Lonely Drama times

Lonely Drama times

Flow, Fruzsina Eszes, Hungary

A young but lonely girl has to chose between her two lives.

Round table dilemma, Zhang wenzheng, China

The film employs an experimental approach to depict a family banquet I experienced. Beneath the surface of smooth toasts and pleasantries, I sensed the anxiety and unease emanating from my family. This discomfort made me desperately want to escape. However, when I thought I had broken free from the confines of the round table, I realized that life is filled with countless such round-table predicaments.

 Fly Away, Clara Le Pivain, France

In this 5 minutes mixed media animation short, two women tries to protect a group of child during a night attack on a military base. From lies to fighting back, they must act quickly so the children stay safe. They don't suspect one of the kid will take the lead to protect her friends in her own way.

M. L’espérance, Chantale Boulianne, Canada

A storm is brewing next door. Mr. L'espérance hopes to breathe a little sweetness into her life by making her a gift. As he works, the old man is assailed by a flood of resurfacing memories. Images and sounds jostle in his head, deconstructing and amalgamating to form never-before-seen images. He relives snatches of his childhood as a sailor's son.

Maya's Song, Jayakrishnan Subramanian, Franziska Schönenberger, Germany

Maya never feels alien in her family, yet questions about her 'white, German parents' and her complexion are getting under her skin. To process the pain, she writes a song for everyone to hear.

What Are Dolls Made Of?, Ekatarina Iokavleva, United Kingdom

What Are Dolls Made Of? A twisted and turbulent exploration of life.

The Angel of Death, Vasiliy Vasiliev, Russian Federation

In a besieged Leningrad, a girl accidentally loses her blockade bread ration during a bombing. She is found by a strange old woman. This Old Woman turns out to be Death with scissors, which

she cuts the threads of life of dying people in the city. But at the last moment Death saves the girl's life

Adiós, José Prats, United Kingdom

During a hunting day in rural United KingdomSpain, a father struggles to accept that his adult son is moving abroad, dealing with the feelings of being left alone.

Fishbones, Amandine COPIN, Amandine ROLAND, Camille CHEUTIN, Gaëlle JARRIGE, Mona PANNECOCKE, Natacha JACKOWSKI, France

Sam, a young woman living with an eating disorder represented by fish, sinks in the sickness despite the support of her companion Finn.

Together Apart, Claire Seckler, United States, United States

An eight-year-old kid navigates her life as a child of divorced parents.Claire Seckler

Red Apple, Worya Nick Manesh, Maryam Hashemnezhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of

A mother dresses her daughter to go to school, but the little girl is reluctant to go. The mother ignores her daughter's behavior and only thinks about sending her to school on time, but...

Southwest Monsoon, Lea Isabelle Skowasch, Nishant Singh, United Kingdom

 South-West Monsoon is a short hybrid 2D-3D animated film. It follows Mira, returning to her hometown of Mumbai after many years abroad. As she revisits familiar places and faces, she struggles with a sense of disconnection, feeling as though the city and the people she once knew, have moved on without her. Through a heartfelt and intimate conversation with her sister Isha, who stayed behind, Mira begins to express her feelings of alienation and longing for a sense of belonging. What begins as a visual journey through the places she remembered gradually reveals itself to be grounded in the quiet setting of the two sister's shared bedroom, where the conversation between them has been unfolding all along.

The film is a gentle reflection on memory, change, and identity. It was intended to resonate with teenagers and adult audiences who are familiar with the bittersweet emotions of returning home after a long absence.

Saturday Cleaning, Mukhran Makharadze, Georgia

In a capital city filled with daily chaos, a humble garbage can becomes the centerpiece of extraordinary events. Positioned in the center of the main avenue, it becomes witness to a series of dramatic and significant events. When the garbage can falls heroically on the battlefield, an act is performed that consecrates it as a symbol of sacrifice and honor. Its fall, celebrated as a heroic gesture, makes it an icon that will be remembered in the afterlife, as if a simple object was capable of ascending to a legendary figure. A story that mixes the surreal and the symbolic, highlighting the importance of every small gesture, even that of a simple garbage can.

Biting the hands that feeds you, Chantal Peten, Belgium, France

 The contest is called "Payday," and Chantal is in a rush because she clearly has a lot to say on the subject. For once, she ticks all the boxes: director, woman... She's ready to start taking notes, drawing... But very quickly, her everyday reality comes rushing back.

Afterwards, Márcio Andrade, Brazil

When Pedro and his mother receive the news that Raula will no longer be arriving, they both find ways to cope with the loss.

