Elisa Fernanda Pirir

Everybody Loves Touda

Touda is a sheikha (traditional singer and dancer) who performs in dingy bars to make ends meet. But Touda has a passion. She struggles for her art to be recognized and to ensure a better future for her deaf-and-mute son Yassine.

The Hypnosis

André and Vera are a young entrepreneurial couple. They get the opportunity to pitch their female health app at a prestigious competition. Before going there, Vera tries hypnotherapy to quit smoking. From this point, her attitude changes and André starts to behave unexpectedly.

Burial

With striking images and meticulous sound work, Burial reminds us of the paradoxical relationship between scientific development and the destruction of nature. Questioning the effects of human activity on the planet we inhabit and which we have put at risk, the film focuses on the unsolved issues of nuclear plants and nuclear activity.

Soul of the Sea

Guatamalan Garifuna woman Arisa is a singer and dancer. When her voice fails, help can be found in the ocean, her mother, and the vision of her late grandmother.

Disco

On the surface 19-year-old Mirjam's life appears perfect. She is a world champion freestyle disco dancer and the pride of her modern, evangelical church. Yet her body is calling out for help and at the dance world championships, where she is defending her title, she collapses on stage. Her family's solution is for her to focus more on her faith. In search of answers, she turns to a stricter, more conservative church.

The Tongues

During a blizzard on the tundra, a Sámi woman is herding her reindeer when she is raped by a man. Her sister who is far away senses that something is wrong and starts looking for her. Wrapped in fear and confusion, both women will unite in their fight for revenge.

Armor

Armor is an intimate and vulnerable portrait of a group of teenage boys where social status is everything, and being "man enough" is the ultimate achievement. The film explores the hidden desires, challenges and finally the actions of three boys who are all strongly influenced by the culture they themselves contribute to creating.

Generation Mars

Astrid is one of the winners of Generation Mars; a reality show sending the first humans to Mars, never to return.

DIVE

DIVE tells the story of Johan, a former fisherman, who lives a life full of routines: swimming, chopping wood and fixing his rhubarb nest. When his son Andreas moves back home and starts to interfere with Johan's life, their already bad relationship is put to the test.

The Second Sex

A story about three women from three different generations, and how growing up as a woman affects choices, ambitions and relationships with others.