Better World FF: Block 1

Better World Film Festival: Block 1

1ST ONE DAY

(OmeU) Myanmar 2022. 3:40 min

The Better World Film Festival supports the fight for democracy in Myanmar. Every performance starts with this song.

2ND MADAME

(OmeU) USA 2026 R: Margot Magdalene Torresin. 9:58 min

“Madam” centers around a young transgender woman who conceals her true identity from her aunt out of fear of fracturing their relationship irreparably. The film sets an example for future generations that we are stronger together, with all our differences, than apart.

3. THE COMFORT DOGS OF UGANDA

(OmeU) Australia 2025 R: Richard Wainwright. 29:55 min

Kindness, connection, and the unconditional love of a dog can be transformative.

4. TO BELONG

(OmeU) Ecuador 2025 R: Juan Felipe Bohorquez. 39:25 min

A community that endures through memory, passion, and the desire for inclusion.

5. GRANDMOTHERS LAST WISH

(OmeU) Georgia 2026 R: Luka Padiurashvili 20:00 min

Adam, a young Malaysian Muslim musician, arrives in Venice to fulfill his late grandmothers final wish: to bring her ashes to the grave of her favorite composer. But the ashes are stolen. Adam starts searching for an answer from the universe.