Mx., 5min., UK
Directed by WWenen Lusa
“Mx.” is a title used as a gender-neutral alternative to Mr. or Ms., reflecting inclusivity in gender identity. This film delves into the tension between gender identity and societal expectations, highlighting the quest for selfhood amidst oppression. Through the lens of diverse, non-binary lesbians, it showcases their struggles with physical acceptance, cultural pressures, and homophobia. The narrative emphasizes the symbolic power of costumes and dance as tools for inner awakening and liberation, illustrating the beauty and strength found in diverse identities. By following the journeys of these individuals, "Mx." challenges societal norms and questions how the fashion industry can lead the way in accepting varied gender expressions, ultimately portraying the ongoing fight for identity acceptance and understanding.

BLAKE AND CATHIE, 8min., Argentina
Directed by Ileana Gómez
SHORT FICTION FILM ABOUT WILLIAM BLAKE, ENGLIH WRITER AND PAINTER.

Hypnagogia, 4min., UK
Directed by Ysabelle Taylor
Hypnagogia is the transitional state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep. A sensation of semi-consciousness or trance where images float sometimes randomly, sometimes sequentially through our minds.

https://www.instagram.com/ysabelle_taylor_dance/

Seeking Tranquility, 4min., UK
Directed by Ysabelle Taylor
An improvised dance film in collaboration with dancer Aleth Berenice and composer Alberte Erantis. Filmed at Acosta Dance Centre, located in a historic building of the Woolwich Royal Arsenal in London.

https://www.instagram.com/ysabelle_taylor_dance/

Ripples, 1min., UK
Directed by Ysabelle Taylor

Last Love, 18min., Russia
Directed by Dmitri Frolov
The musical and poetic composition "O my prophetic soul" on the verses of Fedor Ivanovich Tyutchev for the Reader, Pianist and String Orchestra of the composer Sergei Aleksandrovich Oskolkov served as a sound basis for the philosophical parable about the Love of the human and divine, about the cycle of life, about the decline of civilization, That the latter will be the first. The film is shot as a dream, and the use of the aesthetic series of experimental cinema only emphasizes this state. The universal sound gives him the poetry of Fedor Tyutchev (1803-1873), deeply played by Leonid Mozgovoy behind the scenes. The young actors Natalya Surkova and Vladimir Zolotar, who existed in the frame, had a difficult task to show the first people not burdened with the intellectual work of subsequent generations. It was necessary to abandon today's problems and try to imagine themselves as original people, and then immediately move to the very end of time. The plot begins with them and ends with humanity. This author wanted to show continuity: the first love and the supposed last is an indivisible whole of one eternal Love.

http://dmitrfrolov.narod.ru/Last_Love/en.html

Tomasz Kwiecien - Professional skating instructor, 6min., USA
Directed by Dominika Machel
Tomasz Kwiecień is on a mission — to get as many people involved in blading as possible, not just kids but adults too. His passion for skating knows no limits — he even set a Guinness World Record by completing a full marathon… skating backwards! Blading in schools?

https://www.instagram.com/dominika_machel/

Nakielsky, 1min., Poland
Directed by Dominika Machel
This isn’t a story - it’s a collision of senses. Movement, sound, image - equal, sharp as glass, precise as a blade. Nothing leads, nothing follows. They coexist in tension, in a rhythm that doesn’t obey rules but rises from the clash of motion, sound, and visuals. Each sense holds its ground - sight never overshadows hearing, sound never silences the body. But everything penetrates everything else - without that, there’s no meaning. The layers merge, not in harmony, but in friction - and that friction sparks reaction.

https://www.instagram.com/dominika_machel/

Maria Niklińska Marlen - make it, 3min., Poland
Directed by Dominika Machel