Battalion To My Beat
USA, Algeria, Western Sahara, documentary, fiction, 2016, 14’
Director: Eimi Imanishi
Screenplay: Eimi Imanishi
Cinematography: Christian Cruz
Editing: Kim Spurlock
Music: Raul Francisco Garcia
Cast: Mariam Omar Ahmed
Production: Intagliofilms, LLC
Dreaming of a life beyond the confines of the Western Saharan refugee camps in Algeria, Mariam runs away to join the military in the middle of the desert, naively envisioning herself as a Joan of Arc who will liberate her country from occupation.
Daphne
Cyprus, Greece, fiction, 2022, 18’
Director: Tonia Mishiali
Screenplay: Tonia Mishiali
Cinematography: Yorgos Rahmatoulin
Editing: Emilios Avraam
Sound: Christos Kyriacoullis
Music: Christos Kyriacoullis, Delirium Elephants
Scenography: Christy Polydorou
Costumes: Marios Messios
Cast: Niovi Charalambous, Fivos Papacostas, Andreas Papamichalopoulos, Izel Seylani, Giulio Filippo D'Errico
Production: Bark Like A Cat Films, Caretta Films
Daphne switches from one sexual partner to the next but does not seem to be satisfied, at least not with what she thought she needed, until she finds a wounded dog in the street. How far would she go to feel some affection?
Ash Valley: Janyl
Canada, Kyrgyzstan, experimental, fiction, 2024, 17’
Director: Shu Zhu
Screenplay: G Wilson, Shu Zhu
Cinematography: Gemma Doll-Grossman
Editing: Ulukmyrza Ravshanbekov, Chynara Suymenalieva, Shu Zhu
Sound: Matthew Sasaki
Music: Curtis Tamm
Costumes: Kanykei Kydyrmaeva, Elina Samiybek kyzy
Cast: Albina Imasheva, Nikita Salimbaev, Railya Talaeva
Production: Bairak Production, Ash Valley Co.
When animals near a state-run oil field begin to exhibit bizarre symptoms, a fearless veterinarian embarks on a mission to uncover the cause and confront the oil refinery's towering authority.
Kyiv Cake / Kiievi tort
Estonia, Ukraine, animation, 2025, 22’
Director: Mykyta Lyskov
Screenplay: Mykyta Lyskov
Editing: Mykyta Lyskov
Animation: Aili Allas, Tarmo Vaarmets, Mykyta Lyskov, Shara Arus
Sound: Horret Kuus
Music: Anton Baibakov
Cast: Sofia Baibakova, Oscar Baibakov, Anton Baibakov, Sirii Kuus
Production: Eesti Joonisfilm
A family in Ukraine and the difficulties they face.
Not Scared, Just Sad
Lebanon, Bulgaria, documentary, 2025, 18’
Director: Isabelle Mecattaf
Screenplay: Isabelle Mecattaf
Cinematography: Pauline Maroun
Editing: Isabelle Mecattaf
Sound: Can Doğduaslan, Rabih Ahmar
Production: CDM Production, Alaz Film
Turning the camera on her family and surroundings in Beirut during the recent Israeli bombings of the city, Isabelle Mecattaf captures the jarring coexistence of regular life with the relentless shock and grief of living on the periphery of war.