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Boy on dads sholders in watercolor landscape
A Little Story About Forever
A Little Story About Forever

Loved watching this film that tackles the multifaceted and intersectional overwhelm of environmental awareness and activism in such a sweet, motivating and artful way. Also, Mark Ruffalo cameo - whaaaat?!

Frit Tam

Entertaining kids animated movie which is actually about forever chemicals. Jolly nice.

Paul Hodgson Music Judge

Lovely visuals mixing film with art...and Mark Ruffalo.

Simon Taylor

This short film about forever unfolds from the POVs of father (max) and son (kip) as they attempt to write a book about what forever means. The father feels overwhelmed by all of the threats to forever, like forever chemicals, and calls an unlikely hero – Mark Ruffalo – to ask for help seeing the big picture.

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Aqua Ballet
An underwater dance with marine fauna filmed under the hull of a sailing boat in Polynesia by two freediving sailors.

Lovely little underwater art movie

Paul Hodgson Music Judge

Mesmerising!

Hannah Maia

The most beautiful film in this year's festival. An absolute stunner on the big screen!

Frit Tam

Alex and Marianne decided to live out their love for the ocean by living on their sailboat Diatomée, currently in French Polynesia. Alex develops underwater photography while Marianne enjoys being his model by practicing her passion for dance underwater. Animal lovers and freedivers, they set themselves the challenge of creating an aquatic ballet amid the incredible marine wildlife they encounter every day. An ethical and respectful approach, without feeding or physical contact, was paramount in their eyes. The idea was to blend into nature and show that humans have a place there if they do not arrive as conquerors.

Kilian Bron and local childs on a suspension bridge in the remote Ringmo village, Dolpo, Nepal.
Mandala (short)
After soaking in the vibrant atmosphere of Kathmandu, professional mountain biker Kilian Bron and his team set off to explore the remote Dolpo region.

After soaking in the vibrant atmosphere of Kathmandu, Kilian Bron and his team set off to explore the remote Dolpo region. There, far from the beaten paths, their journey unfolds along dizzying lines and through isolated villages, frozen in time. A raw and authentic adventure, shaped by the unknown, by risks, and by discoveries. The very essence of travel in a valley steeped in history.

Aerial of model
To Scale: TIME
On a dry lakebed in the Mojave, a group of friends build a practical scale model of time:

"What's important with the time you have" - wonderful short film that not only informs but beautifully puts into perspective how our lives are a mere moment in contrast to the life of the universe, and how really, that's quite magical.

Frit Tam

How to build a scale model of time - in the Mojave desert. Truly wonderful science documentary

Paul Hodgson Music Judge

This short film features a group of friends travelling to the Mojave desert to build and film a physical scale model of time nearly 7 km long that will showcase the evolution of our species and the universe in unprecedented detail and allow viewers to understand the span of our lifetime against that of the cosmos.

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Why I Fly
Dive into Jean-Baptiste Chandelier’s dreamlike world, where a single leap lays him bare and reveals why he flies

Such a nice, short film full of good, fun vibes

Frit Tam

Dive into Jean-Baptiste Chandelier’s dreamlike world, where a single leap lays him bare and reveals why he flies