Serhat Karaaslan has directed one feature film and several short films. His first film, Passed by Censor (Cannes Cinefondation Residence), premiered at the 2019 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it received the Critics' Choice Award, and has won several awards at festivals around the world. His films have screened and won awards at major film festivals including Sundance, Toronto, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Palm Springs, SXSW, etc. His latest work The Criminals had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Special Jury Prize.

Nuray (42 years old), is a woman who lives in a suburb of Istanbul with her only son Emre (12-13 years old), she works as a nurse in a hospital.She has been divorced for a while and dreams of a new start. Still going to the gym, she begins to do plastic surgery to recharge her batteries and reinvent herself. First, she gets a nose job, followed quickly by breast augmentation, face lifts, botox... She starts to accumulate various bank loans to pay for all these surgeries because her salary can't cover them. Her son Emre is a moody teenager. He wants to be a Youtuber and constantly posts videos. As a result, he is a popular student, but has trouble with the school administration. His latest video goes viral and attracts the attention of the Ministry of Education inspectors. Mehmet (60) is a shady businessman who is known for his deals with various dubious politicians and the mafia. He had a stroke, is semi-paralyzed and is being treated at the hospital where Nuray works. There is a "contract" on Mehmet. He is now afraid of being killed and always has his bodyguard by his side. Since Mehmet is no longer useful to them, some dark forces have decided to eliminate him. Someone wants to profit from the "contract" and so they ask Nuray to increase the dose of a drug called Heparin, which is used in Mehmet's treatment, in exchange for a large cash payment. With her loans piling up and her addiction to plastic surgery skyrocketing, Nuray agrees. Heparin is a drug used as an anticoagulant in many hospital patients. When the dose is too high, the blood becomes fluid and fatigues the veins, causing first internal bleeding and then death. It is almost impossible to detect at autopsy. When Nuray begins to increase the dose of heparin, Mehmet's side effects include nosebleeds and constant urination. Mehmet is taken to the intensive care unit. Doctors remove his blood-thinning medication. Nuray continues to use heparin on Mehmet, which she secretly brings in from outside and mixes with Mehmet's prescribed medication. As Nuray realizes that she has put her son's life and her own in danger, she puts aside her desire for youth and beauty and devises a plan to end her dirty mission and all its implications.

Morad, an Egyptian filmmaker, was born in Cairo. He has worked as an assistant director in several independent films; he collaborated as an executive director on the feature film "Souad" - official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2020 and at the Berlinale. He wrote and directed two short films "Henet Ward" and "What we don't know about Mariam"; both had their world premiere in Clermont-Ferrand and were selected in other major festivals (BFI London - Palm Springs - Busan - Thessaloniki - Stockholm - Karlovy Vary - FIFF Namur - Cinemed Montpellier - Shanghai - Durban - EL Gouna - Cairo) and won more than 30 international awards.

Aisha, a Somali caregiver living in Egypt, is lost between her dreams and reality when routine, the pressure of a dreary job and a loveless relationship lead her to a dead end.

Founded Squatter Factory / Matiné in 2014, from which he launched screenwriting training initiatives such as GUIÕES, PLOT - Professional Script Lab and DRAMA.pt. He participated in Berlinale Talents 2017, ZFF Masterclass 2019, EAVE Producers Workshop 2020 (with his first feature film project as writer and director of Dirty Land), Rotterdam Lab 2021 and Locarno Match Me 2021. Is the Head of Development for Film and Television at BRO Cinema as of April 2019. Has played a role in the development of international film projects at Savage Film (Belgium) and RT Features (Brazil). Wrote, produced and directed the short film CARGA (2017), winner of over 10 awards and exhibited in over 20 countries. Through Squatter Factory, Luis has produced 3 other award-winning shorts (Marasmus, Crutches and Sheila). He is completing a PhD program in Media Arts at the University of Beira Interior.

An introverted boy begins to follow in the footsteps of his troubled macho father, thinking that this attitude will help him regain the attention of the girl next door.

Born in Beirut, Katia Saleh has been living in Marseille for 7 years. She has created and produced several digital series including "Shankaboot", the first Arab web series, winner of the Digital Emmy Award in 2011, the series "Fasateen" for Yahoo.

To end his cancer and escape the incurable situation in Lebanon, Aziz embarks on organizing his funeral without going through the rituals of men of God.

