Programme
OPENING CEREMONY*
Screening of the short film The Written Hour (Coke Arijo, 2026) and the feature film Gaza's Twins, Come Back To Me (Mohammed Sawwaf, 2025).
* Attendance at this event requires an invitation.
"CHILDREN & YOUTH RIGHTS" FILM SERIES
This year we present our honorary Peace and Justice Award to Pavel Ilyich Talankin (Karabash, 1991). Teacher, videographer, and documentary filmmaker. Winner of the Oscar and BAFTA for Best Documentary for portraying war propaganda in Russian classrooms. Currently in exile and persecuted by Putin's government for his commitment to children's rights.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Friday, May 29 – 6:30 p.m.
The Film Library
David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin | 2025 | Czech Republic | 90' | Russian VOSE
Synopsis:When Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools in Russia's most remote areas are transformed into military recruitment centers. Faced with the ethical dilemma of working within a system rife with propaganda and violence, a daring teacher infiltrates his own school to document what is really happening.
+ Discussion with Pavel Ilyich Talankin, co-director, and Katya Kize, assistant director. Moderated by Pilar Almenar, director of Humans Fest
[OSCAR AND BAFTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM]
[WITH LIVE SUBTITLING FOR THE DEAF]
Little Amelie (Menuda Filmo – Children's Session)
Saturday, May 30 – 6pm
Sunday, May 31 – 6pm
The Film Library
Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang | 2025 | France | 77' | Spanish
Synopsis:Amelie is a Belgian girl born in Japan. Thanks to her caregiver, Nishio-san, her life is full of adventures and discoveries. But on her third birthday, an event occurs that will change everything, beginning a series of events that will mark her life and shape her understanding of the world.
[NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR AND GOLDEN GLOBE 2026 FOR BEST ANIMATED FILM]
Molly vs the Machines
Saturday, May 30 – 7:30 p.m.
The Film Library
Marc Silver | 2026 | United Kingdom | 91' | English (VOSE)
Synopsis:From a teenage girl's bedroom in the suburbs to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, Molly vs the Machines It is the story of a heartbroken father's quest to uncover the truth behind his daughter's death and his fight against the most powerful corporations of the modern era.
+ Subsequent discussion with Luis Rojo Bofill, child and adolescent psychiatrist at La Fe Hospital
Time and Water
Sunday, May 31 – 8pm
The Film Library
Sara Dosa | 2026 | Iceland, United States | 90’' | Icelandic VOSE
Synopsis:Icelandic poet Andri Snær Magnason seeks to preserve the memory of his homeland as the Arctic Circle melts. He creates a cinematic time capsule using personal archives, family photos, and traditions, weaving his family's story with that of the disappearing landscape.
HUMANS FIC: Our Selection of Fiction
Official competitive section featuring the best international feature films on human rights produced over the past year. Microfilms created by students will be screened before each feature film: One minute, one right. The public will decide the winning work through a popular vote.
Between Dreams and Hopes
Monday, June 1st – 8pm
Babel Cinemas
Farnoosh Samadi | Iran | 2025 | 106' | Farsi with Spanish subtitles
Synopsis:A trans man travels with his partner to a remote village in Iran to confront his father and obtain documents that would allow them to live authentically, in a courageous queer love story.
Ghost School
Tuesday, June 2 – 8:15 p.m.
Babel Cinemas
Seemab Gul | Pakistan, Germany, Saudi Arabia | 2025 | 88′ | Urdu with Spanish subtitles
Synopsis:Ten-year-old Rabia wakes up to the news that her village school has closed and that the teacher is possessed by a demon. Determined to continue her education, Rabia navigates local superstitions and bureaucracy to find out what happened.
[SPANISH PREMIERE]
Made in EU
Thursday, June 4 – 6pm
Babel Cinemas
Stephan Komandarev | Germany, Bulgaria, Czech Republic | 2025 | 102′ | Bulgarian with Spanish subtitles
Synopsis:Iva works in a garment factory in rural Bulgaria, battling a persistent but mysterious illness. When it's discovered that she's the first case of COVID in her small town, the news triggers a spiral of accusations.
Let's Have a Cup of Doodh Patti Chai
Friday, June 5 – 6pm
Babel Cinemas
Kwong Yin Brian Hung | China | 2025 | 99′ | Chinese with Spanish subtitles
Synopsis:A Chinese family moves to a new city and forges new connections: the father starts a business with an Indian partner, and the daughter befriends an African asylum seeker. With her own racial stereotypes, the mother feels uneasy about what's happening. A film about building coexistence.
