Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Rike – Director: Sophia Schachtner · Germany · 11 min · German (OmeU)

A young woman is crying. A new day begins. Rike is a painter and varnisher. Her every movement is controlled and precise; each day is like every other. When Rike buys a bouquet of flowers after work and walks through the streets with it, something changes: the world gives something back to her.

Bubonic Juice – Director: Zazie Raxhon · Belgium · 3 min · no dialogue (OF)

After a night of heavy drinking, young Pepper makes her way home through the empty streets of the city, accompanied only by a vague sense of foreboding. Safety appears in the form of an available taxi. But could it instead spell more danger to come?

Mother of a Son – Director: Kevin Koch · Germany · 20 min · German (OmeU)

A year ago, Martha’s son was killed while he was carrying out a school shooting. Now she visits his grave for the first time. How much love can a mother have in the face of the unthinkable? Burdened by this legacy, she struggles with her unconditional love.

Tarik – Director: Adem Tutić · Serbia · 27 min · Serbian (OmeU)

When Tarik is expelled from school, he is forced to leave his devoted single mother in Lazarevac (Belgrade) and move in with his estranged father and his family in Novi Pazar in southern Serbia. This turns out to be a challenge for everyone involved.

Pankaja – Director: Anooya Swamy · USA, India · 14 min · Kannada (OmeU)

Three days ago, Pankaja’s husband failed to come home from work. In search of him, this young mother and her daughter struggle to navigate the murky bureaucracy and crowded streets of a major city in India.