u̯ekʷ (Argentina) by Juan Ignacio Amusategui

Dormant human entities seem ensnared in a static darkness until an energy emanating from the body of a singular girl emerges, projecting onto the others and restoring their voices.

Running time: 00:03:40

Searching for the 5th Direction (Switzerland) by Matthias Schüpbach

The search for the self and the memories and emotions associated with it lead us through forgotten and dark places of an inner world. We move in an apparent interactivity, generated by the camera work, through spaces created from around 150 3D scans, torn between curiosity and resistance.

Running time: 00:07:05

Aka 赤 (United States) by Abinadi Meza

Aka 赤 (Japanese for "red") is made from 33 meters of handmade 16mm film and shinkansen (bullet train) recordings. The intention is to construct a film as a space for primordial feeling, complex time, immersion, and one's own living body.

Running time: 00:06:00

The Complex Forms (Italy) by Fabio D'Orta

***** Slamdance Film Festival, Torino Film Festival

There is an ancient villa where desperate people have the opportunity to revive their fortunes by selling their bodies to mysterious entities in exchange of money. When huge and age old creatures emerge from the deep woods surrounding the villa, a series of strange and sinister events prompt three unlikely guests to band together in a desperate escape.

Running time: 01:14:00