+ Colloquium with director Kwong Yin Brian Hung
[PREMIERE IN EUROPE]
Luisa
Friday, June 5 – 8:20 PM
Babel Cinemas
Julia Roesler | Germany | 2025 | 94′ | German with Spanish subtitles
Synopsis:Luisa lives in a residential center for people with disabilities. She is 22 years old and curious about life. Suddenly, she is pregnant.
[SPANISH PREMIERE]
HUMANS DOC: Our Documentary Selection
Official competitive section featuring the best international documentary feature films produced over the past year on human rights. Microfilms created by students will be screened alongside each feature film: One minute, one right. The public will decide the winning work through a popular vote.
The Mission
Monday, June 1st – 6pm
Babel Cinemas
The Gaza Collective, Mike Lerner | Palestine | 2025 | 87' | Arabic VOSE
Synopsis:The film follows internationally renowned British neurosurgeon Dr. Mohammed Tahir as he returns to Gaza for his third medical aid mission. Dr. Tahir's medical team risks their lives to capture graphic medical footage of their work amidst the genocide in Gaza.
+ Discussion with Mike Lerner, co-director, and Martin Herring, producer
[SPANISH PREMIERE]
The hares are running
Tuesday, June 2 – 6pm
Babel Cinemas
Lorena Ros | Spain | 2026 | 70' | Spanish
Synopsis:After serving a 10-year prison sentence, Noa, a 48-year-old Catalan trans woman of Roma descent, tries to start over and regain custody of her children, who are currently in the care of the state. Resilience, solidarity, friendship, art, and humor help her move forward.
+ Discussion with director Lorena Ros
[SCREENING WITH AUDIO DESCRIPTION AND SUBTITLES]
Trans Love
Wednesday, June 3 – 6pm
Babel Cinemas
Lucrecia Mastrangelo | Argentina | 2025 | 67' | Spanish
Synopsis:The story of Aurora, a teenager in transition: her future plans, her fears, and her relationship with her mother. The film highlights her story, aesthetically intertwined with movement culture. ballroom: an LGBTIQ+ space of freedom and expression.
+ Discussion with the director, Lucrecia Mastrangelo
[INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE]
[PROJECTION WITH AUDIO DESCRIPTION]
Earth's Greatest Enemy
Wednesday, June 3 – 8pm
Babel Cinemas
Abby Martin, Mike Prysner | USA | 2025 | 121' | English with Spanish subtitles
Synopsis:The U.S. military is the largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels on the planet and one of the most destructive forces for ecosystems worldwide. This investigative journalism film reveals the extent and consequences of this hidden footprint.
SHE
Thursday, June 4 – 8:30 p.m.
Babel Cinemas
Parsifal Reparato | Italy, France | 2025 | 75′ | Vietnamese with Spanish subtitles
Synopsis:SHE is a documentary with a collective narrative about the women workers at one of Vietnam's largest electronics manufacturing plants, employing 80,000 workers. The core workforce, numbered 80%, consists of women who have accepted 12-hour shifts, day and night.
[PREMIERE IN SPAIN]
SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION
Official competitive section for international short films, both fiction and documentary. The challenge of saying a lot about human rights in under 30 minutes!
