In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake Saddam Hussein's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.

In 1979, the four TAKEZAWA sisters reunite after uncovering their father’s secret affair. As they shield their devoted mother from the truth, each of their personal struggles surface, revealing the complexities within a seemingly close-knit family in this timeless film.

Commissioned by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Isiah Medina's fourth feature centres upon a painter staging a heist to steal back his paintings from the vault of a museum, and a filmmaker who just so happens to be conducting research at the museum on the very same day.

A moment of defiance in the West Bank opens a quiet reflection on inherited resilience, as one Palestinian family’s past—from the Nakba to today—casts a long shadow over the present. 

Lonely prisoner and former yakuza member Minoru talks to his sole companion, a potted hosenka (balsam), about his past and the meaning of life. Betrayed and manipulated from a young age, he still clings to one thing — the hope of turning his life around — in this tender anime.

Deep in the mountains, a corpse and a rare shogi piece spark a high-stakes investigation that soon points to rising shogi player Keisuke (SAKAGUCHI Kentaro). As the case unfolds, his carefully constructed image starts to crumble, exposing wounds and fractured relationships from his past.

After finding a bullet casing, university student Fumika (TAKAISHI Akari) discovers she can channel the lethal skills of ghostly assassin Hideo (MIMOTO Masanori), reluctantly plunging her into a shadowy world of vengeance, danger, and an unexpected bond.

Lana Daher’s archival essay film is a personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory that spans 70 years of film, television, home movies and photography.