International Competition 1 | The magical dreams of late stage capitalism | KKC

Fresh Values / USA / 12'

In the near future, a struggling urban food co-op adopts AR technology to save their store. The strategy proves too successful.

Hair! / FR / 18'

At the scale of hairs, we discover an unknown planet. However, this is our body. By giving a voice to two hairs, the film questions our relationship to ourselves, others living beings, and the Earth.

Astronaut / FR, GT, IT, MX / 16'

Audely, 39, works as a lumberjack in the Guatemalan jungle. At home, his daughter Carol, 11, dreams of entering that same forest. It's the story of a father who doesn't want his daughter to be saddened by the sacrifices he had to make.

like moths to light / FR, IT, ES / 20'

What do our dreams see when they look back at us? “like moths to light” is a meditation on the future of our dream worlds in the age of neurocapitalism.

Citizen-Inmate / IR / 15'

In a digitally surveilled Tehran, the tables turn on those in power. The city's inhabitants face a sudden change that upends the status quo, sparking a tense exploration of privacy, authority, and the consequences of ubiquitous monitoring.

Siri Wonder / SE / 14'

Siri is a bicycle on the run from her sadistic owner. She dreams of reaching the city of bikes (Copenhagen) but to get there, she must face her greatest fear: the highway.