cataclysm.begins: The Catalyst(2025)

Nineteen Eighty-Four(en)

Imagine a world where absolute conformity rules, and word and thought, including loyalty to Big Brother is demanded. It's the year 1984 and such a world exists. Divided into three vast states, whose inhabitants are dominated by all powerful governments, an illegal love affair begins. Soon, worker drone Winston becomes the target of a brain-washing campaign to force him back to conformity.

Beach Boy(en)

Ben-David chases after his elusive first kiss, but he may have to break his mother's trust to get it.

Chat(fr)

Have you ever dreamed of freezing time?

Connected(en)

"Connected" is a about two lonesome people who find each other via a chance encounter on a subway train. They experience happiness in one another for a brief moment in their lives until circumstances out of their control rip them apart. However their paths may once again intersect down the line.

Jim(en)

Jim, a gay priest, invites a sex worker over for the night. The encounter changes Jim’s life forever, but not as he expects.

Anonimato(es)

In the Name of the Father(pt)

The short film depicts the life of a boy who is constantly sexually abused by his father. Leonardo Miggiorin brilliantly plays the role of this boy, who belongs to a poor and unstructured family.

IOX(de)

Germany in the year 2030: the conflicts surrounding the "working droids" have reached new heights: left-wing activists protect the slaves of the new world, while right-wing vigilante groups use violence against them. Ika also detests the artificial intelligences. On the run from state power, he meets the enigmatic Iox. Together they seek shelter in the labyrinth of Munich's sewers. But when Ika uncovers his new girlfriend's secret, a fight breaks out.

The Burning Boy(en)

A closeted teenage gay boy shares a swim and an afternoon together with his straight best friend. When his looks and longing let his secret out, his friend pleasantly surprises him but an accident occurs and tragedy ensues.

Yet Another Affair to Remember!(sv)

To reconcile her sins, Mrs. Garbo invites her friend, Bovete-Berta to a tea party and engages in gossip. But her husband, Jean-Jacques, unexpectedly gets a visit ...

Face 2 Face(en)

Over a series of video chats, a teenage outcast reaches out to his childhood friend, but finds that behind the veneer of popularity and a seemingly perfect life, she hides a disturbing secret.

Antarvasna(mr)

A middle-aged housewife and mother of a 12 year old kid struggles to find time for herself to manage between unending housework and a regular ignorant husband.

Emma(en)

Emma is a regular human faced with daily modern obstacles, yet underneath her smile a secret hides. (A story with no words.)

Sonnet 23(en)

A modern reimagining of 'Sonnet 23' by William Shakespeare.

A Trip to the Moon(fr)

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.

Kolya(cs)

After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.

Stockholm Daybreak(sv)

At the break of dawn, teenagers Axel and Love are on the way home after a night out partying. As the sun rises, they start to see each other in a whole new light... Elin Övergaard's remarkably tender portrait of the struggle to say what you mean to the person you care for the most packs a considerable emotive punch in only just a few minutes.

The Eyes(en)

A man attempts to convince his wife she is going mad so he can continue having an affair.

Private Desert(pt)

40-year-old Daniel has been suspended from active police work and is under internal investigation for violence. When Sara, his internet love affair, stops answering his texts he decides to drive north in search of her, starting on what is apparently a fool's errand. He shows Sara's picture around, but nobody seems to recognize the woman. Until eventually one guy pops up, saying he can put the two in touch under very specific conditions.