Our House

Fever – Director: Thanh-Giang Nguyen · Germany, Vietnam · 20 min · Vietnamese (OmeU)

A young man returns to his Vietnamese hometown after several years abroad. Instead of feeling at home, however, he finds the atmosphere stifling. Some people want to emigrate; others go missing. Meanwhile, an illness with strange symptoms is spreading. A society caught in a fever dream.

No Place Like Home – Director: Shen-Chieh Tsang · Taiwan · 12 min · English (OmeU)

Johney, a Filipino migrant worker, returns home after her night shift, only to find strange men clearing out her dorm for what they claim is a building inspection. She tries with all her might to defend her living space and figure out what fraudulent schemes are unfolding there.

When the Geese Flew – Director: Arthur Gay · USA, New Zealand · 19 min · English (OF)

Cyrus’s life in a small town in southern New Zealand is fairly monotonous. After school, he helps out in his father’s workshop or hangs out with his older sister. In a desperate attempt to keep her from moving away, he sets out to find her stolen dirt bike.

Murmurs of the Balloon – Director: Hera Khanmirzaei · Iran · 12 min · Farsi (OmeU)

The house is full of the bereaved, but six-year-old Ahmad doesn’t understand what’s going on. And why isn’t he allowed to see his grandmother, who only yesterday joined him in playing with a balloon? A magical story about loss from a child’s perspective.

Housekeeper – Director: Aaron Denolf · Belgium · 19 min · Dutch (OmeU)

A family of three is staying at a hotel. That sounds normal. But what was meant to be a temporary stay is slowly becoming their new reality. The father tries to cope with the situation by gradually transforming the impersonal hotel room into a home.