60 Pounds of Home (Germany) by Michael Eibl

Christl Eibl, born in 1940 in Chodský Újezd (Heiligenkreuz) in the Czech Republic, tells of loss. A traumatic experience – especially for a six-year-old child: the loss of familiar surroundings, of home. In the film "60 Pounds of Home" (30 Kilo Heimat), she, the grandmother, tells her grandson, the director, about her fate as a displaced person from the Sudetenland. She was born there and lived in the small town with her German family. Six years later, she was expelled with her parents, grandparents and little sister. However, Christl not only talks about the expulsion, but above all about the traces that the loss of her homeland left on her. She talks about reconciliation, but also about letting go and remembering.

Running time: 01:08:59

Ottilie Moore’s Protégé Charlotte Salomon (United States) by Dana Plays

Charlotte Salomon embarked on the creation of widely eccentric artistic endeavor to save her own life after learning she was the sole survivor of her maternal line all of whom committed suicide. That endeavor was Life? or Theater?  – an epic autobiographical work of art created by German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon between 1940 and 1942 while in hiding in the South of France, consisting of over 1300 gouache paintings, of which 769 were selected accompanied by text overlays and musical annotations, which narrate her life story, family tragedies, and experiences in Nazi Germany.

Running time: 01:02:53

Shucking Tradition (United States) by David Helfer Wells

In coastal New England, pond after pond of aquaculture stretches to the horizon, and seafood is not just a meal but a way of life. There, a wave of women is reshaping the age-old oyster farming industry. To introduce outsiders to the art and science of oyster farming, the 18:23 film is both a 'primer' and a series of character studies of passionate oyster farmers. The film explores shifting dynamics in this historically male-dominated world, driven by women who avoid drawing attention to their gender, knowing their work ethic matters more than raw physical strength.