The short films:

Just Jools

  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Belgium
  • Duration: 15min

Jools dreams of dancing without shame. But how do you do that? Everything changes when she meets Yorrith, a choreographer who challenges her to push her limits. Portrait of a girl who no longer wants to be watched, but to be seen.

A Walk into the Afterlife

  • Year: 2024
  • Country: Luxembourg
  • Director: Jiyun JEONG
  • Duration: 4min

In a Korean village, a cat walks across the neighbourhood in the early hours of day. A sacred tree at the edge of the village is the cat’s gateway into the afterlife. The cat sneaks into a lotus garden, picks up a lotus bud, and quickly makes her way back to the village…

Inundation

  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Director: Ilia ten Böhmer
  • Duration: 14min

After a traumatic experience during his flight from Syria, 11-year-old Kinan has a fear of water. While father works hard to build a new life in the Netherlands, Kinan cannot let go of the warm memories of home. He wants nothing to do with his new surroundings. Then, the first swimming lesson approaches...

On a Sunday at Eleven

  • Year: 2024
  • Country: Canada
  • Director: Alicia K. Harris
  • Duration: 8min

A young black ballerina performs her Sunday rituals. With every act, she feels the pressure to conform to the beauty ideals of this world. In clear imagery, the film tells the story of a girl searching for the strength to make her own choices. 

9 Million Colors

  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Czech Republic, Germany, Norway
  • Director: Bára Anna
  • Duration: 15min

The ocean is paradise for Fran, the gracious yet murderous mantis shrimp. Her deadly claws take whatever they desire. But when Fran falls in love with the blind and hideous fish, Milva, the ocean will never be the same again. Their love is contagious for everyone on the seabed.

Extra info

Dance steps tell a story, while imagination steers the ship and sets the course. This inspiring series of short films (animation, live action, and documentary) takes you to a world full of young dreamers.

With Q&A