SESSION 1
Monday, June 1 – 4pm – Inclusive session
SGAE Center Cultural Room
THE MAYS
Mar Navarro | Spain | 2025 | 8' | Valencian (DOCUMENTARY)
HAPPY HOUR
Nico Romero, Álvaro Monje | Spain | 2025 | 22' | Spanish (FICTION)
THE DIVA, MY GRANDMOTHER AND I
Inés G. Aparicio | Spain | 2025 | 10' | Spanish (DOCUMENTARY)
THE APPLICANT
Sam Ortí | Spain | 2025 | 15' | – (FICTION)
BREAK DAWN
Adriana Galicia Guillén | Spain | 2026 | 19' | Spanish (FICTION)
SESSION 4
Tuesday, June 2 – 6pm
SGAE Center Cultural Room
LIGHT – PREMIERE IN SPAIN
Aner Extebarria | Spain | 2026 | 17' | Spanish (DOCUMENTARY)
BECAUSE TODAY IS SATURDAY
Alice Eça Guimaraes | Spain, France, Portugal | 2025 | 12' | - (FICTION)
DESPAIR OF THE PELL
Mireia Vilapuig | Spain | 2025 | 20' | Catalan (DOCUMENTARY)
TULIPS
Rhys Prichard | Spain/United Kingdom | 2025 | 16' | English (FICTION)
SESSION 7
Thursday, June 4 – 4pm
SGAE Center Cultural Room
NGOOR GAYAN
Jan Beltrán | Spain | 2025 | 20' | Catalan (DOCUMENTARY)
ANA'S HOUSE
Iker Oiz Elgorriaga | Spain | 2025 | 30' | Spanish (DOCUMENTARY)
BARDADO – WORLD PREMIERE
Dan Biurrum | Brazil | 2025 | 24' | Portuguese (FICTION)
ROSHNI
Rakesh Narwani | Spain | 2026 | 19' | Spanish (FICTION)
SESSION 2
Monday, June 1st – 6pm
SGAE Center Cultural Room
CEMENT
Gustavo García Sierra | Spain | 2026 | 15' | Spanish (FICTION)
My grandmother is a skydivers – PREMIERE IN SPAIN
Polina Piddubna | Germany | 2025 | 13' | – (DOCUMENTARY)
BICYCLE FACE
Amaia Nerekan Umaran, Itziar Zorita Agirre | Spain | 2025 | 23' | Spanish (DOCUMENTARY)
THE WHITE SHELLS – WORLD PREMIERE
Alicia Arnau | Spain | 2026 | 18' | Valencian (FICTION)
FAST RATS
Anna Juesas | Spain | 2026 | 5' | Valencian (FICTION)
SESSION 5
Wednesday, June 3 – 4pm
SGAE Center Cultural Room
UNDER THE DUST, OUR LAND
Miguel Ángel Herrera | Brazil | 2025 | 23' | Portuguese/Spanish (DOCUMENTARY)
ISHAQ – PREMIERE IN SPAIN
Tuna Kaptan | Iraq | 2025 | 19' | English (FICTION)
CHATEAU LA BELLE
Simona Nobile, Gianmarco Serra | Spain, Italy | 2025 | 15' | Spanish (FICTION)
EXILES – PREMIERE IN SPAIN
Dani Reina | Spain | 2025 | 24' | Catalan (FICTION)
SESSION 8
Thursday, June 4 – 6pm
SGAE Center Cultural Room
YOU WERE A CHILD, LIKE ME
Ana Moraleda | Spain | 2026 | 24' | Spanish, Original Version with English subtitles (DOCUMENTARY)
POLYGON X
Néstor López | Spain | 2025 | 14' | Spanish (FICTION)
RAGE
Fran Moreno, Santi Pujol | Spain | 2025 | 19' | Spanish (FICTION)
THE MANGER
Felipe Bibian | Brazil | 2025 | 18' | Portuguese (FICTION)
THE RESISTANCE OF THE GAZE
Carles Bover | Spain | 2025 | 10' | Catalan (DOCUMENTARY)
SESSION 3
Tuesday, June 2 – 4pm
SGAE Center Cultural Room
THE SECOND – PREMIERE IN SPAIN
Pedro Miguel Rozo Flores | Colombia | 2025 | 22' | Spanish (FICTION)
THE FIRST MARCH
Olivier Wright | France | 2025 | 18' | French (FICTION)
HOMING
Elisabeth Atherton, Hansel Rodrigues | Spain | 2026 | 18' | English (FICTION)
THE POWER OF SILENCE
Samuel Vela | Spain | 2025 | 19' | Tigrinya (DOCUMENTARY)
SESSION 6
Wednesday, June 3 – 6pm
SGAE Center Cultural Room
AU REVOIR KABUL
Latifa Sakhizada, Alfredo Lobo | Spain | 2025 | 25' | Afrikaans (DOCUMENTARY)
BARBARITY
Marco Cano | Mexico | 2025 | 19' | Creole (FICTION)
THE BOX
Javier Botella | Spain | 2025 | 10' | Spanish (FICTION)
ULTRAMARINE
Maren Zubeldia, Silvia Guglielmotti | Spain | 2026 | 19' | Basque (FICTION)
WHERE IS SAMUEL? – PREMIERE IN SPAIN
Jared Katsiane | USA | 2025 | 5' | Spanish (DOCUMENTARY)
HUMAN VERMUTHS
On Saturdays, come and have a vermouth for human rights!
