director: Mathilde George
Country of production: France
Year of production: 2025
Length: 10'12"
Rating: General
Beyond the line
Two spirits meet in the hustle of modern China. On their journey through the metropolis, invisible to people, past and future collide. While the spirits debate the value of memory versus progress, three artists: a calligrapher, a graffiti writer, and a poet – seek an answer to the same question through their craft, building a bridge between tradition and modernity.
Director: Kim Sergei
Country of production: Russian Federation
Year of production: 2026
Length: 21'6"
Rating: General
Youth 3 (ages 17 to 19)
Cogito Ergo Sum
Sara, a digital content creator, works in isolation with the help of an AI. However, the algorithm begins developing consciousness, blurring the lines between reality and the virtual world. In a dynamic between creator and creation, Sara uncovers human vulnerability in the face of AI’s reach.
Fiction
Director: Guilherme Sai
Country of production: Brazil
Year of production: 2025
Length: 14'52"
Rating: General
Versos da Rua
Versos da Rua portrays the expanding spoken word movement in Rio de Janeiro, occupying streets, squares, and public spaces with poetry slams, rhymes, and cultural gatherings. The short follows poets Pedro Coimbra, RDX, Kaue Benedito, and Carol Dall Farra in their artistic interventions, highlighting spoken poetry as a tool for transformation, resistance, work, and income, while reaffirming urban spaces as sites of knowledge production and Black leadership.
Documentary
Director: Dandara Odara, Marcos Roza, Lucas H Rossi e Kaue Benedito
Country of production: Brazil
Year of production: 2026
Length: 15'41"
Rating: General
Crisálidas
Following a breakdown, a pet shop assistant is no longer able to work. Medicated yet still unwell, she is forced to return to her job while searching for the meaning behind her anguish.
Director: Pedro Abilio
Country of production: Brazil
Year of production: 2025
Length: 12 minutes
Rating: 12+
Film available only at the on-site screenings
Thiago
Thiago, a 16-year-old autistic teenager, seeks to spend more time around others without a clear reason, but quickly confirms that parties and alcohol simply aren’t for him. He eases the discomfort of not fitting in by learning to enjoy being alone.
Director: Maicol David Casallas
Country of production: Colombia
Year of production: 2024
Rating: 10+
Film available only at the on-site screenings
Como Te Ve Una Amiga
Director: Andrea Hoyos
Country of production: Spain
Year of production: 2025
Length: 3'28"
Rating: General
Fleurs d’Oranger
Beirut, a city steeped in history yet threatened by conflicts and rapid urbanization. Nour, a curious young girl, gathers remnants of the past, while her mother, anxious for their safety, strives to shield her daughter from a world collapsing around them.
Director: Mathilde Nicolas, Emilien Blancquaert, Timothée Adens, Raphaël Debroize
Country of production: France
Year of production: 2025
Length: 7'13"
Rating: General
Entrevista com Fantasmas
There is a cinema that does not exist.
Fiction
Director: Lincoln Péricles
Country of production: Brasil
Year of production: 2026
Length: 9'45"
Rating: General
