​Photographers in Focus: Abdulhamid Kircher Approaching his work as a living archive of place and people, Berlin-born, New York-raised artist Abdulhamid Kircher has sought to reconcile his personal history through photography, assembling intimate visual narratives through a documentary lens. Reading between the lines of generational trauma through the patriarchs of his family, Kircher chronicles

​Satisfaction: Bite of Pizza On a deep dive into the pizza-making process, director Finn Waldherr lenses the skill and dedication that brings homegrown produce to the table in Berlin for short film Bite of Pizza. Finding a local favorite in Neukölln pizzeria Gazzo, centering ingredients sourced from the surrounding region, Waldherr connects with Australian

​Just Dance: MOUNT Opening up how we build relationships with others, and the hidden layers that serve as their foundations, Manon Bouquet reflects on human connection through choreographic moments for short dance film MOUNT. A collage of fragments, communicated through movement, intersecting frames unfold in tandem, representing the buildup of memories we carry from relationships

​Just Kidding: Two of Hearts Exploring the strange and unsettling realm of children’s imaginations, Canadian writer-director Mashie Alam constructs a surreal, stylized world around a mysterious rivalry between siblings for short film Two of Hearts. Casting Basia Wysyznski and Anaiah Lebreton in the juvenile roles of brother and sister, deadpan performance and uncomfortable moments

Portrait of a Place: Merci Dix An icon of Morocco as the Grand Taxis of its major cities, the Mercedes-Benz 240D has served as the primary vehicle for the nation’s taxi drivers for decades – a relic of the ‘70s and ‘80s, now a familiar fixture with a foothold in the past. With

​Private View: Alice Channer Mutating nature’s forms in collaboration with machines, artist Alice Channer finds her practice between the sensual and social worlds – where industrial and natural processes meet. Working on the edges of London, she observes forms found in nature and production processes as the starting point for her sculptures, developing a

​Scenes: ImillaSkate Reconnecting with their ancestry while finding sisterhood through skateboarding, ImillaSkate is an indigenous female skate collective based in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba – bonded through clothing as a symbol of cultural pride. Finding their feet in the foothills of the Bolivian Andes, the young women join a rising number of

​LoveSick: The Sun is in My Eyes Conjuring the memory of a past love in New York, director Pablo Tapia Plá blurs time in a visual meditation on longing and loss for short film The Sun Is In My Eyes. Starring Cameron Lee Phan and Britney Grasso star as its leads, the film