Four short fims that capture the urgency and fragility of life under constant pressure, when vigilance becomes a daily condition, asking what it means to live under pressure, and what it takes to keep thinking, feeling, and resisting.
Looking For A Donkey
Juan Vicente Manrique | Mexico, Venezuela | 2024 | 17′ | Spanish spoken | English subtitled
In a little town of the Venezuelan Andes, two firefighters recorded a video of a donkey as if it were the President of Venezuela visiting their rundown facilities. That same day the firefighters were taken to prison, but little is known of what happened to the donkey.
A Lien
David & Sam Cutler-Kreutz | USA | 2023 | 15′ | English spoken | no subtitles
On the day of their green card interview, a young couple confronts a dangerous immigration process. A glimpse into how the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, operates. Nominated for an Oscar.
What If They Bomb Here Tonight?
Samir Syriani | Lebanon | 2025 | 16′ | Arabic spoken | English subtitled
Samir and Nadyn, a Lebanese couple, spend a sleepless night anxious and fearing an Israeli airstrike could shatter the glass walls of their home. With their children peacefully asleep, they battle with whether to flee or risk the worst and stay.
happiness
Fırat Yücel | Netherlands, Turkey | 2025 | 18′ | English, Turkish, Dutch, Arabic, Serbian spoken | English subtitles
The film chronicles the sleepless nights of a group of activists, eyes fixed on screens as they follow the news from Palestine and across the region. In Amsterdam, far from their home countries, police violence and the threat of deportation glue them to digital interfaces night after night. Engaging with anti-colonial resistance across screens and streets, “happiness” is a humblereminder to keep searching for solutions.
