Eye-opening nonfiction work from every corner of the world.
Experience a hypnotic ride through Australia’s salt-lake speed-racing subculture, watch birds take poetic flight over Spain during lockdown, and go inside the world of Tamil Nadu tuktuk drivers as they battle industry sexism. These short films prove that nothing moves us quite like portraits of real life.
Auto Queens
Sraiyanti, 2025, India, 30 mins.
In Tamil Nadu, two tuktuk drivers – close friends and staunch union comrades – dare to challenge their industry’s rampant sexism.
Dogs and Dust
Ece Era, 2025, Türkiye, 14 mins.
Stray dogs survive and forage in their landfill home, which in a few days will be bulldozed to build a prison.
Murmurations
Xavier Marrades, 2025, Spain, 21 mins.
Mesmerising flights of starlings over Spain remind the director of the joy and hope that soar when we face hard times together.
Statues Also Die?
Thais Fernandes, 2026, Brazil, Hungary, Portugal, Belgium, 12 mins.
Communist history decays quietly under children’s curious gaze, leaving statues to commune with one another.
Where the grass don't grow
Riley Hart, 2025, Australia, 14 mins.
Strap in for a meditative ride through Australia’s subculture of salt lake speed racing, as daredevil drivers pierce the vast emptiness.
Content: Melbourne International Film Festival
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