14th European Union Film Festival Nepal

Jose Prats, 9 Minutes During a hunting day in rural Spain, a father struggles to accept that his adult son is moving abroad, dealing with the feelings of being left alone.

Matty Crawford, 15 Minutes Charting the thrilling unravelling of a Chinese father in his 50s, who feels invisible in British society, as something unknown is manifesting inside him.

Robin Shaw, 23 Minutes Mog the cat feels a little ignored during the Thomas family’s Christmas preparations. When she spots the huge Christmas tree, she freaks out and climbs onto the roof, where she refuses to move no matter how hard the family tries.

Miranda Stern, 27 Minutes A filmmaker sets out on a journey to discover the mother she never knew.

Franz Böhm, 21 Minutes Made as a graduate project by a National Film & TV School student, Rock, Paper, Scissors explores the human cost of war, focusing on the emotional and psychological impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Nina Gantz, 14 Minutes Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton are three tiny humans who star in a kids’ TV series called Wander to Wonder. After the creator dies, they are left alone in the studio. Struggling to find enough to eat, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.

Eliza Kubarska, 86 Minutes The Last Expedition is a 2024 Polish documentary film directed by Eliza Kubarska about the legendary Polish mountaineer Wanda Rutkiewicz, who disappeared in the Himalayas in 1992 and was never found. The film uses Rutkiewicz's own audio diaries and archival materials, along with interviews with other climbers and family, to explore her life, her pioneering achievements in a male-dominated sport, and the enduring mystery of her disappearance.

Katalin Moldovai, 104 Minutes In a small Hungarian town, Ana Bauch is a dedicated and liberal-minded literature teacher in the public system. Beloved by her students for her unorthodox and creative approach, she assigns Agnieszka Holland’s 1995 Total Eclipse, depicting the relationship between 19th-century French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine, so they can better understand Rimbaud’s poetry. When a conservative father interrupts his son Victor during the screening and learns of the assignment, he reports Ana to the school principal. Ana is accused of misconduct and spreading homosexual propaganda, and when the local media get wind of the brewing scandal, she faces even more scrutiny. In a system where many have given up, Ana must decide whether to fight or flee, perhaps to a restaurant job abroad.

Emanuel Parvu, 104 Minutes Adi is spending the summer in his home village in the Danube Delta. One night he is brutally attacked on the street, and the next day his world is turned upside down. His parents no longer look at him as they did, and the seeming tranquillity of the village begins to crack.

Marta Savina, 97 Minutes Lia is strong-headed and doesn’t fit in with the rigid mindset of 1965 Sicily. What starts off like a fairytale with Lorenzo soon turns into a nightmare when he takes her by brute force. According to norm, Lia must marry the man who raped her to save her honour, accepting the common tradition of the reparatory marriage. But for the first time in Italian history, she defies all social expectations and engages in a personal and legal battle for self-determination.

Austeja Urbaite, 110 Minutes French couple Jacqueline and Leon decide to adopt a pair of siblings from Lithuania. Since the children do not understand French, the couple hires a young girl, Gabriele, to help as a translator. Gabi, as the children call her, is supposed to be just a mediator for the family, but her role begins to change, and she discovers a new, strange power in her growing influence over the children.

Andrew Legge, 79 Minutes England, 1941, sisters Thomasina and Martha have created a machine that can intercept broadcasts from the future. This delightful apparatus allows them to explore their inner punk a generation before the movement comes into existence. But with World War II escalating, the sisters decide to use the machine as a weapon of intelligence, with world-altering consequences.

Margien Rogaar, 95 Minutes Jaap Peter, a lively 16-year-old, eagerly prepares for his older sister’s wedding at their beloved grandfather’s country house. As the whole family rallies together to create the perfect celebration, Jaap Peter falls in love for the first time. But when the girl of his dreams is smitten with his younger sister Joe instead, he is disheartened. Through the chaos and tender moments, Jaap Peter learns that his presence and the unbreakable bond of his family are vital to the wedding’s success.

Directed by Katja Gauriloff, 104 Minutes An aunt and her niece drive to Lapland to empty an inherited house. Turns out the withdrawn and distrusting aunt had been a victim of the assimilation policies, and the niece must make a big decision. By taking an interest in each other, they discover the value of themselves and their roots.

Directed by Sandeep Kumar, 110 Minutes Happy tells the story of an undocumented Indian immigrant in Austria striving for a happy life for his daughter amidst the threat of deportation, revealing the shared quest for happiness in those who seem to have it all.

Directed by Margarida Cardoso, 128 Minutes In 1907, a Portuguese doctor on a tropical island struggles to treat enslaved people suffering from Banzo, a fatal homesickness, while grappling with the deeper spiritual trauma they endure.