Screens for Teens: Boundaries and Limits

STRANGERS WITH HATS 7′ Petra Stipetić, Karolin Twiddy, Germany, 2026

In ‘Strangers With Hats’, Noe, a fungal spore, embarks on a magical journey of self-discovery, guided by helpful mushrooms. Along the way, they confront self-doubt, discover inner strength, and learn the transformative power of a supportive network.

HOMECOMING 19′, Yarema Malashchuk, Roman Khimei, Ukraine, 2026

A few years after fleeing Ukraine following the Russian invasion, a boy returns home via a robotic dog, his mechanical avatar, which he controls from his room in Poland. Through this remote presence, he relives memories and reconnects with his past — a connection that now depends on a fragile video stream that could be cut off at any moment.

SEE YOU TOMORROW 10′ Keiya Ando, Japan, 2025

A five-year-old boy wakes to find his beloved dog has died in the early morning. As he drifts through the moment in a quiet daze, memories of their time together begin to surface—joyful moments, missed chances, things left unsaid—leading him to feel the quiet ache of regret for the very first time.

MISUNDERSHOOD 7′ Iryna Sosimovych, Ukraine, 2025

“Misundershood” is an author’s story about war seen through the eyes of a vulnerable person. Oleksa lives in claim and at his own pace until war destroys his fragile inner balance. Left alone with fear and isolation, he must find whether trust in people is still possible.

OUT OF PLAY 13′ Vincenzo Bertillo, Canada, 2025

After a career-ending injury, 20-year-old soccer prodigy Francesco has lost his sense of purpose. A chance encounter with a group of younger teens quietly forces him to confront the emotions he’s been running from.

TERRITORY 6′ Barbara Synak, Poland, 2025

Girl is kidnapped by her own body. In the labyrinth of her inner self, the girl must face the obsessions and desires of a person who is doomed to food, ever-present and painfully tempting. The film explores a toxic relationship with one’s body.

I THINK YOU SHOULD BE HERE 12′ Anna-Marija Adomaitytė, Élie Grappe, France, Switzerland, 2026

Near Geneva, seven girls on the verge of adulthood recall in their rooms the words and dances of TikTok that shaped their youth. Between intimate and collective memory, they drift from room to room, dancing through a final suspended night as they search for connection and identity, pushing their gestures to the edge.