75’
The fifth edition of this programme, made in collaboration with Women in Animation, reunites the most talented female directors from the Annecy 2025 edition.
Program:
AFTER GLOW, dir. Sophia Belleli, Lazarine Biaud, Joyanne Marquetant, Sarah Remane, Yann Tournois, France 2025, 0’48”
We follow groups of young Hungarians scattered around the city as they slowly make their way from Budapest's old city, uncovering its historical significance and ancient beauty along the way to its famous ruin bars and nightclubs. As night falls, the streets start to buzz with life as the people gather and the seemingly forgotten ruins transform into a hub of bustling nightlife, where the crumbling architecture becomes the setting for music, art, and social energy.
Murmuration, dir. Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger, Netherlands, Belgium 2025, 12’30”
Piet, an elderly man in a nursing home, finds himself limited in his actions when he suddenly begins to transform into a bird. Although he is still accepted within the group, he feels that it’s time to join a new flock.
Hairy Legs, dir. Andrea Dorfman, Canada 2024, 16’
All about a 13-year-old girl’s small yet life-changing act of rebellion on the road to womanhood and feminism. It captures the universality of girls exploring gender, curiosity and freedom.
Sappho, dir. Rosana Urbes, Brazil 2025, 12’
Inspired by fragments of poems by Sappho (Island of Lesbos, 600 BC), the first female author known to the Western World. The narrative alludes to Sappho’s poetic expressions and the multiple readings of her figure throughout history.
Ovary-Acting, dir. Ida Melum, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom 2025, 12’32”
A harried thirty-something woman is forced to decide whether she wants to be a mother after unexpectedly giving birth to her reproductive organs at her sister’s baby shower.
Sulaimani, dir. Vinnie Ann Bose, France 2025, 20’
One evening, Alia and Neena, two young Indian women, dine at Sulaimani, an Indian restaurant in Paris. The meal stirs up buried emotions and “releases” certain memories that slowly reveal why they left their country.