Shorts in this lineup:

FLY, BIRD FLY !
Fiction dir. by Rabeah Rahimi I 19 min.I Germany
After the Taliban came to power, 13-year-old Adina fled Afghanistan with her father and brother, with whom she now lives in Germany under precarious circumstances. Adina seeks solace in dance despite of her father’s strict rules against it.

WARRIOR HEART
Fiction dir. by Marianne Ulrichsen I 17min I Norway
12-year-old Vilja loves wrestling, even though she is terrified of pain and loses every match. When her parents separate, she starts feeling conflicted: now she is wrestling with her feelings, unsure how to express herself. To top it off, Thea, her mum’s new boyfriend’s daughter, joins the wrestling club, only to become the star of the group. Can Vilja overcome the emotional and physical pain and win her inner struggle?

PASSARINHO
Fiction by Natalia García Agraz I 12min I Mexico
Olivia and Laura, two 13-year-old teenagers, have a plan to get the autograph of Passarinho, a Brazilian soccer idol, but before they can put the plan into action, Olivia has her first period.