CFF-12A
Short Fusion: Roots
From family secrets to childhood obsessions, these intimate shorts explore the ties that bind us, revealing how memory, place and kinship shape who we are and who we dare to become.
The Unfixing
A moving personal story of illness and healing becomes a wider meditation on ecological crisis, as director Nicole Betancourt weaves body and planet into one urgent, poetic journey.
Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere
From civil rights marches to movie sets, this engaging portrait of legendary photographer Steve Schapiro pairs striking images with captivating stories from a life spent documenting history.
Everything Needs to Live
Powerlifter, activist and coach, Anna Kurkurina uses her strength for good—rescuing animals and uplifting others in wartime Ukraine. A stirring portrait of courage, compassion and resilience.
AMR-Dying to Change the World
Narrated by Brian Cox, this urgent documentary exposes the global threat of antimicrobial resistance, revealing how superbugs are already reshaping health, food and the future of humanity.
Romeria
On the Galician coast, 18-year-old Marina searches for traces of a lost past in this luminous, quietly hopeful journey of memory, belonging and the bittersweet pull of home.
Nouvelle Vague
Linklater recreates the wild making of Breathless in this stylish, sharp-edged homage to Godard and the French New Wave—a chaotic, captivating dive into cinematic rebellion and restless genius.
The Botanist
In a quiet village, a boy who finds comfort in plants meets a girl as wild and rare as any bloom. A luminous, dreamlike portrait of childhood where nature and emotion intertwine in unexpected ways.
L'aventura
As a chaotic family holiday unfolds in Sardinia, young Claudine narrates with sharp wit and warmth. A funny, tender portrait of mishaps, memory and the messy beauty of life on the road.
Rental Family
A struggling actor in Tokyo is hired to play a grieving dad, but an unexpected bond turns role-play into something real. A tender, quietly funny story about connection in the unlikeliest of places.