The Luxembourg City Film Festival unveils the first films selected in the ‘Official Selection Out of Competition’ category, highlighting new collaborations with a strong sense of originality and aspiration.
« The Brink of Dreams » — In collaboration with Theater Federatioun
A documentary in a village in southern Egypt, dreaming of being comedians, dancers, and singers, a group of girls defies their Copt families and the locals by forming a street theater troupe and proposing daring performances to claim their freedom of thought and expression.
« From Hilde, with Love » — In collaboration with Institut Pierre Werner.
Inspired by true events in German History, director Andreas Dresen tells the moving story of a member of the Resistance whose fate has more to do with the love and resilience of the characters than with their political convictions.
« Oxana » — In collaboration with neimënster
A biopic about Oxana, a modern revolutionary and co-founder of Femen, artist and political refugee, directed by Charlène Favier, known for her previous films on women’s issues. (Slalom 2020, La fille qu’on appelle 2023)
« Peaches Goes Ban-anas » — In collaboration with Den Atelier
Celebrated documentary filmmaker Marie Losier has spent nearly two decades chronicling the career of Peaches, the Canadian electroclash pioneer whose artistry has redefined the boundaries of music, gender, and performance. The electrifying portrait of a legendary icon.
« She Loved Blossoms More » — In collaboration with CinéLunatique
A hallucinatory exploration where three brothers create a time machine hoping to bring their mother back from the dead. A cosmopilte science-fiction film.
« My Sextortion Diary » — In collaboration with CID FRAEN & GENDER
A documentary and thriller reflecting the fragility of privacy in the digital age.
« Universal Language » — In collaboration with la Délégation Générale du Québec à Bruxelles
A whimsical satire about connectivity and the need for recognition, in an imaginary landscape recalling Teheran and Winnipeg.
