Another One Bites the Dust

Bar Croquette Freestyle – Director: Maria Dakszewicz · Poland · 5 min · Polish (OmeU)

At the Croquette bar, a woman reflects on her dull and lonely existence. She longs for some excitement. The solution would seem to be a rousing Bollywood film in which she imagines herself as the main character.

Rolling Mother – Director: Alexander Peskador · Germany · 25 min · German (OmeU)

Wilhelm has decided to sell the house that belonged to his late mother, Hildegard. However, the deceased matriarch has no intention of giving up her beloved home. Full of outrage, she comes back from the dead — in the form of a rolling coffee can — and causes a highly entertaining bloodbath.

Family Sunday – Director: Gerardo del Razo · Mexico · 17 min · Spanish (OmeU)

On the outskirts of Mexico City, “sicarios” — members of local cartels — extort protection money from residents. When the gangsters give a desperate shop owner an ultimatum, the situation escalates. The action is masterfully staged in a single take.

Their Eyes – Director: Varo López · Spain · 12 min · Spanish (OmeU)

It’s 1937. Helena’s brother, Bruno, returns from the Spanish Civil War, where he was wounded. Only one of his eyes is visible; everything else is covered in bandages. Is that really Bruno? Somber imagery creates a mood in which suffering, identity, and reality increasingly fade into the shadows.

Laser-Cat – Director: Lucas Acher · USA, Brazil, United Kingdom · 22 min · Portuguese (OmeU)

Theo is stuck at home alone as he recovers from an accident. Out of boredom, he uses a laser pointer to tease the cat in the neighbor’s window. When the cat falls out and is severely injured, Theo roams the nighttime streets of São Paulo in an attempt to save it, even though a serial killer is on the loose.