Festival de Cortos de Bogotá / Short Film Festival

A young Roma boy is lifted into the light, only to find it fades in an unexpected way.

In the shadow of China’s growing erasure of marginalized lives and the tightening state surveillance, a sudden disappearance of an elderly woman in the frigid winter propels her caregiver, Lin, on a relentless search. As Lin’s quest deepens, the boundaries between her and the mystery blur, entwining her fate with the vanishing she seeks to resolve. 

A Kafkaesque courtroom drama set in 19th-century Liverpool, recounting the trial of a corpse with neither name nor past. Dozens have gathered for the absurd ceremony — and perhaps to deliver justice.

Hired in a pig slaughterhouse through a social reintegration program, an ex-convict desperately tries to find another job while repressing his inner violence.

Aurora, Dessi, and Samara, three Roma women, head to the centre of Bilbao to buy a birthday present for their niece Sarai.

After not seeing each other for a long time, Sara is forced to rush from London to Madrid: her father has been admitted into a psychiatric ward after attempting to commit suicide.

Pippa is a young mother with adaptation difficulties. One night, despite the curfew imposed on her, she leaves the shelter with her baby.

Azaa and Shagai, a couple in their late 20s, are living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with their 6-year-old daughter. On the verge of divorce, they search for happiness in empty, high-rise buildings. Stuck in their car in the infamous city traffic, they fight it out.

As the day begins, a woman sets out to go about her routine, until she decides to take her children to the cemetery to see zombies. When she returns home, this interruption in her day will leave her with a strange and magical feeling.

In a coastal town, women are not allowed to sing. A teenager joins a singing competition for a chance to move to the city, while hiding his true voice in a sinister way.

Based on a true story from Portugal’s biggest case of institutionalized pedophilia, "Flying Carpet" follows Ricardo, a teenager seeking escape from a ruthless reality that traps him and those around him, keeping them from reaching for the stars.

Having fled the war in Syria, Hanna and her young brother Nader find themselves staying in a run-down neighbourhood of Istanbul. Hanna spends her days learning nail design in order to earn a living, while dreaming of finding a way to migrate to Europe. When she meets a Turkish guy, İbo, on a night out, she finds herself trying to balance her identity and desires with the needs of her young brother.

CASA CHICA tells the story of two siblings: 11-year-old Quique and 5-year-old Valentina. After their parents separate, they move into a tiny apartment under their mother’s care. On their first Sunday with their father, he introduces them to his "new family," where the siblings discover that their half-sister is the same age as Valentina.