The hungarian state system of social founds is often unable to help those in need, letting many fall through the cracks, having to deal with poverty and old age on their own. This is why the work of NGOs’, such as the From Streets to Homes Association serve as an important supplement to the Hungarian welfare system. Within this organization, the work of social workers is especially important, as they are the ones helping manage the everyday lives of those in need, often going past their personal and emotional limits during their workweek...

Tibor Albert Kapás is a student of the Department of Film at ELTE. Shards is the first documentary in which he functioned both as a director and as a cinematographer. The preservation of Hungarian film culture is one of his main missions in life, therefore, he is an active member of the Hungarian Independent Film and Video Association (MAFSZ) and the Hungarian Documentary Filmmakers Association (MADOKE). He is also the organiser of the National Independent Film Festival.

The account has fallen asleep on her desk. The waiter sleeps behind the cash register. The guard is dreaming, slumbering on his chair outside the bank. Powernapper’s Paradise explores life and the people in the Philippines, where it seems okay to sleep at work.

Samir is a writer/director born in Iran, 1986 and raised in Sweden. In 2010 he graduated witha degree in Film and Screen Production from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Samir has made several short films that have travelled to festivals around the world.

This film tells the story of a young 22-years-old doctor, who decided to work in a valley with severe climate conditions, where no other doctor agreed to work.

Alizhan Nasirov

Education: Kyrgyzstan - Turkey «Manas» University Faculty of Communication Department: Radio, TV and Cinema

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A female chimney sweeper gives insight into her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated profession. The behavior she encounters is very different from that experienced by her male colleagues.

Emma Braun (*1999) lives and works in Vienna, Austria. She has been studying at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna since 2018 and spent a year at Villa Arson - École Nationale Supérieure d'Art in Nice as part of an exchange program.

Incarcerated participants in a mental health experiment watch videos of sunset-soaked beaches, wildflowers, and forests on loop, prompting them to reflect on isolation and wilderness.

Merete Mueller is a writer and documentary filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work explores our relationships with built and natural environments, and has included in-depth reporting on climate change and infrastructure, as well as intimate stories about body image, homes, and belonging. Merete's short and feature-length films have screened at SXSW, Hot Docs, DOC NYC, The Brooklyn Museum, and via Netflix, The New York Times' Op-Docs series, and The New Yorker.