The Little Girl With The Apple, Rose Denis, Belgium

Ten-year-old Lou waits in the emergency room. Usually, by this time, she and her little sister have already eaten. Lou could

really use a snack to forget the memories of the afternoon at the pool that keep unsettling her.

Scrolling, Leandro Buglioni, Facundo Perez Cardella, Ignacio Espinosa, Facundo Gambacorta, Argentina

A father walks alongside his son through a neighborhood, but walking together doesn’t always mean staying close.

A VOICE IN THE MIST, María Cristina Sánchez de Toca Gómez, Sara (Ru) Martín, Spain

After the disappearance of her daughter in strange circumstances, an old woman and her dog must prevent the same thing from happening to her granddaughter.

Don't Look, Bárbara González, Yanis Pizarro, Chile

Nicolas argues with his mother due to the illness that keeps her bedridden, pushing him to the brink of wanting to escape. But fate has other plans. Upon leaving the room, a creature with sinister intentions reveals itself before him. Prisoner of paranoia, he decides to return, encountering a revelation that will take him to the depths of his emotions...

Sunday, Elkie Leonie Hershberg, Tom Kouris, Hani Dombe

 At an old wooden table in his small apartment in Notting Hill, Richard Duncan McNulty (84) sits down like every Sunday morning reading the newspaper peacefully from back to back, sipping a warm cup of tea. But today is going to be different, a knock on his door will threaten to shake his existence and change his life forever.

NUISIBLES, Mélodie Charrier--Rangel, France

Two little rats running one after the other: they're the kings of the junkyard!Two pre-teens, a girl and a boy, are hanging around after getting kicked out of school. They're not very talkative. The boy smokes a cigarette to decompress.

They don't seem to be playing in the same team. The need for adventure leads the boy to explore the horizon by climbing onto the roof of the bus against which they were leaning. He gives the lighter to his friend, while she remains on the ground in a desire to contemplate her surroundings.

A rat approaches the girl.

Intrigued, she extends her arm, but the rat instinctively bites her finger. Taken by surprise, the girl flinches and, in one swift movement, drops her friend's lighter.

On the ground, the lighter ignites the car junkyard. Survival is all that's left. Everyone must flee danger, rats and humans alike. They are overtaken by events. In the face of adversity, the two friends must join forces.

MATANZA, Jules BONNASSIEUX, France

A Spanish bullfight offers us a brutal and bloody spectacle, leaving man and bull to face the crucial question to life and death.

DOWN TO EARTH, Benjamin DELABAYS, France

An old farmer, deeply attached to his land, is abandoned by his worker who was supposed to take over the farm. Despite his age and declining health, he continues to work alone.

Homo Fuge, IRAN FILM PORT co., Mashaallah Mohammadi

 A man sells everything to buy a good pair of shoes

Children of Barzagh, Ahmed Khattab, United Arab Emirates

In a war-torn Gaza, Noor’s rescue of a dog becomes the guiding light on a journey where the barriers between life and death dissolve.

Loop, Eslam Ahmed Qotb, Egypt

stressed out girl from life pressure, escape reality with drugs, and face consequences of what she does, but will she change?

IN BETWEEN, Nour EL ACHKAR ; Roxane DAVID ; Morgane CHAUVET ; Flora ROUVEL ; Lucie PERALES ; Cindy FANCHONNA ; Sacha MOREAU, France

When little Nora's parents split up, the Earth splits in two. She now has to juggle between both hemispheres to visit them. Problem is, the backpack she's carrying is getting heavier and heavier...

Off-Time, Nata Metlukh, Japan, Ukraine, United States

A data engineer rushes through life, believing multitasking saves time—but it only creates chaos. Despite his strict control over time, nothing gets done: his home is a mess, work overflows, and breakfast is always burnt. He discovers joy in life only when time breaks apart.

MOTHER Ltd., Vendula Velísková, Czech Republic

An original pixilation short about a woman whose entire household gradually rebels against her during one sleepless night. Drawing from her own experience, the author presents a tale full of absurd situations that feel almost unbelievably familiar to anyone who has ever tried to juggle household duties, work, and children all at once. This film is dedicated to all mothers who work while on maternity or parental leave.

"Serafima's Blockade Stories" Animated Film, Mila Khanzina, Russian Federation

One day, Grandma told her grandchildren, 'If you throw away bread or break a mirror, war will begin.' But Serafima, who didn’t really believe in superstitions, threw away a piece of unfinished bread. And her little brother, playing with a ball, accidentally shattered a large mirror. The next day, war broke out, and the children thought they were to blame… Their father went off to the front.

In the freezing, starving city of Leningrad, Serafima creates and draws fairy tales to keep herself and her brother alive, bringing warmth to their hearts. But one day, driven by hunger, her little brother eats all the paint…