Bar Babel
SATURDAY, MAY 30 – AT 12 PM
What Is Suffocating Us Is Also Political: Youth and Mental Health
Why are more and more young people presenting with clinical symptoms of mental health problems? How much of this distress has a social, economic, or political dimension? This panel addresses the mental health crisis in childhood and adolescence from different perspectives. Because distress is not an individual matter, and neither can the solutions be.
Susana María Ocaña Martín, first-person experience on mental health
Gonzalo Sánchez. Journalist.
Enric Valls Roselló. Psychologist specializing in health and clinical practice.
Moderate Aitana Gisbert Nieto. Festival Awareness Coordinator.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6 – AT 12 PM
Youth No Longer Waits, Youth Organizes: Youth and Activism
What makes a young person transform frustration into action? How does activism thrive in an increasingly turbulent world? This human vermouth session brings together three activists from different social movements to talk about their activism and inspire us to take action.
Andrea Aleixos. Spokesperson for the Tenants' Union of Valencia.
Gabriella Nuru. Activist, sociologist, poet, and cultural manager. Co-founder of Uhuru València.
Emi. Activist in Extinction Rebellion.
Moderate Laura Moreno. Educator, expert in gender and equality policies. LGBTQ+ activist.
HUMAN DEBATES
Cinema to Change Everything: Young People's First-Person Perspectives
Screening of the short films that emerged from the participatory documentary workshop organized by Humans Fest and the Foundation for Justice and taught by La Cosecha Comunicación + Discussion with the producers and protagonists/human rights activists.
VALENCIA, EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL
Gabriel Lozano, Pau Ferrándiz, Antía Vañó, Martina Luz and Alba Benlloch – La Cosecha Comunicación | Valencia | 2026 | 3'15" | Spanish
TO EXIST IN DIFFERENCE
Aitana Milan, Camila Álvarez, Isaac Maia, Ahmed Hajib and Valentina Jiménez - La Cosecha Comunicación | Valencia | 2025 | 6'10" | Spanish
EXPOSED
León Guitart, Fernando Flores, Stefhania Lozano and Carlos Daniel Gomero – La Cosecha Comunicación | Valencia | 2025 | 3'00'' | Spanish
Monday, June 1st – 6pm
Rector Peset Residence Hall
Don't Speak for Me, Speak With Me: Young People and Disability
Tuesday, June 2 – 6pm
Rector Peset Residence Hall
What does it mean to grow up in a system that isn't designed for you? Who makes the decisions when it comes to disability? This panel discussion brings together young people with different disabilities to talk about the barriers they face in their personal development. A necessary conversation about rights, identity, and autonomy.
Lucía Aladrenc Carboneras. ASPRONA user.
Carlos Cañete Nicolás. Psychiatrist at Manises Hospital, next Intellectual Disability and Severe Mental Disorder Unit.
Sokhna Khady Samb Sow. Law graduate (ONCE).
Isabel de Vicente Gómez. Member of ASPRONA.
Moderate Carlos Gramage Lliso. Social integration technician of the Family Support Service – childhood and adolescence of ASPRONA.
Identity, Belonging and Resistance: Youth and Anti-Racism
Wednesday, June 3 – 6pm
Dona Library
What does it mean to grow up as a girl or young woman in Spain? What burden does being a person of color add to being young? This panel brings together five women who have lived this experience firsthand and who today work from different fields to name, analyze, and transform it.
Jennifer Abata. Migrant woman, anti-racist activist.
Paloma Chen. Writer and activist.
Deborah Ekoka. Afrocentric mediator and cultural manager.
Fatine Sakri. Activist and PhD candidate in Gender Studies.
Moderate Stefhania Lozano. Professional in Education for Development.
Industry Workshop: Coordinating Intimacy in Film
Friday, June 5 – 11:00 AM
Rector Peset Residence Hall
(Limited capacity, registration required) here)
Taught by Miracle Candela.
In recent years, the intimacy coordinator has become a key figure on film sets, ensuring safe and respectful environments. Their role extends beyond choreography, protecting the labor and personal rights of the crew. This workshop will cover the origins of the role, consent and safety protocols, and abuse prevention. It will also address best practices, the role of professional associations, and a gender perspective.
OPEN-AIR CINEMA
Friday, June 5 – 9:30 p.m.
Orriols
Orriols Hermitage Garden Square
San Vicente de Paúl Street, Valencia