Valve Main Hall Tue 14 Nov at 16:30 | Tickets 3 €

Total time: 69 min

Faroe Islands, United Kingdom 2021 | 14 min
Audio: Faroese | Subtitles: English, Finnish

Original title: Handanland
Director: Barbara Lervig
Screenplay: Barbara Lervig, Joshua Wilkinson
Cinematography: Barbara Lervig
Production design / art direction: Æsa T. Frýdal
Editing: Sarah Hollins
Music: Jacob Connor
Cast: Johanna Roos Slættanes, Kristina Sundar Hansen
Production: Barbara Lervig, Ingun i Skrivarastovu
Distribution: Barbara Lervig, www.barbaralervig.com

A woman who has lost her son leaves for the mountains with suicidal intentions and meets a strange postwoman.

Canada 2021 | 17 min
Audio: French | Subtitles: English, Finnish

Original title: Opération Carcajou
Director: Nicolas Krief
Screenplay: Nicolas Krief
Cinematography: Christophe Dalpé
Production design / art direction: Ludovic Dufresne
Editing: Sophie Benoît Sylvestre
Music: Philippe Brault
Cast: Yasser Essoulimani, Ariel Ifergan, Johanne Haberlin, Mathieu Dufresne, Michmahëll Aubourg Clergé, Ella Farah
Production: Julie Groleau, Nicolas Krief | Couronne Nord, info@couronnenord.ca, www.couronnenord.ca
Distribution: H264, info@h264distribution.com, www.h264distribution.com

In Nicolas's family, the cruel father lays down the law, which no one dares to oppose. After a police search, the boy's suspicions are aroused: what were the police looking for and why is the mother still keeping quiet? Has the father done something illegal?

Portugal, France, United Kingdom 2022 | 15 min
No dialogue

Director: João Gonzalez
Screenplay: João Gonzalez
Animation: João Gonzalez, Ala Nunu, Lewis Heriz
Production design / art direction: João Gonzalez
Editing: João Gonzalez
Music: João Gonzalez, Nuno Lobo
Production: Bruno Caetano | COLA Animation, colaanimation.com; Michaël Proença | Wildstream, wildstream.fr; João Gonzalez | Royal College of Art, www.rca.ac.uk

High up on a cold and steep mountain wall, a house has been built for a father and his young son. Every day they parachute down into town to sell the ice they make. But what happens when the temperature rises?

Lebanon, Germany 2023 | 14 min
Audio: Arabic, English | Subtitles: English, Finnish

Director: Sarah Gross
Screenplay: Sarah Gross
Cinematography: Fatima Al Naser, Saja Al Sayad, Abed al Razak Shanaa, Zakria Al Ali, Raghad Al Hessawi, Gharam Shanaa, Khadija Obeid, Miriam Al Mohamad, Hellen Alloun, Katayba Shanaa, Batoul Shanaa, Hendiya Ali Al Sharea
Editing: Sarah Gross
Music: Momo Djender
Cast: Fatima Al Naser, Saja Al Sayad, Abed al Razak Shanaa, Zakria Al Ali, Raghad Al Hessawi, Gharam Shanaa, Khadija Obeid, Miriam Al Mohamad, Hellen Alloun, Katayba Shanaa, Batoul Shanaa, Hendiya Ali Al Sharea
Production: Sarah Gross | Bugle Films, contact@buglefilms.com, buglefilms.com

Young Syrian refugees talk about their harsh daily lives and experiences in a refugee camp in Lebanon under constant threat of violence.

Czech Republic 20 | 8 min
Audio: Czech | Subtitles: English, Finnish

Director: Anna Heribanová
Screenplay: Anna Heribanová
Animation: Anna Heribanová
Cinematography: Martin Šafus, Tomáš Kotas
Production design / art direction: Anna Heribanová
Editing: Anna Heribanová, Martin Šafus
Music: Dead Pigeon, Olaf Olafsonn, Kilián Kešner, Michal Skořepa
Cast: Žaneta Vargová, Jan Vokrouhlecký, Martina Šťastná, Lukáš Bech, Štefan Capko
Production: Ondřej Šejnoha | FAMU
Distribution: FAMU, www.famu.cz

Traditionally, people's Christmas feasts have included a variety of fish dishes. But what if the roles were reversed?