Whether it's playing games in a military zone, cheating at school tests, crossing borders for cheap thrills or doing whatever it takes to make illicit money - these boys know that with every risk, they move closer and closer to an irreversible jeopardy. Deftly exploring masculinity and peer-pressure, these five coming-of-age tales from France, the Netherlands and Lithuania from burgeoning new filmmakers demonstrate that sometimes young hearts can run dangerously free. The short films are: Gotta (2015); The Last Day of School (2019); Tree House [Cabane] (2016); Gameboy (2014); Pollux (2018).

• NQV Media
• Thijs Boermans
• Mathieu Lourdel
• Simon Boutin
• Tobias Kersloot
• Lukas Auksoraitis
• Devi Couzigou
• Vivian Oudin
• Šarūnas Zenkevičius