Carmen’s life has always been a Quixotesque comedy: living through a civil war, being a nun, building a new life, divorcing in a conservative society, and, most of all, never following any orders. Now, after 86 years of adventures, Carmen is planning her suicide.

Jyzone has just gotten out of prison. He has found a new job, but the people he meets on the way to work risk making him late for his first day. Through a poetic portrait outlined by skillful camera work, Basil Da Cunha explores the violent neighbourhood of Reboleira in Lisbon, with the participation of its inhabitants.

Upon his return to his hometown Durban in South Africa, filmmaker Jethro Westraad realises the way his neighbours live in isolation, barricaded behind high walls with barbed wire, security cameras, and vicious guard dogs. Love, Your Neighbour shows how living in a high-security bubble fuels racist prejudices and fear of the other.

Amongst high grasses, a solitary feline finds a bright little bird. These two beings, which nature opposes, surprise, and attract each other. A relationship flickering between friendship and mistrust grows between them.

After another failed attempt to get pregnant, a young couple begins to diverge in their desires. Pandemics, climate change, and life’s uncertainties loom large. What does it mean to bring a child into an ever-more-complicated world? The cycles of nature and the seasons remain constant either way.