Bright Future
Programme IFFR 2025
A selection of feature-length debuts, characterised by original subject matter and an individual style, representing the cutting edge of contemporary filmmaking.
Overview of films
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Possession Street
Jack Lai | 95' | Hong Kong | European premiere
Occupants of a rundown mall fend off a zombie attack and save Hong Kong. -
Rains over Babel
Gala del Sol | 111' | Colombia | International premiere
A reimagining of Dante’s Inferno as a choral queer drama, drenched in psychedelia and mysticism. -
Red Stars Upon the Field
Laura Laabs | 133' | Germany | International premiere
A hip, freewheeling panorama of German history told through an artist’s investigation into her birthplace. -
Sabbatical
Karabo Lediga | 110' | South Africa | World premiere
A daughter’s sudden return home threatens to unravel her frail relationship with her overbearing mother. -
Seen Unseen: An Anthology of (Auto)Censorship
Fırat Yücel, Erhan Örs, Hakan Bozyurt, Can Memiş, Sibil Çekmen, Serra Akcan, Nadir Sönmez, belit sağ | 66' | Netherlands | International premiere
A collection of politically daring films stresses the need for criticality in times of censorship and repression. -
The Shipwrecked Triptych
Deniz Eroglu | 90' | Germany | World premiere
An innovative anthology film exploring the metaphor of shipwreck across three stylistically distinct episodes. -
The Visual Feminist Manifesto
Farida Baqi | 74' | Syria | World premiere
Joy, dignity, love, pain: lyrical ode to the lives of women within a patriarchal system. -
Your Touch Makes Others Invisible
Rajee Samarasinghe | 70' | Sri Lanka | World premiere
A heterogenous docufiction investigating enforced disappearances during the 26-year-long Sri Lankan Civil War.