The Blue Trail TFF 2025 + Moment (Short Film)

Next date: Saturday, 18 October 2025 | 01:30 PM to 03:05 PM

In this Berlinale prize winning gem, a remarkable grandma defies a dystopic government order to leave her home, and instead courageously pursues her own dreams down the Amazon River on a rousing and at times hallucinatory journey.

The near future. At 77, Tereza (Denise Weinberg) has spent her life in a small Brazilian town when she is ordered by the government to relocate to a senior housing colony - a place from which no one has ever returned. Faced with this fate, Tereza chooses courage over resignation: before surrendering, she resolves to chase a lifelong dream of flying a plane. Denied the chance to buy a ticket yet undeterred, she boldly sets out by boat with skipper Cadu (Rodrigo Santoro, Love Actually), who introduces her to the psychedelic use of a rare blue snail - said to reveal the truth of the world, and of oneself. Her fearless journey across the Amazon's rivers and tributaries becomes one of transformation - altering not only her mind, but her destiny. "I wanted to create an interplay between the lyrical and playful - a post-tropical delirium that blurs the line between dystopia and fantasy," says Mascaro. With its dazzling imagery, Mascaro's unforgettable, anti-authoritarian fable celebrates resilience, wonder, and the magic of defiance.

Year: 2025
Classification: 15+
Language: In Portugese with English subtitles
Runtime: 86 minutes
Country: Brazil, Mexico, Netherlands, Chile
Directed by: Gabriel Mascaro

Moment

A meditative 3D animation, rich with texture and the ambiance of the natural world, that beckons us to find solace in turbulent times.

Year: 2025
Classification: 15+
Runtime: 2 minutes
Country: Australia
Directed by: Andrew Kimberley

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