When in Doubt –
International Competition 5
All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English.
Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi.
Event Timeslots:
Aurinkobaletti,
Friday 28.08.2026
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Aurinkobaletti,
Saturday 29.08.2026
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9€ Buy tickets
Films in this screening:
Zharko Ivanov:
The Long coming of the fire
North Macedonia, 2024. 5 minutes.
In The Long Coming of the Fire, a short animation inspired by the poem of the same name by the poet Atso Shopov, the director of the film confronts his father’s terminal illness and the transience of life. The film is mainly composed of animated MRI scans of the now late parent.
Pauline Carette:
Aquarium
Belgium, 2026. 6 minutes.
A man remains strangely unperturbed as a water leak progressively floods his house.
Laurence Thérien:
Ball Face
United Kingdom, 2026. 5 minutes.
Life throws curveballs, whether you catch them or not. It’s how you react that determines whether you survive. Ball face follows a middle school girl who, terrified of sports, survives a chaotic ball game by accidentally bouncing a ball off her face, discovering an unconventional tactic that leads to victory. By the end of the game, she’s completely transformed.
Lilli Carré:
Evacuations
United States, 2025. 7 minutes.
Painted formless figures haunt recent photos of emptied-out public spaces. As cell-animated smear frames, they perform various repetitive acts in these settings, with movements expressing the helpless, frantic energy felt in our current moment. Earth and organs are emptied, situations are fled. The figures become displaced from their locations, as their environments dissolve and their printed record evaporates.
Lea Favre:
Hunting
(Qui part à la chasse)
Switzerland, 2025. 11 minutes.
Today, Lea is going in search of a subject for a documentary film. When she believes she’s finally caught her prey, the roles end up being reversed. The hunter becomes the hunted.
LeoLuna ROBERT-TOURNEUR:
My name is Lilith
Belgium, France, 2025. 14 minutes.
My name is Lilith. I am the first woman created alongside Adam. My encounter with Eve will shatter every stereotype that we’ve been trapped in.
Ilya Barrett:
TAUT
Germany, 2025. 6 minutes.
Stringo the Stunted Wellow doesn’t fit in with his flock. While they stay still when the wind blows, Stringo jerks and twitches. Life isn’t what it used to be, but he’s okay with that—his world is quiet and calm. One day, a scary, hand-shaped creature enters their grove. The others pretend to be dead, but Stringo’s movements get him noticed. The creature grabs him and drags him away. Stringo fights back and wins, but he’s changed. When he returns, his flock doesn’t recognize or accept him. With nowhere left to go, Stringo lets the wind carry him.
Maria Cristina Perez Gonzalez:
Once in a body
(Una vez en una cuerpa)
Colombia, United States, 2025. 10 minutes.
While dealing with a strange being that lives inside her, a woman seeks to reconcile with her sister over an incident from their adolescence. By exploring the experiences they share through their bodies, she manages to confront the nature of what inhabits her.
Sylwia SZKIŁĄDŹ:
Autokar
Belgium, France, 2025. 17 minutes.
In the 1990s, 8-year-old Agata leaves Poland for Belgium. Through her eyes, the reality of migration becomes an initiatory experience.