El extraño caso del Hombre Bala (The Strange Case of the Human Cannonball)
Animation, 10 mins, Ecuador
Dir/Writ: Roberto Valencia
Prod: Andres Aguilar
One morning, a mysterious man is found lying in the square of a village. They must act quickly and decide what to do before the stranger awakens.
Gaza Atelier
Drama, 16 mins, Palestine
Dir: Montaser Sameeh Alsabe
Writ: Khalil Mahmoud Al-Mozian, Mahmoud Jouda
Prod: Mohammed Rawhy Shaath, Yousef Abedelraheem Nateel
Ahlam is a young Palestinian fashion designer who plans to open her own atelier in Gaza city.
The Brother
Drama, 8 mins , Iran
Dir: Mahdieh Ghotbudin Mohamadi
Writ: Yasin Pourazizi
Prod: Mohadeseh Pirhadi
In the midst of the revolution, a young man is preparing for his wedding when he meets a soldier who needs help.
Rock Paper Scissors
World Premiere
True Story, 20 mins, United Kingdom
Dir/Writ: Franz Böhm
Prod: Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer
A father and son running a makeshift hospital on the front line, must find a way to protect their patients when a platoon of soldiers approaches their building.
Ya Hanouni
Drama, 3 mins , France
Dir/Writ: Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib
While a Mum and Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them: who will manage to get the baby to say the first word?
Morning Hate
World Premiere
War, 19 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ/Prod: Dean O'Gorman
Prod: Alexander Borgers,
On the Western Front in the web of trenches, stretcher-bearers must choose between their humanity and their job.