BLOCK 2. All in the Family

An animated documentary that, through an intimate conversation between a daughter and a mother, searches for understaning and explores family bonds. The film reveals the inner conflict between freedom and sacrifice. Gradually, walls that connect and confine us across generations emerge, shaping who we are to ourselves and to one another.

A family taboo, a missing story. Using 25 photographs, a nephew reconstructs the life story of Michele, an uncle lost to HIV and heroin in 90s Italy. Guided by his mother’s warm memories and the cold gaze of AI, he reflects on memory, the value of images, and what remains unspoken.

Within the revelry of Rio's Carnival, Ilma writes to her son. How does she sense his presence in the crowd? Suspended in time, the celebration becomes a space of memory and political resistance.

An animated short documentary about Alicja and Bożena Wahl, identical twin sisters and visual artists. Based on excerpts selected from over 450 diaries kept by Alicja for nearly 50 years and the artistic work of both sisters, the film explores sisterhood, shared creation and a bond that shaped their private and artistic lives. Alicja’s diaries – an intimate, ongoing dialogue with Bożena – open a window to their world. Blending documentary perspective and animation, the film gives voice to artists whose legacy deserves to be remembered.

Twin sisters drive cross-country from Los Angeles to Ohio for Twinsburg Festival, the world’s largest gathering of twins. Along the way, they confront their similarities and differences, navigating the fragile balance between closeness and individuality. In Twinsburg, as they meet other twins and hear their stories, the sisters begin to see their bond in a new light. What starts as a simple journey becomes a search for who they are – both together and apart.