Short fiction film competition – part V
THURSDAY 05.03.2026, 12:00-14:10, (LOT CINEMA, ST. POCZTOWA 11)
ASHES ARE BURNING
Two brothers deliver vegetables in the hills of Córdoba, Argentina. Bruno, the older brother, wants to leave the town. However, one single cigarette will make him face up his younger brother’s torment before he leaves.
ARG/BRA, Las cenizas están quemando , 2025, 23:00, dir. Lucas Leônidas, prod. Pablo Katlirevsky
THE SWIMMING POOL
In Madrid, the stifling heat drives Miguel to dream of having his own pool as he watches one nearby in a villa. The arrival of Edu, a troublesome neighbor, disrupts his tranquility. Two opposing personalities share the rooftop, where the pool becomes a symbol of their conflicts.
ESP, La piscina, 2025, 22:00, dir. Santiago Cardelús Ruiz-Alberdi, Pablo Manchado Cascón, prod. Nacho Pérez De Guzmán, Eduardo B. Muñoz, Santiago Cardelús Ruiz-Alberdi, Pablo Manchado Cascón
MY MOTHER IS A COW
Left in her aunt’s care on a family ranch at the edge of the burning Brazilian wetland, 12-year-old Mia is desperate for the touch of her mother’s love – but in this volatile natural world, with the impending threat of a deadly Jaguar consuming the family, love comes in unexpected form.
BRA, Minha mãe é uma vaca, 2024, 15:00, dir. Moara Passoni, prod. Sofia Geld
ULTRAVIOLET
A young girl struggles to come to terms with her mother’s psychological problems as she searches for her own female identity.
NLD/BEL, 2024, 24:00, dir. Veerle De Wilde, prod. Maarten D’hollander
THE UGLY CHICKENS
Upon learning that the supposedly extinct dodo bird might still exist, ornithology professor Paula Linberl sets out on a cross-country expedition to unravel the mystery.
CAN/USA/CHE, 2024, 28:00, dir. Mark Raso, prod. George R.R. Martin, Mauro Mueller, Philippe Woodtli, distibution: Salaud Morisset