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In the year following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, young journalist Claude Baechtold finds himself in the war zone of Afghanistan. Not entirely voluntarily, the avowed anti-militarist is dragged by two fearless reporters on a round trip through the entire country.

A Polish vehicle traverses the roads of Ukraine. On board, people are evacuated following the Russian invasion. This van becomes a fragile and transitory refuge, a zone of confidences and confessions of exiles who have only one objective, to escape the war.

Thirty-six years after the events of the first film, the Deetz family returns home to Winter River following Charles Deetz's unexpected death. Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened, releasing Betelgeuse.

Retired Georgian teacher Lia wants to find out what has become of her missing niece Tekla. Achi, a teeanger from Tekla's former neighborhood, claims that Tekla has gone off to the more liberal Istanbul as a trans woman and immediately follows Lia's heels when she sets off. Together, the two rummage through the Turkish metropolis' vibrant neighborhoods, where transsexuals and other outsiders hire themselves out. In the process, they come across the amiable trans lawyer Evrim, who is an activist for the queer scene.

At the height of his career, dancer Steven McRae, first soloist with the Royal Ballet in London, injures his Achilles tendon and collapses on stage. His career seems to be over. But after a two-year break, he begins a special program, accompanied by his trainers and the company's medical team. Despite all adversity, Steven McRae wants to return to the stage and dance the most prestigious roles in the repertoire once again.

Beitollah is a religious man who has been dreaming about a box of gold coins appearing at the end of a cave. He believes these coins are a miracle and wants to find them. But since he does not consider the coins to be halal, he wants to find a non-religious assistant to accompany him on the search. With the help of a job advertisement printed on the back of counterfeit dollar bills that Beitollah distributes on the streets of Tehran, he recruits the young Shoja and the two set off together to search for the coins. They discover several caves in the north of Iran but none is the right one. They move on to the central deserts of Iran and spend the night at a Caravanserai roadside inn. The inn’s owner suspects that the two might be looking for treasure and decides to follow them on his motorcycle…

Poland, 1990 – American music journalist Ruth takes her father Edek, a Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his childhood haunts, hoping to make sense of her family's troubled past. When Edek, reluctant to face his trauma, undermines their trip with his unpredictable and more eccentric than usual demeanor, Ruth is forced to challenge him and the values with which he raised her.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine finds Alina in Irpien, near Kiev. She is alone, with her leg in a cast after recent surgery. She manages to escape with her cat from a bombed and cut off city in one of the last evacuation groups. She reaches a cottage in a nearby village where her parents are stuck. For the first weeks they try to live normally. Her mother conducts online classes, her father takes care of his cats and the animals in the neighborhood, Alina records current events with her camera. However, the front is getting closer and closer, and they have to make a decision – to stay or to run away? When the neighbors leave their homes, Alina and her parents, under the cover of the night, hurry to pack. At the very last minute, the father decides to stay...

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

A rural teenage girl who secretly brings home her boyfriend when no one is there. Meanwhile, her family comes in. So, she tries to run him away.

Max, a stand-up comedian in his mid-forties, lives separated from his wife and his autistic eleven-year-old son Ezra back at his father's house, and is just as awkward in his performances as he is with his erratic son. When Ezra is to be reassigned to a special school, Max snaps and sets off on a road trip across the USA with his son. In LA, an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel beckons, but with the authorities, his ex-wife and father on his tail and his unpredictable offspring in the back seat, it's a long way to get there.

"From Ground Zero" is a compelling project that brings together 22 short films created by talented filmmakers from Gaza. Launched by Rashid Masharawi, a notable Palestinian filmmaker, the initiative emerged amid the backdrop of conflict, aiming to provide a platform for young artists to express themselves through their craft. Each film, ranging from 3 to 7 minutes, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave, including the challenges, tragedies, and moments of resilience faced by its people. With a mix of genres such as fiction, documentary, docu-fiction, animation, and experimental cinema, "From Ground Zero" showcases a rich tapestry of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy, and hope inherent in Gazan life.