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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Bright Future

Programma IFFR 2022

A selection of feature-length debuts, characterised by original subject matter and an individual style, representing the cutting edge of contemporary filmmaking.

Still: Freda

Overview of films

  • As in Heaven

    Tea Lindeburg | 86' | Denmark | None

    The future seems bright for 19th-century teen Lise. Until, one night, her dreams are shattered. Danish coming-of-age film shot on 16mm.
  • The Cathedral

    Ricky D’Ambrose | 88' | USA | None

    Impressionistic drama about the fates of an American family, as seen by an only child born in the 1980s.
  • Freda

    Gessica Généus | 93' | France | None

    To run or to stay? In student Freda’s Port-au-Prince, protests and violence escalate. A female perspective on Haitian society.
  • The Last Ride of the Wolves

    Alberto De Michele | 81' | Italy | World premiere

    Ditch your romantic preconceptions about the Italian mafia. We infiltrate the underworld, where Pasquale is plotting his final heist.