Have a nice Dog!
Animation
Germany
direction:
Jalal Maghout
In Damascus, surrounded by war, an isolated man becomes increasingly lost in fantasies of escaping and the inner dialogues with his dog.
Crossing Salween
Fiction
Ireland
direction:
Brian O'Malley
Having survived the massacre of her family, a young girl must make the long journey through the horrors of the Burmese jungle to the Salween river, beyond which lies the freedom of Thailand.
The Act of Devouring
Fiction
Czech Republic
direction:
Emir Ziyalar
A troubled man is forced to repeat a grim task in 1940's Czechoslovakia. Over time, he starts to fail his task and works on his grotesque secret instead. The fear of his secret being discovered slowly becomes unbearable.
The Last Tape
Documentary
Germany
direction:
Cyprien Clément-Delmas, Igor Kosenko
It is 2016. A young Ukrainian volunteers for the war. The father records the last few days with his son with an amateur camera.
Souvenir, Souvenir
Animation
France
direction:
Bastien Dubois
In this Oscar-nominated autobiographical animation, Bastien Dubois tries to comprehend the secrets and traumas of his family and how a war experience travels through generations.