IN YOUR HANDS, 9min., Sweden
Directed by Cassandra Isabelle Hedberg
After a traumatic event, Hanna begins therapy to make sense of what happened. When her therapist introduces an alternative treatment, she’s plunged into a hypnotic journey through the memories that shaped her—each more unsettling than the last. As the boundaries between healing and influence begin to blur, Hanna must confront the stories she’s buried to reclaim her sense of self.

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18, 8min., Sweden
Directed by Riley Sollerud
After an unpleasant start to his eighteenth birthday, Anton seeks an escape from his anxiety in a childlike manner.

THE LADDER, 2min., Sweden
Directed by Albin Nilsson
A man ascends the corporate ladder, only to realize he’s becoming just another cog in the machine, selling and promoting the same things as everyone else. This stop-motion short explores the crushing monotony of corporate life, likening it to a slow, existential demise.

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INTERVIEW WITH THE DEVIL, 19min., Iceland
Directed by Hama Sardar Sami
An interview becomes a descent. Through fractured dialogue and haunting imagery, a detective confronts a man who claims to understand evil from within. As certainty dissolves, the film questions whether evil is something to be exposed—or something we unknowingly invite closer.

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Riehpovuotna - Repparfjorden, 4min., Norway
Directed by Claire Baumgarth
Since the 18th century, Sámi indigenous population have to fight to protect their culture and their lands. Riehpovuotna, known as Repparfjord in Norwegian is a protected fjord in Sapmi lands. Despite lacking legal authorization and breaking many laws, Blue Moon Metals mining company is destroying the local ecosystem and the Sámi fishing and herding activities to extract copper from the mountain.

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CREATURES OF THE PAST, 5min., Norway
Directed by Hans Christian Okstad
A man spends his days making movies about ancient creatures of the past. His actors are clothing pins. He's made thousands of these films, but has never showed them to anyone. One day he wakes up from a strange dream to find his equipment and actors gone. All he is left with is a sticky note with a map, and his trusty safari hat.