CineGlobe 2025

<p>You can enter the interior of the virtual sculpture through its exterior forms. This opens onto an infinite night sky dotted with stars, an astronomical universe in the heart of which visitors seem to float. They are surrounded by swirling signs evoking strong symbolic resonances. When prompted, these signs approach and combine to form a personalized oracle for each visitor. A voice broadcast in the headset interactively guides the various steps of the procedure. Visitors can grasp these oracle signs and return with them to the familiar world, coming from space and the model of the world. With Third Eye, they perceive the structure of their universe and glimpse aspects of their own future. Third Eye is the latest work by Ugo Dossi, whose installations have been presented twice at Documenta and the Venice Biennale. His collaboration with astrophysicists from the Excellence Cluster Universe at LMU and the Max Planck Institute has already resulted in numerous works revealing a common source of inspiration between art and science.</p>

<p>Address Unknown： Fukushima Now is an immersive VR documentary that takes audiences to the heart of Fukushima to meet the survivors living in the shadow of the crisis today. Using volumetric capture &amp; photogrammetry technology, the project transports viewers into an experience that explores the disaster and the lasting impact it&#39;s had on communities and the environment. We reveal how a community endures in the aftermath of trauma and recalls memories of homes they can longer return to. Through local voices, the experience also examines the meaning of home and how it may be redefined in the face of disaster.</p>

<p>The female form, once displayed without agency, breaks free from convention as Duchampiana chooses to move upward, skyward. There is no finish line: the journey towards a free and authentic self means pushing forever onwards. An exercise in resilience and an encounter with truths buried deep within our physical bodies.</p>

<p>At times psychedelic at times meditative, ELELE is a sensory and intuitive VR experience featuring only your hands. With music from renowned electronic musician Max Cooper, it invites you(r hands) to take part in a dance performance and explore the beauty of your movements.</p>

<p>Energēia is an immersive documentary experience where you can take a stroll without beginning or end. Freed from gravity, the visitor is invited to explore ghostly buildings, built from 3D scans within French nuclear power plants. As they go forward into these composite spaces, their direct gaze can trigger hidden interviews with several experts &mdash; engineers, physicists and researchers offering a variety of viewpoints about the future of energy at ecological, economic and geopolitical levels.</p>

<p>A webAR-based edutainment experience, La Fabuleuse Maison Cerveau invites you to explore the mysteries of the brain through stunning illustrations that come to life in augmented reality.</p>

<p>The work takes after a traditional Buddhist practice; Patikulamanasikara, reflections on repulsiveness. As if conducting an anatomical dissection by intent of thought, through the &ldquo;contemplation of impurity&rdquo; the Buddhist disciple takes those which make up his own body &mdash; the organs, fluids, and filling tissues &mdash; as objects to meditate on. With this practice, the disciple develops a feeling of abjection towards the body, breaking away from the preoccupation of the flesh. Patikulamanasikara builds a metaphor for the mutual reference and involvement of humans&rsquo; inner anatomy and virtual technology. As &ldquo;the beating heart becomes the number of frames per second that the image flashes, and every gesture turns into the calculation of inverse kinematics.&rdquo; It sends the viewers&rsquo; virtual experience circulating around virtual scape, body, and perception. At the same time, the practice of Patikulamanasikara reflects a certain understanding of the body. The artwork explores the physical self under the viewpoint of cyborg and post-humanism, providing another way to think about how the body is constructed, even imagined.</p>

<p>Trinity-Tarot-Garden is a walk-in virtual Tarot-Garden of remarkable size (15m x 90m) that can be entered and experienced with a XR-headset. It was completed in 2024 and is the result of Ugo Dossi&rsquo;s more than 60 years of research into Tarot and semiotics, that is, the science of signs and symbols. Like the original Tarot, Trinity Tarot is a model of the world based on existential human experiences and their interconnections.</p>

<p>Journey through the revived paintings is accompanied by a story voiced by the performers Inga Jankauskaitė and Mantas Jankavičius, created by the author Algis Kri&scaron;čiūnas.</p>

