BSFF : Libertés by the Belgian Short Film Agency (SME)

SHAMS
Pauline Beugnies, 2020, 24′

Eden, a 30-year-old Belgian woman, works in a cultural center a few thousand kilometers away from her home, in the bustling capital of Cairo. She makes a life-changing encounter with a young woman named Shams, with whom she falls in love. One day, after having confided to her mother that she loves a woman, Shams brutally disappears. With the support and friendship of two valiant young Egyptians, Eden starts a fight against her own fears, denials and bias to find Shams.

SI-G
Frederike Migom, 2018, 16′

Si-G is a 13 year-old rapper. She dreams of fame but has never believed she could possibly make it, being a special needs student living in a small apartment with her father and sister in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels. When Brussels based rapper Zwangere Guy decides to make a track with her, her dream unexpectedly comes closer.​

TITAN
Valery Carnoy, 2021, 19′

Nathan is a thirteen year old boy. Driven by his new friend Malik, he prepares himself for a strange ritual to become a member of a teens gang.

RÉCITS DE SOI
Géraldine Charpentier, 2018, 5′

While non-binary representations are rare, Lou talks about their relationship to gender, clothes, and other markers.

MATRIOCHKAS
Bérangère Mc Neese, 2019, 24′

Anna is 16, and lives with her young mother, Rebecca. It is the end of another summer defined by her mom’s flings and conquests, but during which Anna begins to discover her own sensuality. As Anna learns she is pregnant, her mother sees herself in her daughter, at the same age, facing the same choices. And if Anna’s decision implies a rupture in her relationship with Rebecca, she will find support where she least expects it.