The launching of colourful hot-air balloons has a rich tradition in Brazil, and its popularity didn’t diminish even when made illegal.

Who turned off our emotions and why? One day, director David Borenstein realised that endlessly staring at his mobile left him completely numb, neither happy nor sad – nothing. As if something had sucked all his emotions out of him. Is this really happening? And who’s responsible?

In addition to creativity, Raphaëlle, Elona and Charlotte share the unusual ability to dream, control their imagination, and create rich fantasy worlds. Unlike daily reality, they can control their dreams and imagination. But what if dreaming becomes more attractive than real life?

Queer policewoman Pooja lives in strongly patriarchal Kathmandu and must hide her sexuality. Sent to southern Nepal where tensions exist between the Nepalese majority and the Madheshi minority, she has to solve the touchy case of a politician’s kidnapped son. As an elite police officer, she uses skills acquired in the West. Her empathy and logic are enhanced by her own experience of oppression.

The film charts how families were separated at the USA’s southern border during Donald Trump’s presidency, affecting thousands of children and their parents. Re-enactments document the new “zero tolerance policy” – the forced separation of families and mass incarceration.

Artificial intelligence is practically a part of our daily lives. Will the technological boom affect even sexual relationships? This question led director Jimmy Mehiel to explore the production of sex robots.

“My children aren’t Germans. That’s why they killed them.” These disturbing words reflect the German reality of today as the far right continues to incite increasing violence. In peaceful Hanau, a “lone gunman” kills 9 people. We return to the scene of the terrorist act with the victims’ friends and families.

Stone Mountain, a popular tourist site in Georgia, USA, is a large park that includes a granite rock formation. In the early 20th century, the faces of three Confederate leaders – President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee and Colonel Stonewall – were carved into it based on a project initiated by people connected to the Ku Klux Klan.

Made by a 7-member directing team, the film was inspired by the experiences of a fishing community in Lagos, Nigeria. Between November 2016 and April 2017, the government and police forcibly evicted over 30,000 people from the area. Those who resisted were intimidated, beaten or imprisoned.