Out of competition 2026

FILMS

D’une rive à l’autre de l’Océan Indien

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.
Marimar & les coeurs brisés

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.
Poets make the sun rise

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.
Silent waves

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.
Sonia Honey

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.
The legendary pas of the sugarcane people

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 ...
The Village Next To Paradise

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, ...
Vultures

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.