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Showcase of the best POLITICAL FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Short Film: THE LAST FLIGHT
Best Direction: HUARACHES IN 5K
The Last Flight, 12min., Spain Directed by Sergio Girona Spain, 1939, last hours of the Civil War. Lina, a young libertarian militiawoman, is forced to flee from fascist barbarism, farewelling forever to her mother, who has lost her entire family. In her desperation to catch the last flight into exile, Lina must choose between her future and her human dignity.
Huaraches in 5K, 20min., USA Directed by Juan Diego Ramirez As the ICE raids continue in Southern California, a group of citizens organize a 5k run to help the community deal with their fear.
Showcase of the best POLITICAL FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners: Best Feature Film: A Beginning for the Final Songs of a River Best Direction: Aurora Best Story: They Best Short Film: Pisho Best Documentary Short: Adas Falasteen
Adas Falasteen, 8min., Palestine
Directed by Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu
“Palestine Lentils” is a documentary film that tells the story of a Palestinian chef and his role in using his hobby as a shield against the famine caused by the war on Gaza, preserving the spirit of resilience and hope within his community.
Journey of a seven-year-old girl, Ruqayya, on a mission to find her lost kitten. Suspecting her mother and neighbors, she embarks on a whimsical search. During her quest, Ruqayya stumbles upon a protest against a recent terrorist attack. Inspired by the demonstrators’ placards, she creates her own sign seeking help to find her missing kitten.
Aurora seems to inhabit a parallel universe, a stage where she reinvents everyday life through the eyes of a porcelain doll, as a witness to her internal monologues and a witness to her experiences. As the story unfolds, the factual becomes intertwined with the psychological – emerging the expression of abandonment, loneliness and violence: Aurora progressively approaches the incarnation of the adult woman who one day ceased to exist. Ernesto – the man who digs an improvised grave and ends his days consuming brandy – personifies the loss of control, transforming himself into a possessive aggressor and the woman into his victim, until the premature grave. Violence emerges through sound expressions, passed backwards, tearing even innocence from chaos. Aurora watches the revelation of this discovery. Ernesto completes his irreversible decline. The Doll is a witness to what cannot be forgotten.
A Beginning for the Final Songs of a River, 70min., Germany/Iran
Directed by Meysam Oghbaei
Filmed over six years, this documentary follows the changing fate of the Zayandeh Rood river in Iran. Through the perspectives of local farmers and communities, it portrays the environmental and social challenges linked to water use and policies. With a poetic yet reflective tone, the film illustrates the river’s cycle of opening and closing as a metaphor for endurance and hope.
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Audience Award Winners: Best Short Film: Fragments / Palestine Best Story: The Shadows Left Behind Best Direction: Da Terra Best Cinematography: Hempman vs. the State
Da Terra, 30min., Portugal Directed by Miguel Chichorro Emília Pedro e Fernanda Jorge revisit childhood memories to identify over 70 land parcels inherited from their father. As physical traces fade, memory and oral tradition become the only way to ‘see’ what is no longer visible. The film captures the emotional and cultural depth of the minifúndio system, revealing how memory sustains identity, heritage, and community in rural areas.
The Shadows Left Behind, 13min., Pakistan Directed by Aun Ul Haider Two twelve-year-old friends, Ali and Noor, share an unbreakable bond. Noor, an Afghan refugee, faces sudden deportation. Torn between loyalty and fear, Ali promises to see him off. But what remains is a farewell that echoes in silence, and a friendship lost to the shadows left behind.
Fragments / Palestine, 16min., Germany Directed by Samu Morys Cornelissen Through a montage of sound and pictures, “Fragments / Palestine” explores the silence of German media during the genocide in Gaza.
Hempman vs. the State, 28min., Finland Directed by Sampsa Huttunen Hempman vs. the State is a story of a man who wants to cultivate cannabis openly and without asking for permissions. Authorities are not in favour of his endeavour, and although the fields are blooming, many obstacles stand in the way of the harvest.
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Audience Award Winners: Best Feature Film: CANADA UNPLUGGED:( Part 1) The Perfect Storm Best Short Film: Eureka!
Eureka!, 15min., Canada Directed by David Creighton In this animated micro-short, a conspiracy nut finally grasps the truth.
CANADA UNPLUGGED:( Part 1) The Perfect Storm, 56min., Canada Directed by Sangita Iyer A bold, eye-opening documentary from Mettle Films, directed by award winning filmmaker Sangita Iyer, explores diverse Canadian voices discussing the impact of mass immigration in Canada. In this two-part series, we hear real concerns, lived experiences, and urgent questions about Canada’s immigration system, cultural cohesion, housing crisis, and economic pressures.
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