<p>The film begins in the dark with a slamming door and the sound of Alma&#39;s schoolbag which she places on the floor. Alma, an 8 year old little girl. Her mother told her she was dyspraxic, she thought it was a super power but it wasn&#39;t at all. Alma leaves through the carriage entrance of her building. Looking grumpy, she crosses the street and arrives in front of the square on the sidewalk opposite. Arriving at the park, her friends greet her. Alma is not particularly cheerful, noticing that her shoelaces have come undone along the way, her friends start running towards the spider&#39;s web. Alma remains motionless and with a blas&eacute; look watches her friends running, and stares at the spider web located in the center of the park. She complains that her mother never ties her shoelaces properly and focuses on them. On a wide shot, she finds herself all alone facing the spider&#39;s web, which transforms (morphs) into a fairly large laboratory similar to a nervous system. Among all the types of knots she has studied, she searches for the perfect knot that she could replicate without problem and even goes so far as to observe the texture of the laces under a microscope. A child falls in front of Alma, she extends her hand to help him get up. He thanks her and asks her why she didn&#39;t join them. Alma remains silent, her friend notices her undone shoelaces, he offers to tie them for her. She accepts and joins her comrades on the spider&#39;s web.</p>

<p>Huo, a wandering robot, sees his daily routine disrupted when he finds a small abandoned machine. The little machine insists that Huo help it find someone, located in a dangerous place. After several days, Huo, pushed to his limits, decides to venture into the hostile environment in order to finally have peace of mind.</p>

<p>Lucie, 10 years old, is an accomplished astronaut. But when her spaceship begins to pick up strange signals, Lucie begins a whole new quest to catch a mysterious light.</p>

<p>A monkey, born in a laboratory, is raised by scientists then sent into space to discover if an yet unexplored planet would be habitable for humans.</p>

<p>Two small cells meet and grow up in harmony, until a forced separation turns them into beings so different<br /> that they cannot continue on their journey together.</p>

<p>In this world of dreams with well-oiled mechanics, Jeremy is a sheep who is nervous about going on stage to jump the barrier and put the child to sleep. Will he manage to overcome his fear and thus fulfill his destiny?</p>

<p>An old woman sits curled up on a bench in a public garden. Weary and motionless, her gaze is lost in the void. Through the movement of a colony of ants or the deformations of clouds, she imagines herself regaining her mobility, her former suppleness. But this melancholy is disrupted by a strange encounter.</p>

<p>A human girl lives with a fluffy stuffed animal. Their originally happy and warm time changes when the girl accidentally knocks off a button from the stuffed animal. Despite the girl&#39;s continuous attempts to fix it, the more she tries, the more the stuffing leaks out, and the stuffed animal&#39;s body becomes increasingly tattered. Eventually, the stuffing leaks out completely, and the stuffed animal disappears from the girl&#39;s world. People&#39;s daily lives are composed of various emotions, but the small feelings mixed in are often forgotten. Therefore, we want to capture these small sorrows in daily life as the animation&#39;s concept, highlighting the core issue: &quot;When a beautiful memory ends, leaving only loss and confusion, how do we face it?&quot;</p>

<p>After the rain, puddles form on the ground. The puddles, like mirrors, gradually take shape. A group of water spirits dances joyfully, flowing down the stairs, through every corner of the town, converging into a river. The river flows past the lower eyelid, slides over the eyelashes, and crystal-clear tears fall.</p>

<p>Out of laziness, a character does not sort his waste. His action will have serious consequences on the worlds that live in the trash.</p>

<p>Emmy is a tribute to the german mathematician Emmy Noether. it&rsquo;s the portrait of a woman, of a scientist and the times she lived in. As she travels to paris on board of the Orient-Express, Emmy works on an equation deemed impossible to prove. The film follows her over the day, as landscapes and different emotions pass by, until her arrival in Paris and to the Congress.</p>

<p>Oliver and Olivia, neighbors, acquire the new revolutionary WeazaWatch to control the weather above their garden, sparking a meteorological conflict that escalates into an uncontrollable storm.</p>

<p>When two visionary mages harness the essence of an ancient light, they change the world forever. Passed down through generations, it is now time for one bearer to pass this magic to a successor. What secrets will be uncovered in this act of transmission?</p>

