A bird named Memory has forgotten how to find its way home. Lua, a trans woman, searches for Memory in the streets, but the city can be a hostile place.

In the 19th century, in the Levant region, Salma Zahore poses with her parents and neighbors for a long-exposure photograph. At the end, Salma removes her coat and reveals her body—without realizing the chaos this gesture will unleash. A gesture that could lead her to shame (عيب).

Lucid Dreaming tells the story of a girl on a train who becomes lost in the world of a man sitting across from her. As she is drawn into his world, the train and its passengers become part of the experience. In a nonverbal encounter between two strangers, she discovers how imagination and empathy can be both powerful and vulnerable.

A group of young men dance a competitive waltz while balancing a glass between their foreheads. In this captivating setting, director Albert Rask devises a new code of conduct—an allegory of growing up. A playful yet striking exploration of responsibility, expectations, and the rules of adulthood.

Is it really just another love triangle told through the rhythm of tango?

On the Beckstraße slag heap in the heart of the Ruhr region, a carefree dancer comes across a workman’s suit. Surrounded by the rough industrial landscape, she dives into the life of the former worker and reimagines his story—between fantasy and movement. The dance speaks of transformation and inner imbalance, oscillating between past and present.

Teenager Alysha struggles to accept her mother’s decision to end her life. Between incomprehension and love, she learns to grasp the depth of her mother’s unbearable pain. A poetic coming-of-age story infused with magical realism.

On the beaches and streets of Benin unfolds a heartfelt letter from a mother to her future daughter. It tells of the challenges and joys of womanhood. Through song and dance, a community of women dismantles fairy-tale myths and celebrates embodied values of female strength: resilience, independence, and self-worth. With rebellious spirit, they find freedom and joy in the rhythms of their bodies—hands clapping, shoulders shaking, hips circling, feet stomping out their bold dreams of womanhood.