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POUMPODirector Anthony Tueni · BE 2025 · 25 minWhen his mother finally gives in, and gives him augmented reality glasses, Max meets “Poumpo”, his new virtual best friend.
Thanks to him, his life gets back on track.
But their relationship soon takes a worrying turn...2
SimDirector Lynn Ryssen · BE 2024 · 15 minMia doesn’t want children. She has been with her husband Wout for several years when, one day, he comes home with a team offering VR simulation therapy, promoted by the state. Through scans of Mia and Wout’s faces, they create a VR simulation, a SIM, of what a baby conceived by the two of them might look like. The therapy involves having Mia interact with her VR baby every day on the assumption that it will trigger maternal feelings in her. Failure to cooperate could have dire consequences.3
MaligneDirector Kenny Philippe · BE 2025 · 12 minA single father sees his eldest daughter deteriorate from the effects of cancer. She wants to end her life painlessly trough euthanasia, but he does not want to lose his daughter too.4
Earl GreyDirector Siebe Brouwer · BE 2026 · 11 minIn a ravaged world, now tormented by a memory-wiping fog, an optimistic father desperately tries to get hold of his son, especially when he discovers his son intends to voluntarily breath in the fog in order to forget himself.5
Carcer MentisDirector Joppe Persyn · BE · 10 minFollowing a violent outburst, Alexandra (32) is admitted to a mysterious clinic for aggression rehabilitation.
Without any explanation, she is strapped to a medical chair and
subjected to an unknown procedure.
When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a lift that takes her to various memories from her childhood.
As she is confronted with the increasing aggression of her
alcoholic father, Alexandra tries to change the course of events.
But every attempt to intervene only makes it clearer that she is powerless to change anything.
In the final memory, she is confronted with her younger self and with the anger she has carried with her all her life. There, Alexandra realises that her greatest fear is not her father, but the possibility that she herself has become just like him.6
KARMANNDirector Aron Quadu · BE 2026 · 10 minA father prepares a birthday celebration for his daughter. The evening moves slowly, and the house stays unusually still. When he goes to bring her to the table, his world shifts.
POUMPODirector Anthony Tueni · BE 2025 · 25 minWhen his mother finally gives in, and gives him augmented reality glasses, Max meets “Poumpo”, his new virtual best friend.
Thanks to him, his life gets back on track.
But their relationship soon takes a worrying turn...2SimDirector Lynn Ryssen · BE 2024 · 15 minMia doesn’t want children. She has been with her husband Wout for several years when, one day, he comes home with a team offering VR simulation therapy, promoted by the state. Through scans of Mia and Wout’s faces, they create a VR simulation, a SIM, of what a baby conceived by the two of them might look like. The therapy involves having Mia interact with her VR baby every day on the assumption that it will trigger maternal feelings in her. Failure to cooperate could have dire consequences.3MaligneDirector Kenny Philippe · BE 2025 · 12 minA single father sees his eldest daughter deteriorate from the effects of cancer. She wants to end her life painlessly trough euthanasia, but he does not want to lose his daughter too.4Earl GreyDirector Siebe Brouwer · BE 2026 · 11 minIn a ravaged world, now tormented by a memory-wiping fog, an optimistic father desperately tries to get hold of his son, especially when he discovers his son intends to voluntarily breath in the fog in order to forget himself.5Carcer MentisDirector Joppe Persyn · BE · 10 minFollowing a violent outburst, Alexandra (32) is admitted to a mysterious clinic for aggression rehabilitation.
Without any explanation, she is strapped to a medical chair and
subjected to an unknown procedure.
When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a lift that takes her to various memories from her childhood.
As she is confronted with the increasing aggression of her
alcoholic father, Alexandra tries to change the course of events.
But every attempt to intervene only makes it clearer that she is powerless to change anything.
In the final memory, she is confronted with her younger self and with the anger she has carried with her all her life. There, Alexandra realises that her greatest fear is not her father, but the possibility that she herself has become just like him.6KARMANNDirector Aron Quadu · BE 2026 · 10 minA father prepares a birthday celebration for his daughter. The evening moves slowly, and the house stays unusually still. When he goes to bring her to the table, his world shifts.Screenings
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