Opening Night

Habits

Switzerland, The United Kingdom, The United States, 2026, Short Film

In a world devastated by a mysterious contamination, survival depends on remaining clean. Expectant parents Lila and Jake rely on strict rituals to keep the threat outside their home. When a single mistake disrupts their carefully controlled routine, fear begins to overwhelm their relationship and everything they have built. Habits is an intimate psychological portrait of obsessive compulsive disorder, exploring how protective routines can become prisons and how fear can reshape love, behaviour and survival.

And Every Morning I Get Out of Bed

United States, 2026, Short Film

Sun 1 Nov, 6:30 PM

Following the sudden death of his beloved dog, Timmy, Eliot begins to see only the worst in the world and struggles to find a reason to get out of bed. With help from an unlikely group of companions, including a sleep paralysis demon, a housefly and a walking dandelion, Eliot gradually rediscovers hope in unexpected places. And Every Morning I Get Out of Bed is an imaginative and uplifting story about grief, friendship and finding the strength to keep moving forward.

Shoe Rack

India, 2026, Short Film, 20 min

Sun 1 Nov, 7:00 PM

Shoe Rack explores the emotions and experiences of two different sections of society. As deeply rooted beliefs and social prejudices are suppressed, they return with greater force, affecting people and rendering meaningful things seemingly worthless. Amid these divisions and losses, the passage of time gradually reveals a brighter and more hopeful story.