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Boundaries
Directed by Seun Yee
On a bus, a passenger reclines their seat too far back. This small gesture shifts the balance of the space. Around visible and invisible boundaries, personal and collective spaces expand and contract, leading everyone on board in an unexpected direction.
Home
Directed by Sara Mokhavat
As they prepare their granddaughter’s birthday celebration, an elderly couple struggles to conceal a life-changing secret that threatens to unravel the loving family image they have carefully built.
Fruit
Directed by Jen Nee Lim
In a time and place where abortion is illegal, the newly pregnant Siti finds herself trapped. Although married to a loving husband, she doesn’t want to be a mother. She secretly tries everything to rid herself of the foetus, but nothing works. When she meets a carefree female bus driver who is in fact a spiritual entity, Siti realises that the only way out may be to become one herself.
SUMMER PROJECT
Directed by Yuki Hara
A lonely boy who can’t fit in at school finds a human head inside a suitcase dumped by the river. He takes it home as his summer research project, and through this gruesome secret, he finally forms friendships with his classmates.
The Chair
Directed by Dustin Tan
Matt, a Filipino carpenter, makes a custom chair for Frank, an eccentric client. When Matt reveals the finished product to Frank, everything changes when Frank sits on it.
glide (all the people i’ll never be)
Directed by Li Anne Liew
Between life and death, a young ghost comes to terms with her loneliness when she becomes a spectator of the life around her. Through these observations, we get a glimpse into her dreams, memories, and anxieties while she navigates an isolating change. As her longing for a place in the world grows, she comes to realize that ghosts may never be able to leave the places they love – or that they may go everywhere, looking to be alive.
Dates & Times
Village East by Angelika
August 7, 2026
8:30 pm
