National Competition: Twilight Zone

In Superstar a woman wants to be a better mom for her teenage daughter. The girl has a dream the mother wants to make come true, but a young man gets in the way.

In Catastrophe Masa accidentally runs over a black cat as he’s driving home from his band’s show. There’s no saving the animal, but Masa is faced with a choice: admit to his wrongdoing or hide the whole thing. He can’t be a disappointment if he’s never caught. 

Yaris, Crow is a fictional portrait of three isolated, self-radicalised extremists who mistake the end of meaning for revelation — and build a worldview so fragile it breaks the world with it. 

In Strive, living in a machine-addicted future, 17-year-old Toni craves something real. He joins a deadly street race, challenging fearless driver Max, unaware of the bond they share. Toni also puts his kid brother Eli in danger and to survive. They must steal a car and outrun death in a gritty coming-of-age thrill ride.

In Eye Swap, a young woman living in a dark forest is dissatisfied with her life and buys a pair of eyes from a mysterious witch, which allows her to escape her own reality. However, the magical effect of the eyes doesn’t last long and the woman soon finds herself forced to make a choice with lasting consequences. 

In Overtime it’s 2052 and Finland is thriving with both the economy and public health in top shape. But prosperity comes at a price: Finnish citizenship is restricted to those under 70.

In Timo – The Lord of Potato, a young woman is trapped inside a remote potato pit. Hillbillies want to sacrifice her to the Lord of Potato. Who will survive and what will be left of them?