<p>At full speed on her bike, Gia, 11 years old, strange and graceful, runs away from school. For several months, she has hidden from her mother that she is violently bullied and cyber-bullied.</p>

<p>When Marion comes home from work, she finds Tom busy in the kitchen preparing a delicious meal for her. What if she had finally met the ideal man.</p>

<p>Camille has trouble recovering from her recent breakup. On the verge of breaking down, she seeks her neuroscientist best friend who lets Camille try the experiment she is working on: a revolutionary device to treat anxiety.</p>

<p>Journey in the interuniversity library of the Sorbonne (Paris): the exploration is shown through the reading of a travel book which allows the reader to escape into a dream. The library appears as a series of inhabited places.</p>

<p>In a world where freedom is constantly under threat, democratic societies are always on the lookout to ensure that the hard-won conquests of the historically recent past are not rolled back, but rather evolve towards individual and collective freedoms of expression and coexistence.</p>

<p>Laurence Vanel was born visually impaired, and she recounts her gradual plunge into blindness as she takes us on a journey through her mental universe, which, against all odds, sparkles with color. Carried along by the poetry of her testimony, we finally arrive at the very heart of the subject: knowing and making known the existence of the visually impaired.</p>

<p>A fake documentary about a true story: An old silent documentary from the 1910s has been found and restored. It tells the story of the most abundant bird on Earth, wiped out in just a few decades by human brutality.</p>

<p>The film 0.1 g shows what our body produces for our well-being. We experience the variety of shapes and colors of the human body in close-ups and in time-lapse. We see tears of joy and suffering, beads of sweat, and other secretions from the body, ensuring the smooth functioning of our body. They defend the body against germs and other invaders, they cool, digest, dispose of garbage, display feelings and attract sexual partners.</p>

<p>Tyson does not exist, he is a virtual avatar. Charlotte tests artificial intelligence tools on him. As these experiments progress, Tyson becomes filled with a certain presence.</p>

<p>A mother faced with the idea of her own death secretly follows a dangerous and forbidden process aimed at mastering death.</p>

<p>Antoine, a young introverted boy, dreams of going into space. While accompanying his mother to the hair salon, he slips under an old hooded hair dryer and suddenly finds himself transported into a spaceship.</p>

<p>A team of scientists explore the vanished island of Testerep off the Belgian coast. Traditional excavations are combined with advanced technologies, like computer simulations and sound wave analyses, to trace the coastal evolution over 5,000 years.<br /> As researchers decode the mysteries, they contemplate the symbiotic relationship between humans, technology, and our temporal landscape, offering glimpses into future virtual worlds and bridging the gaps between the past, present, and the ever-evolving role of technology in shaping our understanding of the world.</p>

<p>J&eacute;r&ocirc;me has fallen to the ground. He can&#39;t move.</p>

<p>During a prestigious dance audition, 13-year-old Vincent finds himself in a parallel reality where he must face two juries: one kind and encouraging, the other harsh and humiliating. The power of their words will impact his entire life.</p>

<p>A young woman approaches a man in the street and asks him if she can kiss him. A languorous kiss given, the young woman turns around with confidence, a third person observes the scene.</p>

<p>In the near future, emotions are for sale. It was a painful choice, but Francesco decided to sell his love for his daughter, Anna: he wouldn&#39;t have done it if the child&#39;s life weren&#39;t compromised by a terminal illness. The buyer is Mario, a man driven by an ambiguous spirit of sacrifice, at the highest price a father can feel.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Wondering&rdquo; is an animated short film that explores the boundary between human and artificial interaction in the context of online dating.</p>

<p>Fish means life for Walvis Bay, a harbour town along the Skeleton Coast. A handful of people take us into their world and show us how deep their love is for fish.</p>

<p>A renowned surgeon prepares to perform one of his revolutionary operations in front of a young and prestigious audience.</p>

<p>Samia meets Farhan, who is smoking outside his home. She follows him to his apartment, where he organizes Moroccan music concerts. This joyous celebration makes her forget the distant funeral that same day of a father she never knew. As she leaves the building, she realizes she has forgotten her wallet. She returns, only to be warned by a neighbor that no one has lived here for decades.</p>

