How do we look at the world – and how does the world look back at us in return? This is the question animating this diverse array of films, which all possess an interest in exploring how differing modes of perception and expression might contribute to the making (and unmaking) of our identities and relationships with others.

There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers at this event.

Films

• This Is Not a Character, This is Betrayal (Germany) - Nominated for Fiction (Romina Küper).

• ETCETERA (Sweden) - Nominated for Editing (Noel Heath). 

• A Mother Goes to the Beach (Portugal) - Nominated for Costume Design (Pedro Hasrouny). 

• Rojak (Malaysia) - Nominated for Experimental (Juliana Reza). 

• The Night of the Wasp (Costa Rica) - Nominated for Documentary and Social Impact (Nacho Rodriguez). 

• Liminal Roots (UK) - Nominated for Animation (Aliyah Harfoot).

Content notices: Nudity, Racism and/or racial slurs, Hateful language directed at religious groups (e.g. Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Abuse (physical, mental, emotional, verbal and/or sexual, Classism.