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THE TALENT

Directed by: Thomas May Bailey
Principal Cast: Emma D'Arcy, Leo Suter, Rhianne Barreto, David Mills
Country: United Kingdom
Running Time: 15:00

Synopsis: On the set of a luxury car commercial, an overlooked assistant seizes his chance to get noticed by the star. A tense exploration of masculinity, becoming and desire.

I'M NOT A ROBOT

Directed by: Victoria Warmerdam
Principal Cast: Ellen Parren, Henry van Loon, Thekla Reuten
Country: The Netherlands
Running Time: 22:00

Synopsis: A woman repeatedly fails a computer security test. Suddenly, her humanity is called into question.

MOTHER

Directed by: Mariia Felenko
Principal Cast: Veronika Shostak, Inna Belikova
Country: Ukraine
Running Time: 8:00

Synopsis: At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Katya decides to leave her hometown and take her mother. But mother is getting her nails done.

DOVECOTE

Directed by: Marco Perego
Principal Cast: Zoe Saldana, Marcello Fonte, Gaia Scodellaro, and twenty real inmates as her co-stars from the Giudecca Prison in Venice
Country: Italy
Running Time: 17:30

Synopsis: A small boat navigates the canals of Venice, Italy only to stop at a women's prison where an inmate is poised to rediscover freedom.

PATHOLOGICAL

Directed by: Alison Rich
Principal Cast: Alison Rich, Meaghan Rath, Luke Cook, Heather Pasternack
Country: USA
Running Time: 17:00

Synopsis: A pathological liar wakes up one day to discover her lies have become true.

ALARMS

Directed by: Nicolas Panay
Principal Cast: Thomas Coumans, Laurence Côte, Eminé Meyrem
Country: France
Running Time: 17:00

Synopsis: Pierre is diligently overseeing the completion of the tumultuous construction site under his responsibility, ensuring that progress doesn't come at the cost of safety.

FAVOURITES

Directed by: Nick Russell
Principal Cast: Stephen Curry, Sibylla Budd, Tony Briggs, Maria Angelico, Chris Labbett, Imogen Labbett, Amanda Russell
Country: Australia
Running Time: 5:17

Synopsis: Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip goes terribly wrong.

THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT

Directed by: Nebojša Slijepčević
Principal Cast: Goran Bogdan, Alexis Manenti, Dragan Mićanović, Silvio Mumelaš
Country: Croatia, Bulgaria, France, Slovenia
Running Time: 13:00

Synopsis: Bosnia, 1993. Paramilitary forces stop a train in an ethnic cleansing operation. Only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them. A true story and winner of the 2024 Palme D'Or at Cannes.

ROOM TAKEN

Directed by: TJ O'Grady-Peyton
Principal Cast: Gabriel Adewusi, Brid Brennan
Country: Ireland
Running Time: 18:00

Synopsis: A homeless man moves in with a blind woman who doesn't know he's there. A strange bond develops.

JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA

Directed by: Julia Aks, Steve Pinder
Principal Cast: Julia Aks, Lachlan Ta'imua Hannemann, Samantha Smart, Nicole Alyse Nelson, Hugo Armstrong
Country: USA
Running Time: 13:00

Synopsis: England, 1813. In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period. Her suitor, Mr. Dickley, mistakes the blood for an injury, and it soon becomes clear that his expensive education has missed a spot.