<p>Not Today is a 4-minute animated short that follows a small robot with big dreams. The film delves into themes of aspiration and self-discovery, showcasing the robot&#39;s journey as it navigates a world that challenges its ambitions.</p>

<p>Deb Kapell mounted her camera to a microscope and now photographs the microscopic life from puddle samples in New York City</p>

<p>In an alternative Renaissance, a renowned, disabled painter finds a glimmer of hope when training his assistant robot to complete his greatest work.</p>

<p>Isolated from the outside world, Nura perseveres in her house in the middle of a barren landscape, without vegetation or water supply, convinced that she can meet her daily needs on her own. One night, her son Leon appears unexpectedly on her doorstep and tries to convince her to take part in a government resettlement project. Will Nura have to bow to the forces of nature and become one of the millions of other climate refugees, or will she manage to survive in this hostile environment?</p>

<p>The woman and the man are in a room, a gecko sits in a terrarium, several flies are circling a lamp. Gradually we find more and more dependencies and analogies between their activities and observed elements as the rhythm of their universes accelerates.</p>

<p>Living with Autism, Paul uses his unique perception of the world to change someone&#39;s life.</p>

<p>The philosopher&#39;s stone exists. It took on the appearance of a Zippo windproof lighter. It will ignite Isabelle, Anne-Lise, Claude and Didier who never intended to do stumple upon it. For more information on safety use, see chapter 7.</p>

<p>A Palestinian mother-to-be in the Netherlands grapples with emotional and physical challenges during pregnancy. Through intimate reflections, she confronts pain, uncertainty, fear of bodily changes, and an identity crisis, all while challenging societal norms around motherhood. Torn between her personal struggles and the devastation in Gaza, she feels guilt and shame, questioning her right to feel pain and wrestling with her privilege while others endure unimaginable suffering.</p>

<p>Centred on sphagnum moss, Translocations highlights the mutual aid and reciprocal exchange that exists between species in the restoration of a lowland peatbog. Featuring the voice of botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer, and a tactile soundtrack score, the film documents the human and more-than-human life, energies and actions that are transforming an intensively farmed and damaged terrestrial environment back into a flourishing wetland habitat. The film is structured around volunteers moving (&#39;translocating&#39;) gathered balls of sphagnum moss from replete to deplete areas of the bog, enabling a keystone species in peat formation and carbon sequestration to thrive and rejuvenate a vital part of the biosphere.</p>

<p>In the computer room of a middle school, screensavers Kim, Gabriel, Camille, Bobby and Axel&middot;le talk about their conditions of work, the choice to have a passion job and hours additional... until an update comes along years of social struggles.</p>

<p>A young couple faces a life-altering decision when an unexpected pregnancy forces them to confront their uncertain relationship, all within the pressure of a five-minute countdown, where each second brings them closer to an irreversible choice.</p>

<p>Helena is looking for love in 2023 and tries dating apps. She&#39;s going to be on a date with a normal guy for a normal night. But her ghosts from her past, injuries and &quot;traumas&quot; in the form of her exes, will hinder the normal development of the night.</p>

<p>The protagonist of the film is a fish bowl: a metaphorical reference to the world. Several hands pass the bowl from one to the other, while three goldfish swim peacefully inside. At first the passing of the bowl is peaceful, but it becomes increasingly aggressive as each person tries to keep the bowl instead of sharing it. Inevitably, the bowl falls.</p>

<p>The old projectionist stays alone in the midst of war to save the cinema.</p>

<p>The Thinking Game chronicles the extraordinary life of visionary scientist Demis Hassabis and his relentless quest to solve the enigma of artificial general intelligence.</p>

<p>Zoya Lowe, a 55 year old woman from Miami, FL, has been diagnosed with a black hole inside her chest and given a week to live. But what the doctors and her family don&rsquo;t know is that she has already lived this week before. She&rsquo;s lived it so many times, in fact, that she doesn&rsquo;t even know how long it&rsquo;s been. Until one day she meets Paula, a young woman studying time at a lab in the local university, and together they decide to try and solve time travel so Zoya can actually go back&mdash; back into her past, back to a time before she settled, back to when her whole future was still wide open in front of her&mdash;back so she can do it all over again, and finally be the person she always wanted to be.</p>