Family, friendships, relationships, and bonds form the primary subjects as these filmmakers explore a myriad of dynamics, memories and feelings.

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A Move

Dir: Elahe Esmaili | 26' | 2024

Elahe returns to her hometown in Mashhad, Iran, to help her parents move to a new place after 40 years. Influenced by the Woman-Life-Freedom movement, she's also hoping for a bigger move beyond just a new apartment.

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Matka Polka

Dir: Joanna Suchomska | 14' 45 | 2022

A lyrical documentary exposing Poland's hidden abortion stories – told in real voices, from clinics to bedrooms – where silence is both protection and oppression.

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Welcome Home Freckles

Dir: Huiju Park | 26' | 2025

For the first time in four years, a daughter returns to Daegu, South Korea, determined to end the domestic war that plagued her childhood. They have been hurting each other for years as they never learned to live harmoniously. Through conversations with her parents, she uncovers a pattern of domestic violence deeply ingrained in her family's history.

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Murewa

Dir: Che Scott-Heron Newton | 14' | 2025

Two boys form a close friendship in a quiet coastal town, sharing passions for skateboarding and photography. Through years of home video, Murewa reflects on the complexities of growing up, and how opportunity and circumstance shape the futures of young people in ways they don’t fully grasp at the time.

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The Earth Beneath Margarets Feet

Dir: Lisa Smith | 11' | 2025

A personal documentary about Welsh–Romany grandmother Margaret Smith, whose community’s ancient culture of nomadism is being eroded by draconian laws and gentrification.

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An Archive of Flowers

Dir: Siufan Adey | 4' 56 | 2024

A handmade seal engraved with the artist's name, meaning "Little Flower" in Cantonese, becomes an entry point for an intimate conversation with her mother about Chinese art, language, lineage and migration.

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