In the end of the 19th century the peasants in Portugal started a courageous struggle for better work conditions. After generations of starving misery, the Carnation Revolution sowed the promise of an Agrarian Reform. Mostly in the Alentejo region, these rural workers occupied the huge properties where they were once submitted to the power of their Masters. Perhaps the lost seed of other fruits... Born in Alentejo in Portugal in 1984, Marta Mateus studied philosophy at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, drawing and photography at Ar.Co, music and theatre. She worked as an actress and assistant director.

It is said in Alentejo, when something is lost, those who are looking should start to walk back to the beginning. We must pray and ask Saint Lucy to clear our vision, so we can see and look better.

The protagonists of this film, resistants of this struggle, many of them illiterate, working since childhood, tell their story to the youngsters of today, in their own words.

[Director]: Marta Mateus
[Cast]: Maria Clara Madeira, Gonçalo Prudêncio, Maria Catarina Sapata,
[Scritpt]: Marta Mateus
[Camera]:Hugo Azevedo
[Edit]:Marta Mateus

Year of production: 2017
Running time: 25’
Country: Portugal

LOS DESHEREDADOS is a portrait of the director's father facing the end of his family business. Pere Ferrés is 53 years old and owns a bus company. Lack of money forces him to drive clients who destroy his vehicle to bachelor parties, but he is not prepared to lose his dignity. 

Director: Laura Ferrés
Camera: AGNÈS PIQUÉ CORBERA
Edit: DIANA TOUCEDO
Sound: ALEJANDRO CASTILLO

Year of production: 2017
Running time: 18’
Country: Spain

An innocent young man from China is anxiously “memorising his hope” in the middle of the noisy crowd in Shibuya.

[Director]: Kei CHIKAURA
[Cast]:LU Yulai, Kayo KAWAMOTO, Laurence Midori OTA
[Camera]:Miki OGAWA
[Edit]:Kei CHIKAURA

Year of production: 2017
Running time: 12’
Country: Japan

Foto Saeki is a deserted analogue photography goods store in the Santa Maria la Ribera neighborhood in Mexico City. Its owner, Yukio Saeki, arrived to Mexico in 1955. At 86 years old, he can still hear the echo of a hot Monday morning in Japan, as he walked across a field toward the ocean when he was 13 years old.
Familiar Tale delves into Mr. Saeki’s memory and photographic archive. His story spins various threads, including Japanese immigration to Mexico, photographic technique development and the drastic changes and growth Mexico underwent from 1955 onward.  Seeped in Saeki’s nostalgia, the documentary uses various visual resources to illustrate his vision and sensory recollections. As Saeki digs further into his past, he uncovers his memories of wartime Japan and the fateful day he witnessed the dropping of the atomic bomb on nearby Hiroshima.

Director: Sumie García
Producer：Sumie García, Santiago de la Paz Nicolau, Alejandro Quintero
Animation：Daniel Farah

Year of production: 2017
Running time: 21’
Country: Mexico

Yu-Yin is a math teacher in a junior high school, She plays a very important role in both her students and her family's lives. However she receives the trickiest question in life just when she was about to go on a relaxing trip.
Jun-ho, an adolescent boy in 9th grade, is going through the chaos of his parents divorce and the great pressure of going to high school.
With a perfect coincidence,the two desperate souls met in a gas station at midnight. They were going to look at the cows at first ,but then a very heart to heart conversation began while they walked into the night.
The night is still dark and full of unknown incidents. A life that is stuck may be stuck forever, but with warm company, we might regain the courage once more...

Director: Huang Sheng-Ming
Producer：Chi Yu-Tzu
Script：Huang Sheng-Ming
Cast：Lai Yu, Liu Xiu-Fu
Cinematography：Zhou Jia-Qi

Year of production: 2017
Running time: 33’
Country: Taiwan

The 14th of July in Paris. Hanne, a Norwegian student, is about to go home when she suddenly finds herself in trouble with three men. An Italian student. A Parisian from the beautiful neighbourhoods. And a young firefighter. A set of circumstances will bring them together for a night at the Cité Universitaire.

Director: Guillaume Brac
Executive Producer：Nicolas Anthomé
Script：Guillaume Brac, Hanne Mathisen Haga
Editor：Louise Jaillette

Year of production: 2017
Running time: 36’
Country: France