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ANGELS DO FLY WEST, 14min., USA
Directed by Joe McNeal
Take flight with Pilot Michael, a true Angel in the Cockpit as he embarks on a journey in this epic documentary. About those that choose to not just stand by and say "someone" should help, but step forward and do it. Follow Michael, just one of many pilots who volunteer for "Angel Flight West" who selflessly provide so much more than their time, planes and skill - they bring hope to all families in that critical moment.

KOSHA, 9min., Ukraine
Directed by Oleksandr Myshko
A biographical monologue by Vadim, a middle-aged man, about his life path, his musical work, and the search for spiritual balance.

SUNFLOWERS IN THE NIGHT, 4min,. Israel
Directed by Andres Useche
When Russian missiles fall on her Ukrainian city, Valentyna Veretksa, an athlete, flees with her kid daughter, and competes in marathons around the world waving Ukraine's flag and imploring the world to do more for all who, like her husband, stayed behind to resist the invasion back home. The brutality of the attacks on Ukraine are contrasted with the unbreakable spirit of its citizens.

LITTLE BUDS, 10min., India
Directed by Unnati Puri
The documentary film (Little Buds) talks about the most basic right i.e., the right of education, for a girl. Education given to girls, in middle class families, of the villages, is like a privilege given to them, that too, till a certain limit. Their childhood is at stake, due to gender roles and other biases, which are embedded in them at a young age. The young girls are meant to stay at home after coming back from school and help their mothers in household chores while on the other hand their brothers are free to roam and play, according to their wish.

WILDFIRE, 10min., Nepal
Directed by Shyam Karki
A little red panda, a rare species, has become homeless as a result of the recent 16-day wildfire in the Nepali mid-hills, yet one more of a growing number of symptoms of the climate crises that spares no human nor animal.

LIGHT AND COLD CONVERSATION - Atlantic, Algorithmic and Visibility, 13min., China
Directed by Juntao Yang, Kang Xing
At the end of the last century, Detroit music producer team Drexciya fictionalized the underwater race Drexciyans, believed to be the descendants of "thousands of pregnant African slaves who were thrown into the water along with dangerous cargo due to illness on a ship bound for the United States" and eventually acquired the ability to live under the sea.

NOT EVEN FOR A THOUSAND HANDFULS OF GOLD, 24min., Chili
Directed by Diego Rodriguez Guzman
The named ranchera accordionists from Chile, Luis Huerta; founder and former member of Los Llaneros de la Frontera, witnesses the drought of the former Laguna de Aculeo. From there he thinks about his musical career, his past and his home

NIGHT/LEYL, 15min., Turkey
Directed by Mehmet Tolga Eskiocak
Leyl is about the holidays of those living as a minority in Hatay Turkey. During these festivals, sacrifices are made and a dish similar to keskek, which the locals call 'hriyse', is made. This meal is distributed to the children of the neighborhood by filling them in containers they bring from their homes. On the occasion of this holiday, the features of minority culture such as cooperation and solidarity are shown. An answer is sought to the question of why this cultural activity, which is about to become extinct, should be continued.