MMC/CP Saturday 24 January, 2026 19:00 | Purga (Lithuania, 2024, Dir. Gintarė Valevičiūtė Bra...

MMC/CP Saturday 24 January, 2026 19:00 | Purga (Lithuania, 2024, Dir. Gintarė Valevičiūtė Brazauskienė w/ Antanas Skučas, 13min, NR R) Winter, 1942. Beyond the Arctic Circle, on the uninhabited island of Trofimovsk in the Laptev Sea, deported people struggle to survive. This is the place chosen by Soviet authorities to deport vast numbers of inhabitants from the occupied Baltic countries, Finland, Ukraine and elsewhere. Against the backdrop of majestic isolation, many thousands face the savage indifference and cruelty of nature. All experiences depicted are based on the unfaded memories of those who survived. Screened at 7 festivals. Awarded at 5 festivals, among which the 17th Waterford International Film Festival and the 12th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival. Producers: Giedrė Burokaitė, Lauras Lučiūnas Directors/Writers: Gintarė Valevičiūtė Brazauskienė, Antanas Skučas 19:13 | Agent of Happiness (Bhutan, 2024, Dir. Arun Bhattarai w/ Dorottya Zurbo, 94min, NR R) Amber is one of the many agents working for the Bhutanese government to measure people’s happiness levels among the remote Himalayan mountains. The film offers a unique take on the notoriously exoticized Bhutan and its unusual happiness policy. We follow Amber as he investigates various expressions of contentment, while navigating his own struggle as a Nepali minority. The holistic philosophy at the heart of the survey he conducts challenges conventional metrics of fulfillment. The film is a heartfelt exploration of happiness in the face of adversity as Amber grapples with societal disparities and personal roadblocks, while searching for love. Screened at Sundance Producers: Arun Bhattarai, Máté Artur Vincze, Noémi Veronika Szakonyi Directors: Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó Distributor: Cinephil 20:47 | In The Light Of Time (India, 2025, Dir. Jahnavi Pradeep w/ Amogh Chauhan, 12min, NR G) Centered on prehistoric rock art sites along the Indus and Zanskar rivers, the film is a ‘love story’ between past, present, and future. Producer: Auroville Film Institute Directors/Script/Editor/Camera/Sound: Jahnavi Pradeep, Amogh Chauhan Cast: Viraf Mehta 20:59 | The Voice Of Others/La Voix Des Autres (France, 2023, Dir. Fatima Kaci, 30min, NR R) Rim is a Tunisian interpreter working in France on asylum procedures. Every day, she translates the stories of exiled men and women, whose voices raise questions about her own history. Premiered and awarded at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Producer: Léna Bapt Director: Fatima Kaci Writers: Fatima Kaci, Pablo Léridon Cast: Amira Chebli, Siham Eldawos, Hala Alsayasneh, Margot Ladroue, Manon Glauniger Distributor: Sayonara Film, Italy