🎬 ANIMA (2025) + The Line (2025)

ANIMA

Josefien van Kooten & Anna Witte | NL | 2025 | 27’ | EN subtitles

The short documentary ANIMA transports viewers to the surreal world of the Port of Rotterdam, where humans and machines merge in a technological environment. Seafarers spend months in transit on ships, connected only to the outside world through their phones. Between work and rest, the port chaplain occasionally visits, or they can lose themselves in comforting karaoke. With breathtaking images and a poetic narrative style, ANIMA takes viewers on a cinematic journey through the port, poignantly exploring the essence of human desire and the struggle with technological environments. The film invites introspection about the fragility of human connection in a world constantly striving for more. It offers a unique perspective on the human experience in an environment that is both enchanting and disturbing. We make things, but things also make us.

THE LINE

Andreea Dimitriu | 2025 | NL, Romania | 40’ | EN subtitles

With religious freedom restored after the fall of communism, Romania has witnessed a steady revival of pilgrimages over the last few decades. The Line takes you into the heart of the Saint Parascheva pilgrimage in Iași, Romania. In a kilometers long line, around 250.000 pilgrims are waiting to pray at the saint’s shrine. Through quiet observations and intimate conversations, the film offers a glimpse into the mindset of many Romanians seeking not only spiritual grace but also a sense of hope and belonging amid the social and economic uncertainties of everyday life.