Queen Size. Shorts

Paradise Europe
Du Bist So Wunderbar

2023 / Germany / comedy

Directed by Leandro Goddinho, Paulo Menezes
Cast: Murillo Basso
English, German, Portuguese, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 17 min

On the day thousands of people went to the streets protesting against unaffordable rents in Berlin and the abolishment of the rental cap law, a gay Brazilian immigrant who was just kicked out of his apartment struggles to find a new room while his personal life falls apart as well as the city around him.

Seagulls Cut Through the Sky
As Gaivotas Cortam o Céu

2023 / Portugal / drama

Directed by Mariana Bártolo, Guillermo García López
Cast: Rodrigo Areias, Dominique Welinski
Portuguese, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 18 min

Dense atmosphere of change and union strikes in Porto’s harbor. Clara, owner of a fishermen’s bar threatened by closure, finds in the arms of Raquel, waitress on cruise ships, the only shelter to express her fears and contradictions.

Queen Size

2023 / France / comedy

Directed by Avril Besson
Cast: India Hair, Raya Martigny Martigny, Marie Loustalot
French, English and Lithuanian subtitles, 20 min

This morning, Marina has an appointment with Charlie to sell her a mattress. This evening, she will cancel her plane for Reunion. But they don’t know that yet.

Pigeons Are Dying When the City Is on Fire
Τα περιστέρια αρρωσταίνουν, όταν η πόλη φλέγεται

2023 / Greece / drama

Directed by Stavros Markoulakis
Cast: Aggelos Diamantis, Thanos Koniaris
Greek, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 21 min

On the warmest day of the year, two boys meet. A few hours later a pigeon gets trapped with them. During this heatwave, all creatures dream of escaping from the city that’s burning.

Playground
Las mechitas

2023 / Spain / drama

Directed by Raul Villalba
Cast: Xavier Miñarro, Juan Gil
Catalan, Spanish, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 17 min

When Uri arrives at a rave in Montjuic, he can’t quite find his place. It’s his first time… But he’ll end up finding a way. A short film about integration at a hardcore rhythm.