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From the music of UK composer Anne Dudley, Belgian filmmaker Stijn Coninx crafts a story of a hearing-impaired woman on various runs, determinedly straight ahead of herself, crossing deserted forests, meadows and swamps, in different get-ups. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.

High Score

As his personal life unravels, a burgeoning white supremacist descends into an abyss of online radicalization and extremist conspiracy theories.

Code_Switch

After tragedy strikes, a meek Ruby Oliver enters a broken VR game for a last chance to see the dead. Little does she know that this game treats all girls as a virus as she fights to save herself.

Buona notte

Two boys meet late at night.

Le trou noir

A young guy asks a prostitute to go down on him while singing La Marseillaise.

Toate fluviile curg în mare

Radu is having a hard time dealing with his mother’s death.

Saudade

Aurora and Bernardo are experiencing moments of happiness, but their joy is interrupted by the onset of war.

Pas A Dos

Mireia has just come out of a toxic relationship that prevents her from enduring physical contact when she is offered the lead role of "Sleeping Beauty" at the ballet school where she attends, and has to dance with the Blue Prince.

For the Safety of Theo

When casual hook-ups become too debilitating, a man suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder seeks out different ways to purge himself of the consequences of the night before.

The Sleep Counselor

A woman who's lost the love of her life to illness decides to escape using a new kind of hallucinogenic drug that is customized to make fantasies seem real.

La fiesta de casamiento

A young couple. A luxurious hotel room. A wedding party.

Tango apasionado

In 'Tango Apasionado' we get to know two men struggling with their relationship. We don't know much about them - all we get is a glimpse of their desires and routines. We might find out that they are only part of a game we call filmmaking. Yet our watching their little dance is all too real...

Nightswimming

Runaways Luke and Ellen are caught breaking into an older, Victorian styled swimming facility one evening. As they only want a warm place to sleep, Martin, the person on patrol, lets them stay on the proviso that they don't break anything else. As Luke and Ellen go swimming in the pool, Luke spots Martin voyeuristically watching them. That small act begins an emotionally charged situation involving all three, but which was only supposed to involve Luke and Martin.

Triple Standard

A homophobic ex-basketball star is forced to face the reality that he himself is gay.

St. Louis Blues

In this all-black cast short, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith finds her gambler lover Jimmy messin' with a pretty, younger woman; he leaves and she sings the blues, with chorus and dancers.

보강촬영

Yeri goes to film again for her film shot last year with her mother and father just before their divorce.

안부

Joo-young tries to call a friend on her birthday after a long time, only to find out that her number is not in use anymore. She spends all day to find her and learns some things she never knew about her lost friend up until now. Soon, the forgotten memory of that day comes back to her.

미나

Mina goes to meet the criminal of a car accident who confessed his sin eight years later.

Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine

Ready to leave her UK boarding school and enter the working world, a young Black woman faces pressure to change her name and natural hairstyle.