Festival Strand: Resilience

Veterinarian Esther spends every spare moment of her time searching with her dogs for people who have gone missing, alongside her partner in work and life, Janette.

A young boy from a border town finds out that his father has been released from prison after serving twenty years for killing the boy’s mother.

‘We’ are not different is a healing animation that explores the hidden feelings of people affected by self-harm, fostering compassion, understanding, and self-reconciliation while reminding us that pain and healing are universal human experiences.

When a casting room door closes, a quiet offer lingers — and Nick, a struggling actor, is left to weigh his dreams against the cost of chasing them.

Determined to become a professional boxer, an Italian Ghanaian athlete returns to Naples to pursue his dreams after being denied an English license, fighting against racism, financial hardship, and the physical and mental challenges of the sport.