A Muslim woman wearing a burqa arrives at a Copenhagen police station with her young son to report abuse by her husband. Because she does not speak Danish fluently, a translator is assigned. But the translator repeatedly alters or omits her words, filtering her plea for help. As the conversation loops through shifts in perspective, we begin to see how language, authority, and power distort truth — and how fragile is the act of being heard.
Kyra is a young and ambitious cellist preparing for a major solo performance. On the night of the concert, a single string on her cello slips out of place, triggering an overwhelming wave of panic. As the pressure mounts and silence deepens, she must decide whether to disappear into fear or continue under its weight. Hold On captures the fragile space between control and collapse with emotional precision, offering a quiet yet powerful portrait of what it means to perform while falling apart.
After the sudden death of his father, Ian Golovin sees an opportunity to escape his stifling life in a provincial Soviet‑era city full of tower blocks and limitations. Packing to leave, he must confront what he’s abandoning as he bids farewell to his sister, and ask whether running away can ever be enough to change who he is.
In a single day in Cork’s housing estates, 16‑year‑old Christy drifts between school, home and the streets, caught between explosive anger and a fragile longing to belong. Brendan Canty’s short film observes him without judgment, capturing the raw, restless energy of a boy rehearsing adulthood without ever having been taught how to feel.
It’s a school morning like any other for a teenage girl preparing for an important exam. But her father has assigned her a dangerous “delivery” — a package she must drop off before class. When the buyer fails to show, she is forced to bring the illicit contents into school with her. As tension mounts, she must navigate scrutiny, a surprise bag search, and her own fractured resolve.
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A few minutes after midnight, the young lady realizes that her partner has disappeared after sex. She goes out worried about seeking her partner in the darkness of the streets.
