Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recounts a story of extraordinary survival. In the tumultuous final months of the war, Muja and numerous Albanian citizens from Mitrovica were captured while fleeing Kosovo. Detained in a repurposed school-turned-detention center, they faced fear, confinement, and an uncertain fate.

Narrated by Muja, the film blends his reflections on the transformative power of art with reenactments of his experience. I Believe the Portrait Saved Me is a testament to resilience, illustrating how creativity can emerge as a tool of survival even in the most oppressive conditions.

At a remote train station, 30-year-old Drin lives a solitary, routine life, recording trains and finding connection with his online girlfriend. But when his job is suddenly replaced by a radar, Drin finds himself spiralling into an existential crisis. Lost and out of place, he’s forced to confront what he truly wants in life.

Oil extraction in the Amazon region is contaminating the land and water of a natural paradise. A slow process that threatens the health and traditional culture of local communities. Thirteen women raise their voices against the destruction of their land. Through protests and silent resistance, they confront an opaque global power structure. For those who fight. For their rights. For their culture. And for a dignified life.

Young-ho, an Ethnic-Korean living in Japan, decides to close the pachinko parlor that he has operated with his mother Kyung-ja for 50 years along National Route 7 in Akita Prefecture, Japan. When he invites his mother on an overseas trip to celebrate her retirement, she expresses her desire to visit Niigata instead of going abroad. At Niigata Port, Young-ho realizes what this visit meant to his mother, as he recalls how aunt Soon-ja had departed for North Korea from Niigata Port during the mass repatriation project. After his mother passes away, Young-ho, now alone, discovers an old letter from North Korea addressed to his mother. Meanwhile, his daughter Nana, who had been living apart with her Japanese mother following the divorce, comes to visit him. Nana becomes deeply intrigued by the letter from North Korea. Guided by his mother's will, Young-ho embarks on a journey with Nana, driving along South Korea's Route 7 heading northward.