October 21-29, 2025
International Short Films
From you
"We are Family" Shorts Block
Després de la mort de l’avi, pare i fill es retroben per una nit, fins que es destapa un secret familiar que amenaça amb canviar-ho tot.
After their grandfather’s death, a father and son reconnect for one night—until buried family secrets threaten to change everything.
Wednesday 22.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Jędrzej Gorski
Poland, 2025, 15min
Pol w/ Eng sub.
Buscando Alma
"We are Family" Shorts Block
Una immigrant hondurenya es retroba amb la mare després de 20 anys, afrontant records dolorosos i la por de decebre-la.
A Honduran immigrant reunites with her mother after 20 years, confronting painful memories and the fear of not living up to expectations.
Wednesday 22.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Melissa Fisher
USA, 2025, 15min
Eng, Es w/ Eng, Es sub.
MAMA
"We are Family" Shorts Block
Amb la seva càmera, la Lulú, de 7 anys, ajuda la seva mare a recuperar la força i redescobrir la seva bellesa després d’una mastectomia.
As 7-year-old Lulú records her view of her mum after a mastectomy, her words help her mother rediscover her beauty and strength.
Wednesday 22.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Denise Moreno
UK, 2025, 3min
Eng w/ Es sub.
Quicksand
"We are Family" Shorts Block
La Cecília afronta l’amor i la pena mentre cuida l’Albert, el seu marit malalt d’Alzheimer precoç.
Cecilia navigates love and heartbreak as she cares for her husband Albert, living with young-onset Alzheimer’s.
Wednesday 22.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Rebecca Coley
UK, 2025, 10min
Eng w/ Es sub.
Token
"We are Family" Shorts Block
De camí cap a l’aniversari de la germana, els prejudicis d’en Nadim el porten a una situació de conseqüències irreversibles.
On the way to his sister’s birthday, Nadim’s prejudice forces him into a situation with irreversible consequences.
Wednesday 22.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Marco Lawson
Denmark, 2025, 20min
Danish w/ Eng sub.
AND THAT’S FOR CHRISTMAS
"We are Family" Shorts Block
Un home gran que prepara el seu funeral afronta el Nadal tot sol; incapaç de dormir, decideix passar les festes junt a la tomba de la seva difunta dona.
An elderly man planning his funeral faces Christmas alone; sleepless, he chooses to spend the holiday at his late wife’s grave.
Wednesday 22.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Peter Vulchev
Bulgaria, 2024, 16min
Bulgarian w/ Eng sub.
UNDER THE ICE
"Future Vision" Shorts Block
L’analista de dades Sasha investiga un equip desaparegut en un glacera i descobreix vapors al·lucinògens que barregen realitat i trauma.
Data analyst Sasha investigates a missing glacier team, uncovering hallucinogenic vapors that blur reality with her deepest traumas.
Thursday 23.10.
18:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Michel Kessler
Switzerland, 2025, 18min
Eng, Russ w/ Eng sub.
Electric Love
"Future Vision" Shorts Block
AVA, una app de cites amb IA, ajuda a trobar l’amor mentre ho observa tot, i l’Anna es pregunta quin serà el preu a pagar.
AVA, an AI dating app, helps people find love—while secretly watching everything, leaving Anna to wonder what it will cost her.
Thursday 23.10.
18:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Alois Sandner Díaz
France, 2025, 25min
French w/ Eng sub.
Scene House
"Future Vision" Shorts Block
En un futur on els actors són peces d'una exposició, un d’ells comença a qüestionar la realitat, difuminant límits entre actuació i veritat.
In a future where actors live as exhibits for Observers, one begins to question reality, blurring lines between performance and truth.
Thursday 23.10.
18:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Annabella Fazio
UK, 2025, 13min
Eng w/ Es sub.
An excess baggage
"Drama Baby" Shorts Block
La Sophie amaga el seu dolor en el vincle amb la seva filla Lila, però quan la Lila se’n va de campament, la solitud i les pors de la Sophie l’envaeixen.
Sophie hides her pain in her bond with daughter Lila, but when Lila leaves for camp, Sophie’s loneliness and fears overwhelm her.
Tuesday 28.10.
18:30 h | Cineciutat | Sala 1
Dir. Myriam Garcia Marienstras
French, 2025, 16min
Fr w/ Eng sub.
