DAY 3 | Sunday, 12 april

Artistic talent rarely shines equally across generations, yet Mimmo and Francesco Jodice are an exception. Mimmo, a pioneer of Italian photography since the 1960s, shaped its international rise. Francesco explores urban change and social landscapes. For the first time, father and son reflect on art, cities, and photography’s civic role, offering a sideways glance at a changing world.

In the presence of director Matteo Parisini.

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The images show the attempt to create a cinematic portrait of the Catalan poet Lala Blay, which I left unfinished twenty years ago.

She reads her poems in the garden of her parents’ house, reflects, waits, sometimes despairs, laughs, and walks through the woods… We see different corners of the garden, trees, cats—many cats—mountains, shadows, and ghosts. There are also other images that share an affinity with those I once filmed: fragments of films, books and poets, painters and paintings… that still haunt me. There is also music, and there is loss… and even a kind of magic.

As the images unfold, I sit in front of the screen and read my text. A monologue… or is it a dialogue? With the images? With poetry? With the audience? I tell why I wanted to film Lala and speculate about why I never succeeded. What does it mean to make images? And what if creating images were nothing more than recognizing them as a place of affection and belonging? A place we might call home? And what if that bond were broken?

This love song is an attempt to return to the images you once loved and to which you once belonged. It is an essay in search of a lost voice and a reflection on the possibility of creating something again. A film that can exist only if I tell it.

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A family gathers in southern Portugal to debate what to do with Dad’s house. Affection quickly turns to conflict as a wildfire destroys the region. 18 Holes to Paradise explores family, society, and the flames - literal and metaphorical - of greed, progress, and human fragility.

In the presence of director João Nuno Pinto

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Lost in the rampant and remote landscapes of Paraguay, a strange community of Europeans attempts to build an enclosed “paradise,” far from everything they consider as decay in the modern world. Conspiracy theorists, right-wing extremists, and all sorts of eccentric people arrive in the settlement, whose founder and leader is a shrewd Austrian man. Crafting the portrait of the community’s founder and tracing the stories of both the settlers and the Paraguayans around the gated territory that presents itself as a utopia, “Around Paradise” is an insightful film that – upon indirectly and allusively casting light on the so-called paradise through dark humor and a metaphysical lens – addresses a number of pressing issues of our time: from the rise of the far right and its historical roots to modern colonialism through the economy and digital technology.

In the presence of director Yulia Lokshina

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16th Century: Young Portuguese navigator Magellan defies his king to gain Spanish support for a voyage to the East. Facing hunger, mutiny, and hardship, he reaches the Malayan Archipelago, where obsession with conquest and conversion ignites uncontrollable violence. The film reveals the true story of his journey.

In the presence of director Lav Diaz

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At the end of the 19th Century, young Metello rebuilds his life after losing his parents. He marries Ersilia, has a son, and becomes politically active, leading to arrest and escape. In exile, he has an affair with a teacher, fathering a daughter, but ultimately realizes he belongs with Ersilia at home.

In the presence of director Mauro Bolognini

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At a TV talent show audition, 16-year-old Lea struggles to define herself. Back home in provincial East Germany, her family life is tan- gled: separated parents, stressed grandparents, her aunt misunderstood, and her best friend falling in love with someone else. Can she piece together her story for the cameras?

In the presence of director Eva Trobisch

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CAPA DE HONRAS LA CUONTA DE L GAROTICO I L BIELHO(20 min.)

Christmas in a Trás-os-Montes village. Valentine wants to see his father in Luxembourg and teams up with Justino, a wise old man.

DEME KE PELÊ GOZAN BENÎ ZER(91 min.)

Civan, a young father, is gravely ill and tries to teach his son Feyzi to live without revealing that he is dying. Amid political conflict, bans, disappearances, and deaths, life becomes hell. A father-son story from Turkey’s war-torn Kurdish region.

In the presence of director Mehmet Ali Konar

Set in Sangerhausen, four episodes follow a waitress and cleaner, an Iranian filmmaker, and a tour guide. Small events, chance encounters, and poetic details unfold, blending Marxist themes with beauty and lightness. Love, ghosts, and subtle solidarity shape these intimate and quietly lyrical stories.

In the presence of director Julian Radlmaier

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