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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
Four divergent Aboriginal artists use their personal stories and historical injustice as a driving force to break through and create internationally recognised urban art.
Director(s): Mark Street
Writer(s): Mark Street, Maree Clarke, Blak Douglas, Ben McKeown, Penny Evans
Producer(s): Maree Clarke, Blak Douglas, , Ben McKeown, Penny Evans
Country: Australia
South American Premiere
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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Documentary – Feature Film
La película investiga hechos sobre los antiguos sistemas reformatorios de Río de Janeiro y analiza la realidad de NOVO DEGASE (Departamento Geral de Ações Socioeducativas), cuya misión es vital en la resocialización de adolescentes en conflicto con la ley. A través de historias humanizadas, la película revela cómo la institución puede transformar vidas, ofreciendo no solo orientación, sino también esperanza y oportunidades para un futuro mejor. El tema es abordado por autoridades como jueces, fiscales y defensores públicos, policías federales, médicos, psicólogos, un reconocido presentador de televisión y jóvenes que han vivido la realidad del sistema en sus propias almas.
Director(s): Serginho Clemente
Writer(s): Serginho Clemente
Producer(s): Cadu Tavares
Key Cast: Leozinho da Sul, Douglas Henrique Muambros, Felipe Guimarães
Country: Brazil
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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Drama – Featurette
Set in 1890s Switzerland, after discovering Roman gold in the Alps, a Civil War veteran is confronted by a visitor from his past whose uncertain intentions threaten his peaceful existence.
Director(s): Ralph C. Schulz
Writer(s): Ralph C. Schulz, Paul Darrell McGuire
Producer(s): Ralph C. Schulz, Ahmad Al Lawati
Key Cast: Paul Darrell McGuire, Jona Zeschke, Dominik Ellwanger,
Country: United States
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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A failing mid-level marquee company in rural Essex battles with the difficulty of rising inflation and a faltering national economy, leading to drastic measures and butchered solutions. ‘Butcher’ explores the contemporary struggles of the working class and the forgotten voices of those who live within it.
Director(s): Tom Colley
Writer(s): Tom Colley, Alex Zolghadriha
Producer(s): Tom Colley, Alex Zolghadriha, Olivia Maiden
Key Cast: Alex Zolghadriha, Joel Beckett, Dean Kilbey, Terry Stone, Marnie Baxter
Country: United Kingdom
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2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
Tonight, Hazel, director of L’Étape—a failing, self-managed queer space—just found out that her new girlfriend, Claire, is living a double life: she’s engaged to a man. Unfortunately for Hazel, tonight is also the night the police have chosen to evict L’Étape’s residents. The building shakes, the door cracks, and soon, so will their love story.
Director(s): Tadeo ESCALANTE Writer(s): Tadeo ESCALANTE
Producer(s): Laura Legall
Key Cast: Maëva Trioux, Maëva Lième, Noam Sinseau, Mille Zhong, Jason Joseph-Eugène
Country: France
Peru Premiere
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