PARANOIA
"Drama Baby" Shorts Block
La Gila deixa quedar-se a dormir el noi amb qui acaba de tenir una cita, però quan ell li demana ajuda en plena nit, els instints li diuen que qualque cosa falla.
Gila lets her date crash, but when he wakes her with a plea for help, her instincts warn something isn’t right.
Tuesday 28.10.
18:30 h | Cineciutat | Sala 1
Dir. Alina Bichieva
UK, 2025, 16min
Eng w/ Es sub.
SUMMER SOUVENIR
"Drama Baby" Shorts Block
Les vacances de surf de la Katja es tornen un malson arran d’un incident imprevist amb el parapent.
Katja’s surf holiday darkens after an unexpected paragliding incident changes everything.
Tuesday 28.10.
18:30 h | Cineciutat | Sala 1
Dir. Louka Hoogendijk
Netherlands, 2025, 17min
KISSES & BULLETS
"Drama Baby" Shorts Block
Durant les protestes iranianes “Dona, Vida, Llibertat,” dues dones connecten entre NYC i Teheran a través d’una foto esperançadora.
Amid Iran’s 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests, two women connect across NYC and Tehran through a powerful photo of hope.
Tuesday 28.10.
18:30 h | Cineciutat | Sala 1
Dir. Faranak Sahafian
Iran, USA, 2025, 12min
Persian, English w/ Eng sub.
SOMEDAY IT IS
"Drama Baby" Shorts Block
A LA, l’Evelyn viu una falsa vida plena, fins que l'encontre amb tres dones al desert li fa veure els seus veritables desitjos.
In LA, Evelyn seems fulfilled but empty—until a desert encounter with three women forces her to face her true desires.
Tuesday 28.10.
18:30 h | Cineciutat | Sala 1
Dir. Carissa Gallo
USA, 2025, 9min
English w/ Es sub.
LAND OF DREAMS
"Brothers & Sisters" Shorts Block
A Frísia, 1946, la Paula torna a casa i s'ha enfrontar amb el trauma i el rebuig, obligada a triar entre el deure familiar i el seu propi camí.
In 1946 Friesland, repatriated Paula struggles with trauma, suspicion, and rejection, forced to choose between family duty and her own path.
Saturday 25.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Bart Niewenweg
Netherlands, 2025, 19min
Dutch w/ Eng sub.
VISITOR
"Brothers & Sisters" Shorts Block
Turmentat per la figura d'estrany als seus somnis, en Jakub busca l’ajuda de la seva germana per a lluitar contra la paràlisi del son que sofreix.
Haunted by a stranger in his dreams, young writer Jakub seeks help from his sister who can enter dreams, confronting sleep paralysis horrors.
Saturday 25.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Vojtěch Konečný
Czech Republic, 2025, 20min
Czech w/ Eng sub.
Homeward
"Brothers & Sisters" Shorts Block
Drama còmic: en Martin, tutor a contracor, i la desencantada Louise emprenen un tens viatge per carretera. Dues personalitats que xoquen mentre intenten fugir l’un de l’altre.
Comedic drama: Martin, reluctant guardian, and disillusioned Louise embark on a tense road trip, clashing as they try to escape each other.
Saturday 25.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Trine Nadia
Denmark, 2025, 30min
Danish w/ Eng sub.
The Golden Boy
"Brothers & Sisters" Shorts Block
Un drama familiar sobre un nen de sis anys amb autisme no verbal que, amb l’ajuda de la seva germana gran, demostra que les seves grans necessitats de suport no poden aturar el seu potencial.
A family drama, about a non-verbal autistic six-year-old boy who with the help of his older sister, proves that his high support needs can’t stop his potential.
Saturday 25.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Elizabeth Peace
UK, 2025, 16min
Eng w/ Es sub.
Majini
"Brothers & Sisters" Shorts Block
Un noi que no sap nedar ha de sortir a la mar amb el seu germà per pescar quan el pare emmalalteix, mentre enfronta els reptes de créixer.
A boy who can’t swim must brave the sea with his brother to fish when their father falls ill, while wrestling with pressures of manhood.
Saturday 25.10.
16:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Joshua Neubert, Victor Muhagachi
Germany, 2025, 20min
Swahili w/ Eng sub.
