Dear Ellis von Yinuo Wang, Germany 2026, 13', Mandarin with english subtitles
Just under a year after the protagonist moves to Berlin, she happens to find an envelope. Inside is a letter from a father to his son Ellis, along with several drawings of ships. In her imagination, these elements come together to form a story.

The plant from the Canaries von Ruan Lan-Xi, Germany 2025, 66', Korean, English, German with english subtitles
May, a thirty-year-old screenwriter living in Berlin, loses her sense of balance after her partner moves out. She starts therapy and barely leaves the apartment. Sleepless nights take her back to memories of her youth in Seoul, where she once took in a stray dog. She confides in a friend and realizes that she finds it hard to say goodbye.