Festival Programme

Films by Country

Netherlands

Coward

Lukas Dhont

A tender love story set against the most desolate backdrop imaginable, Coward is an inspirational tale about choosing one's own fate, against all odds.

A Family

Mees Peijnenburg

Told through two siblings’ contrasting viewpoints, this moving drama considers the fallout of a bitter breakup as childhood certainty fades and familial bonds are put to the test.

Jimpa

Sophie Hyde

A filmmaker balances her outspoken father and a boundary-pushing teenager while working on her latest screenplay that only she believes in, in Sophie Hyde's heartfelt, queer family drama.

Memory

Vladlena Sandu

An evocative, cathartic and groundbreaking documentary hybrid that focuses on a childhood torn apart by war, and what it takes to mend the emotional trauma that comes with it.

Salvation

Kurtuluş

Emin Alper

Based on true events, Turkish director Emin Alper’s latest is a deeply unsettling and atmospheric examination of the roots of atrocity, seen through the eyes of a village leader whose personal insecurities drive him to commit horrific deeds.