Ismael directed Babylon (Grand Prix of the International Film Festival FIDMarseille and University Award DOCLisboa 2012) and Leïla's blues (Directors' Fortnight, Cannes and Special Mention at the Festival of African Cinemas in Montreal). He produced The last of us (Lion of the Future at the Venice Film Festival 2016, Tunisian candidacy for the Oscars 2018). His experimental film Fragments of self-phone-destruction (2018) won an award at the Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris. His first feature film Black Medusa (2021) has been selected for competitions in many festivals: Rotterdam, New Horizons, Lima Alterna, Split, Fantaspoa, Tarifa, etc.Ismael is also a visual artist and author. His work has been shown and/or exhibited at MoMa in New York, the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, the Bal in Paris, as well as in the galleries Momenta (New York), Talmart (Paris), Le Cube (Rabat), A. Gorgi (Tunis), etc. He has published an essay: Cinema in Tunisia (Tunis, 2008) and a collection of poetry in review: letters to death (Toulouse, 2009).He lives and works between Tunis and Beirut.

The strange life of Hayet, from her birth to her death through three moments of life that span the past to the future. 2001, Hayet is born and grows up locked up in the reserved area of Tunis. She discovers the world from the rooftops of the medina. 2011 Revolution, Hayet flees the restricted area and discovers freedom. In 2033, Hayet meets Wahid, a young man as lonely as she is. Together, they discover relationships and human emotions. They are no longer alone.The Sunflowers of the Moon is also the fantasy story between history and anticipation of the city of Tunis.

Born in Cannes in 1981, he took a Master's degree in cinema with a directing option at the IUP SATIS. After years of assisting, he decides to refocus on his projects and to move to directing. He directed three short films : Brûlent les villes, brûle le ciel (2020 - Prix de la mise en scène Côté-Court 2021), Un point dans la foule (2017), Demain (2012). At the same time, he attended training courses with the G.R.E.C. or the Ateliers Varan and obtained grants such as those from the Beaumarchais Foundation. He continues his cinematographic quest where politics collides with poetry.

Laura, a Spanish punk in her tired thirties, is working as a seasonal worker in an orchard in the south of France when a phone call forces her to return home.

I was born in Milan, Italy in 1984. Since 2004, during and after my degree in Philosophy, I have worked as a freelance cameraman and videographer in Europe, the United States, Africa and Latin America. I improved my filmmaking skills abroad, spending over a year in New York City in 2009. I directed a number of short films, and in 2011, I followed director David Warren on the set of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. I graduated as a director from the Centro Sperimentale Di Cinematografia (National Film School) in Rome, in 2013, with my thesis film Non Sono Nessuno (They Are Nobody), nominated for best short film at the David Di Donatello competition (Italian Film Academy).My professional experiences include working as a second unit director on feature films and as a director on sports-related reality shows for SKY.I currently live and work in Rome.

Although severely disfigured by a chronic skin disease, Eva is extremely beautiful. When she accepts a mysterious pact, she slowly begins to transform into a life-size doll

Alice Murgia is 27 years old and graduated in directing from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografi. Her graduation film "Margherita" went to festivals like Alice nella città. In April 2021 she participated in Torino Film Lab Next to develop her first feature film with Diero Films and is currently working as an assistant director in films such as "The Little Mermaid".

Andrea is 13 years old, spending summers with her grandmother Gisella in Sardinia, in a small village nestled in the mountains and near the sea. This year, Andrea has grown up, or rather, her body has grown up and men have noticed it before her.She clings to her childhood habits and wants to return to the domu de jana, with her friends. But they don't care about those fairy tales anymore, unlike her, they have grown up now. The domu was their secret place and holds a treasure that an inscription forbids to take. In fact the domus were ancient tombs that, according to folk tales, house mischievous little fairies born of bees, who will teach women to weave precious fabrics.Meanwhile, Andrea attracts the eyes of men and even that of Nicola, her crush. She has her first period and the lights of the house in front of Gisella's turn on. A sweet song comes from there; a woman weaves the loom with a golden thread. With her there is also a man. They are Lucia and Massimo. Watching them, Andrea begins to appreciate her new desires and sensations. She finally finds the courage to kiss.Is Lucia a jana?Jana is the story of that summer we all lived and none of us will ever forget.

Essam Doukhou was born in Salé. At the age of 21, he graduated from the Higher School of Graphic Design and Editing in Rabat. Then, continued his studies at the Poly-disciplinary University of Ouarzazate obtaining a professional degree in film and audiovisual management. In 2014, his first short film written, directed and edited "Dalto" won the Grand-Prix of the Cinecole: International Film Festival of Marrakech. In 2016, wrote and directed his second short film "Anti-dreaming pills" numerous international selections/Hypatia Golden Award. In 2018, directed his first feature documentary "The poetry and music of the desert". Essam now resides in Rabat and is about to finish writing his first feature film, "Another Night".

The eventful journey of a frustrated young man on a quest to satisfy a carnal need.