KASHISH 2026 ADITYA NANDA AWARD FOR BEST FILM ON MENTAL HEALTH

FINAL FRAME
Directors: Andrew Nuno, Adrian Nuno
14 min | 2025 | USA | English

Carlos, a film editor, is quickly trying to finish editing a film when he gets a call from a friend urging him to get to the hospital where his partner, Ben, is about to have a critical surgery. Carlos hesitates because he and Ben need the money from this job to keep them afloat financially. As the countdowns between the project deadline and Ben’s surgery collide, Carlos finds himself torn between turning in the film and being there for his partner.

Screening: Saturday June 7, 10.00 AM | NGMA as part of ENDINGS, REWRITTEN

NOT CRAZY (No Estamos Locos)
Director: Lucía Criado Rosas
19 min | 2025 | Spain | Spanish

At almost 20 years old, Juan apparently has a life like any other person of his age, studying the career he had always wanted, being the joy of his house and everyone’s friend, with a bright future and clear ideas. But something breaks this normality.

Screening: Saturday June 7, 10.00 AM | NGMA as part of ENDINGS, REWRITTEN

SPIDERS ON MY LASHLINE
Director: Grace Tan
8 min | 2025 | Australia | English

Following an attack, genderqueer pole dancer Ash seeks catharsis through a church confessional, where childhood memories resurface and help them find strength again.

Screening: Friday June 5, 3.30 PM | Alliance Française as part of FACE 2 FACE

WATCHING OVER INFINITY (Vista Sobre O Infinito)
Director: Henrique Prudêncio
16 min | 2025 | Portugal | Portuguese

After a difficult breakup with Júlia, Leonor retraces the memories of their complicated love, trying to understand how she became entangled in this toxic relationship. In an intimate dialogue with herself, she untangles the intensity of the moments that make her miss the very person who brought her so much misery.

Screening: Saturday June 6, 1.45 AM | Alliance Française as part of SAPPHIC SNAPSHOTS

WHALE 52 – SUITE FOR MAN, BOY, AND WHALE
Director: Daniel Neiden
12 min | 2025 | USA | English

When a silently grieving 80-year-old school volunteer is assigned to work with Enam, a third-grader with selective mutism, the two embark on a poignant journey by means of a magical pen and journal that enable them to communicate until young Enam summons the courage to utter the one word that lifts the weight of the world off his tiny shoulders. Like a whale coming to the surface for air, Enam is finally able to breathe in the film’s emotional reveal.

Screening: Thursday June 4, 12.30 PM | Liberty Cinema and Friday June 5, 3.30 PM | NGMA as part of GENDERATION SHORTS