In First Timers' programme from 15 February 2025

Piro Piro Piro Piro

Baek Mi-young, Min Sung-ah / South Korea / 2025 / 29 min / No dialogue / 3+

A programme of short animated films from South Korea with no dialogues, invite young viewers into a pastel-coloured, poetic and tender world dominated entirely by birds, butterflies, rabbits and flowers.

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A Sad and Beautiful World Nujum al’amal w al’alam

Cyril Aris

Wednesday, 09. 09. 2026 / 20:30 / Main Hall

In this sweeping romance set in Beirut, two star-crossed lovers face a decision whether or not to build a family and chart a track to happiness, despite the tragic fates ravaging contemporary Lebanon.

A Private Life Vie privée

Rebecca Zlotowski

Thursday, 10. 09. 2026 / 15:50 / Main Hall

When prominent psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the death of one of her patients, the news deeply shakes her. Convinced that it is a murder, she decides to investigate the matter.

Zejtune Żejtune

Alex Camilleri

Thursday, 10. 09. 2026 / 18:10 / Main Hall

When Mar’s estranged mother passes away, she sees her way out of Malta by selling off her inheritance: three pieces of farmland in the countryside. On her journey to claim her land, she meets Nenu, a spirited 80-year-old għana singer whose vibrant folk music pulls her into the colourful traditions of the island she’s been so eager to escape… Directed by the Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri (Luzzu).