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The Last Hope The last son of a shepherd is faced with the challenge of choosing between modernity and the family tradition of nomadic life. Faced with the toughest choice of choosing between tradition and modernity Suleiman, 13 is the youngest son of 80-year-old nomadic shepherd, Gafoor. He is the only hope of Gafoor who can carry forward his age-old tradition of rearing goats and sheep.

Helicopter A young family with a baby is visiting elderly parents living in a remote northern village. Suddenly, their child becomes sick with dysentery. There is no necessary medicine in the village, the telephone line was cut off, and the roads were washed out due to the spring flood. The young father Vanya decides to get to the regional center on his own in order to call a Sunrise to the village. But the road ahead is long and dangerous.

The Geshema is Born For the Buddha, establishing a community of nuns was a radical experiment for its time. Over the centuries Buddhist religious life was available to women but the highest monastic qualifications were denied to them. The film traces the journey of an exceptional nun, Namdol Phuntsok, the first woman ever to be awarded the highest degree in Tibetan philosophy - the Geshema degree.

The Fabric The renovations of our university dorm were left unfinished because of the lockdown in Germany, and the thick fabric that they had put up around the building to contain the debris remained in place. During the lockdown, the 367 of us in this 25 story building could barely see the world outside through the tiny holes of this thick fabric.

Telltale M was born in Japan, and after liberation, he and his family moved back to Korea, their homeland. Since then, he has been living as a potter, as an engineer, as a shipyard worker, and then as a businessman. This change of his occupations overlaps with his unstable life, like the four names he got after changing his name four times.

Strike with the Beat It is a piece of witness of cool blood killing in Myanmar. In February 1, 2021, Burmese’s military seized power and detained State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint and elected government members. After the coup, Young Burmese called 'Drum Revolution' group came out on the street and protested the military junta. The junta brutally crack downed on peaceful protesters.

Space Baedari KWAK Hyeon-sook, owner of the second-hand bookstore "Abel Bookstore" in Baedari village, Incheon, has been in business for over 30 years. Since 2007, she has been fighting against the construction of an industrial road that will run through the village. When the construction was stopped because of protests from residents, the village gradually turned into a nature space where we could enjoy the four seasons as grass and trees began to grow. In the meantime, various cultural and artistic events are held there, and various artists visit there. However, in 2019, the city again engages in several works to finish the construction in this space and creates friction with the residents.

So Far, yet Too Close Korean artist Choi Minkyung and Palestinian artist Dina Mimi, who cannot leave their parents' houses, share certain experiences of living abroad and feelings of not fully belonging anywhere in the world. The two artists exchange "video letters" filmed in their family's living room, wearing green screen, discussing their concerns about belonging, alienation, survival, and art. The green screen allows them to erase themselves from their environment and plays a role in projecting the missing outside world in the picture.

Paraffin Dream I am fascinated by candlelight. If the world finally came to an end, I imagined it would be like a candlelight. People laughed, cried, and shouted in the square. Thanks to a small spark in my hands, I was able to imagine a new world to come after the apocalypse. Fascinated by the roaring flame, I didn't think of those who couldn't afford to hold candlelight, those who couldn't occupy the square.

Victory May 9 is one of the most important days in Russia, Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War. In 2020, during the quarantine period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people in the small Russian town of Trubchevsk celebrated this day without leaving their homes.