Out of competition 2026
FILMS

D’une rive à l’autre de l’Océan Indien
A film by Rosemine Safy-Borget
The odyssey of the Gujarati Indians, from India to Madagascar and on to Réunion Island, questions Réunionese identity.
The odyssey of the Gujarati Indians, from India to Madagascar and on to Réunion Island, questions Réunionese identity.

Marimar & les coeurs brisés
A film by Marine Hervé
When her favorite soap opera ends, Josiane falls into a coma. Marimar and her family decide to film the rest of the series themselves to save their grandmother.
When her favorite soap opera ends, Josiane falls into a coma. Marimar and her family decide to film the rest of the series themselves to save their grandmother.

Poets make the sun rise
A film by Céline Aho-Nienne
On Reunion Island, students deprived of a Creole competition celebrate a kabar fonnkèr and find strength, hope and dreams of the future in poetry.
On Reunion Island, students deprived of a Creole competition celebrate a kabar fonnkèr and find strength, hope and dreams of the future in poetry.

Silent waves
A film by Franco Clerc
Two years after a shipwreck, estranged friends reunite in Majunga to face grief, buried truths, and a chance at reconciliation.
Two years after a shipwreck, estranged friends reunite in Majunga to face grief, buried truths, and a chance at reconciliation.

Sonia Honey
A film by Ameesha Joshi
An actress navigates the blurred lines between reel and reality, unearthing buried truths about identity and aging in a world that constantly rewrites her relevance.
An actress navigates the blurred lines between reel and reality, unearthing buried truths about identity and aging in a world that constantly rewrites her relevance.

The legendary pas of the sugarcane people
A film by Céline Aho-Nienne
In Reunion Island, the Grands-Bois factory was once one of the largest sugar refineries and distilleries on the island. Grands-Bois experienced four decades of golden age (1950-1990). When ...
In Reunion Island, the Grands-Bois factory was once one of the largest sugar refineries and distilleries on the island. Grands-Bois experienced four decades of golden age (1950-1990). When ...

The Village Next To Paradise
A film by Mo Harawe
A small village in the scorching, windy Somali desert. Mamargade, a single father, works multiple odd jobs to give his son Cigaal a better life. His sister Araweelo, who has just gotten divorced, ...
A small village in the scorching, windy Somali desert. Mamargade, a single father, works multiple odd jobs to give his son Cigaal a better life. His sister Araweelo, who has just gotten divorced, ...

Vultures
A film by Dian Weys
In the volatile moments after a car crash, yet before the authorities arrive, a hot-headed yet desperate tow truck driver fiercely protects his tow. But the situation quickly spirals out of his control.
In the volatile moments after a car crash, yet before the authorities arrive, a hot-headed yet desperate tow truck driver fiercely protects his tow. But the situation quickly spirals out of his control.