Legends of Wood and Silk (China) by Qiyuan Lu

Having existed for over two thousand years, the Guqin is one of China's most original string instruments. In the year 2019, the 82-year-old Guqin master, Wong Duo, reluctantly performed in his hometown of Suzhou, where his lifelong dedication to the revival of traditional silk string style has made him a minority among the predominant steel string players. To support him, Li Guo, Wong's youngest disciple whose playing strongly echoes that of her master's, invited Wong to give a truly authentic Guqin concert in the modern cosmopolitan of Shenzhen, in order to reach a larger and more diverse audience.

Running time: 01:26:30

One hand the other (Germany) by Lenna Fichter, Janis Westphal

Martina is a handicapped person. In order to be able to live her everyday life in her own home, she requires personal assistance. When Sandra starts working for her, the two of them carefully approach each other. In the extreme intimacy between the tenderness of the gestures, it is also the heaviness of the situation that emerges. It is a fragile dance between being near and being distant, that demands a lot from both of them. 

Running time: 01:10:00

Fabulous Femininities (United Kingdom) by Jonothon Lees

Fabulous Femininities is a captivating feature-length documentary that offers an intimate glimpse into the lives and journeys of six extraordinary burlesque performers from across the United Kingdom. Through this documentary, the film aims to challenge misconceptions surrounding burlesque and showcase its empowering nature as a celebration of body positivity, creativity, and self-expression.

Running time: 00:50:25

Wayward (United Kingdom) by Ross Casswell

Wayward is a feature documentary charting one man's ambition to restore and motor 'his wreck of a boat' from London to Ireland to reunite with his family.  All plans soon take a back seat as struggles with alcoholism, spiralling mental health and mounting debt threatens to hamper all progress. Can he find the personal resolve to turn it around before it all closes in?

Running time: 01:03:40

Karam Camera (United States) by Liam LoPinto, Shaimaa Al Sabti, Hana Barhum

Two Syrian refugee girls make their first films.

Running time: 00:16:51

Mitayo (Peru) by Marco Alvarado

Mitayo is the Amazonian word that describes the time of fishing in a hamlet called Aguanomuyuna in the Chazuta district in the city of Tarapoto of the San Martín Region in the jungle of Peru. The Shapiama Inuma family invites us to "mitayar"."

Running time: 00:16:14

Six (United States) by Diana Cignoni

Mental Health. Depression. Grief.

Running time: 00:13:00

OT7 (United States) by Sofia Chang

Two friends struggle to make sense of developments within their favorite boy band. Weaving together archival footage and intimate conversations, OT7 explores the ways that we use parasocial relationships to understand ourselves. How do we come to terms with the inevitability of change and loss in our deepest connections?

Running time: 00:10:10