5: The absurd & spiritual

Shorts from: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal.

This short film program includes the following films:

The Light of Immortality
Mikołaj Janik, Poland (25 min)

A man’s obsession with collecting vintage lamps slowly unravels the shadow of what is real and what is not, as his family, for decades, has quietly supported and adapted to his ever-growing fantasy.

Tears Burn to Ash
Natalie Murao, Canada (15 min)

An encounter with a doppelganger in Japan cracks open the edges of reality, as a return to the homeland becomes a search through memory, absence, and the ghosts of identity.

My Dad is an Astronaut
Bianca Rose Cheung, Canada (14 min)

Through dreamy textures and thermal imaging, the film hums with quiet longing, lost signals, and the strange intimacy of distance.

Mother of Dawn
Clara Trevisan, Belgium/Brazil/Finland/Portugal (9 min)

In the dead of night, a hungry creature searches for food — until something breaks the cycle.

Bleat!
Ananth Subramaniam, Malaysia/Philippines (16 min)

An elderly couple faces a dilemma when their male goat, destined for ceremonial slaughter, turns out to be pregnant.

Muljil: Diving
Young Eun Yoo (Yooye), South Korea (26 min)

Yang Young-sam, a 77-year-old haenyeo (female freediver) battling dementia, prepares for a final ritual goodbye.