"Submerges itself in fantastical ecstasy and melancholy with a magic all its own."—Jacob Oller, The A.V. Club
A Blue Carpet Dash Film
LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN
(2025, France, 77 min) Dirs. Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang
The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family’s housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family’s idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan. Adapted from the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomb, this tender, poignant and visually stunning story shows us the healing power of human connection.
ÉIRU
(2025, Ireland, 13 min.) Dir. Giovanna Ferrari
E´iru is the smallest child of an Iron-Age clan. All she wants is to be a mighty warrior who is taken seriously by her kinfolk. But when the village’s well mysteriously dries up, only she is small enough to descend into the belly of the earth to investigate and bring the water of life back to her people. E´iru is the story of a child in search of a challenge, and a goddess in search of a champion.