The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortes
TIFF.24
Yerai Cortés is a rising star in Spain’s flamenco scene. Anton Álvarez aka C. Tangana met him at a party where Cortés played guitar under the Starlight satellites.
Spain - 2024
95 minute
What's Up, Doc?
Schedule
Schedule
Thursday 19.06
Saturn
Q&A with director Daniel Tornero
"In 2018 my grandfather was arrested for child abuse and attempted kidnapping. Now I meet him again and am confronted with his looks, his responses, and my own feelings.
Spain - 2024
96 minute
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And the Rest Will Follow
Q&A with director Pelin Esmer and producer Tudor Giurgiu
Famous film director Levent is completely unaware of Aliye, a housekeeper at the hotel where he is staying. However, Aliye, who is trying to tailor a new life story for herself, knows Levent and his films very well.
Turkey, Bulgaria, România - 2025
115 minute
Supernova
A Rebel Edge
Doru Chirodea fled to America in the 1980s and started writing poetry in English without actually knowing the language. Back in Romania, he prints books of poetry at his own expense, for an increasingly narrow audience. A serene meditation on the end of a bohemian, rebellious lifestyle.
România - 2024
87 minute
Romanian Days
Loss Adjustment
Q&A with director Miguel Calderon
Pedro, a loss adjuster, travels across Mexico investigating the causes of major catastrophes. To escape the depravity and violence of his daily life, Pedro decides to become an art collector.
Mexico, Uruguay - 2024
74 minute
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Mistress Dispeller
TIFF.24
Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband’s affair. Teacher Wang is a ‘mistress dispeller’ – a profession devoted to helping couples in the face of infidelity.
China, United States - 2024
94 minute
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Saturday 21.06
Invention
TIFF.24
In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father’s unexpected death, his daughter receives his patent for an experimental healing device.
United States - 2024
72 minute
What's Up, Doc?
Merman
A female voice is haunting a male gaze.
România - 2024
86 minute
Romanian Days
Smile at Last
Q&A with producer Monika Raide
16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children.
Estonia - 1985
86 minute
FOCUS Estonia
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Q&A with the film crew
Old Mr. Lãzãrescu is suddenly sick and the neighbours call the ambulance. The dying man is shuttled from hospital to hospital as doctors refuse to operate and no one can agree on a diagnosis.
România - 2005
153 minute
Special Screenings
Little Syria
Shot over 20 years, Little Syria follows the quest of a brother, his sister and her boyfriend trapped between Syria, from where they ran for their lives, and Europe, which seems at times to embrace them and and then to push them back where they came from.
Germany, Romania, Portugal - 2025
90 minute
Romanian Days
Aurora
Q&A with directors Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk
Aurora, the daughter of a religious leader, travels with her husband Joonas to celebrate their wedding anniversary with her parents and the congregation.
Estonia - 2025
111 minute
FOCUS Estonia