COMMON FLY
"Comedy Gold" Shorts Block
En Jeff, una mosca comú desencisada, atrapada en un matrimoni fallit i una feina sense sortida, lluita per reprendre el control de la seva vida grisa.
Jeff, a disillusioned housefly trapped in a failing marriage and dead-end job, fights to reclaim control of his unremarkable life.
Saturday 25.10.
18:30 h | Cineciutat | Sala 1
Dir. Ian Alexander Castracane
USA, 2025, 14min
Eng w/ Es sub.
FINDING DADDY
"Comedy Gold" Shorts Block
Les germanes Dinky i Flossy, arruïnades i desesperades, cerquen el seu pare ric i absent per destapar les seves mentides i aconseguir diners.
Sisters Dinky and Flossy, broke and desperate, track down their rich deadbeat dad, hoping to expose his lies—and maybe score a payday.
Saturday 25.10.
18:30 h | Cineciutat | Sala 1
Dir. Emily Wilson
USA, 2025, 12min
Eng w/ Es sub.
I WANT TO GO TO MOSCOW
"Comedy Gold" Shorts Block
La Mara, actriu desencisada, afronta l’edat i els somnis perduts entre infants que assagen una versió Disney de la seva obra de Txékhov preferida.
Disillusioned actor Mara confronts aging and lost dreams when thrown into kids rehearsing a Disneyfied version of her favorite Chekhov play.
Saturday 25.10.
18:30 h | Cineciutat | Sala 1
Dir. Sarah Baskin
USA, 2025, 13min
Eng w/ Es sub.
Egg Timer
"Comedy Gold" Shorts Block
En el seu 30è aniversari, la Megan lluita contra la pressió familiar i les veus directes dels seus ovaris en una comèdia sobre elecció i autodescobriment.
On her 30th birthday, Megan battles family pressure and the blunt voices of her own ovaries in a comedy about choice and self-discovery.
Saturday 25.10.
18:30 h | Cineciutat | Sala 1
Dir. Rosie May Bird Smith
UK, 2025, 13min
Eng w/ Es sub.
Ego
"Comedy Gold" Shorts Block
Alta cuina molecular, apocalipsi imminent i desitjos intercanviats converteixen una doble cita en un malson irrepetible.
Molecular cuisine, looming apocalypse, and tangled desires make for a nightmarish double date no one could’ve cooked up.
Saturday 25.10.
18:30 h | Cineciutat | Sala 1
Dir. Vegard Dahle
Norway, 2025, 14min
Norwegian w/ Eng sub.
SNIPPED
"Mixed Cultures" Shorts Block
Un jueu convers, un metge musulmà i una circumcisió polèmica desencadenen un xoc de fe, identitat i comèdia.
A Jewish convert, a Muslim doctor, and one contentious circumcision spark a clash of faith, identity, and comedy.
Sunday 26.10.
20:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Alexander Saul
Denmark, 2025, 14min
Danish w/ Eng sub.
HEADBANG
"Mixed Cultures" Shorts Block
A través de la Leila i l’Amara, HEADBANG explora l’hijab com a símbol de llibertat, identitat i prejudici social.
Through two young women, Leila and Amara, HEADBANG explores the hijab’s power—as a symbol of freedom, identity, and societal judgment.
Sunday 26.10.
20:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Anna Khaja
USA, 2025, 15min
Eng/Arabic w/ Eng sub.
I GAZE AT THE SKY
"Mixed Cultures" Shorts Block
En una escola russa durant la guerra d’Ucraïna, una mestra descobreix que un alumne és el seu nebot perdut i lluita per salvar-lo.
In a Russian school during the Ukraine war, a teacher discovers her student is her lost nephew—awakening her fight to save him.
Sunday 26.10.
20:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Alexandra Strunin
Poland, 2025, 23min
Russ, Ukrainian w/ Eng sub.
JUST LIKE A BOY
"Mixed Cultures" Shorts Block
Fugint de la persecució, la Maryam es fa passar per noi per sobreviure i crea un vincle fràgil amb l’Ahmed, que difumina la frontera enter l'amor i el perill.
Fleeing persecution, Maryam disguises herself as a boy to survive. In hiding, she forms a fragile bond with Ahmed—blurring love and danger.
Sunday 26.10.
20:00 h | Cineciutat | Sala 2
Dir. Bahar Pars
Armenia, Denmark, Sweden, 2025, 22min
Persian w/ Eng sub.