Hassan

Director: Shabaaz Sayyad Mahammad

Country: Hungary

Category: Fiction

Length: 15’40”

Synopsis:

A Palestinian illegal immigrant on his way to Germany turns to prostitution to survive. Reluctant at first, he soon realizes it’s his only option. After a brutal attack by teenagers, he struggles to find hope in a world against him.

The Companions | La Compañía

Director: José María Flores

Country: Spain

Category: Fiction

Length: 12’54”

Synopsis:

A young couple walks down the street, they have left the children at home and are going out to dinner. A crowd gathers around something.

Family Portrait of the Black Earth

Director: Ivan Popov-Zaeka

Country: Bulgaria

Category: Animation

Length: 10’4″

Synopsis:

After undergoing cancer surgery an old lady is desperate to find a replacement for her missing breast and entrusts her husband with the task. In the ensuing funny camaraderie wholesomeness breeds love and hope.

Jammed | Gleuf

Director: Isis Cabolet

Country: Netherlands

Category: Fiction

Length: 17’25”

Synopsis:

70-year-old Edith, who has fallen into social and mental isolation, comes into contact with an equally lonely young man, who, although they have absolutely nothing in common, rekindles the zest for life in her.