How do you navigate a world that isn&#39;t always built with you in mind? From a young man discovering the world beyond his books to a celebrated pianist refusing to let a changing body silence her, this mix of six animated and unscripted short films explore the many ways people persevere.

From literal loss, to masking identity struggles, anxiety and depression… This is a film that illustrates the combustion that happens when you try to hold something in.

Stumbling Blocks (United Kingdom)

A young autistic boy is raised alone from birth, almost without contact from his parents. His only companions throughout his life are his books, until he decides to face all his fears and overcome his limits, driven only by his passion and tireless curiosity.

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Bruno's Wings (Argentina)

Mehdi is the only hearing child in a completely deaf family. Now, he is striving to become a professional voice actor and dubbing artist on his new path while navigating the challenges of his family's circumstance.

The Third Child (Iran)

Thirty years after her debut performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff‚Äôs "Piano Concerto No. 2", renowned South African pianist and professor Nina Schumann prepares to return to the stage to perform the piece again. This time, however, she faces a profound new challenge: diagnosed with focal dystonia (an involuntary muscle-spasm disorder) and Parkinson's disease, Schumann is gradually losing the technical skill that once defined her as a virtuoso. Despite this, her deep musical intuition and passion remain unwavering, fuelling her desire to keep performing. "Concerto" follows Schumann through her final week of preparation for the concert, blending present-day footage with archival clips from her prime. This juxtaposition captures the transformation of an artist confronting profound loss yet finding renewed purpose in the realisation that while technique may fade, the soul of music endures.

Concerto (South Africa)

"Concerto" follows Schumann through her final week of preparation for the concert, blending present-day footage with archival clips from her prime. This juxtaposition captures the transformation of an artist confronting profound loss yet finding renewed purpose in the realisation that while technique may fade, the soul of music endures.

Célian, a 6-year-old kid with autism spectrum disorder, splits his time between a harsh and dull reality and a profuse and disjoined imagination in which he takes refuge. He's interested in everything: astronomy, biology, chemistry... but given his young age, all this information tends to collide in his little head. While his life is punctuated by a whole series of rituals, one day something happens that perturbates his well-oiled daily routine, pushing him to take a decision on his own, while respecting his parents’ orders as well as possible. He will set off on an adventure, alone, and at the risk of his own life, and will overcome all the obstacles he will encounter by escaping into his imagination.

Look at me (France)

Célian, a 6-year-old kid with autism spectrum disorder, splits his time between a harsh and dull reality and a profuse and disjoined imagination in which he takes refuge. He's interested in everything: astronomy, biology, chemistry... but given his young age, all this information tends to collide in his little head.

Josu Cifuentes is 34 years old and has been locked up in his house for almost half of it. His building does not have an elevator and both he and his family are fighting to get one and therefore get out of their own prison.

Prisoner at home (Spain)

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