This edition is a journey for the senses. We present films renowned for visceral cinematography that emphasises grain, colour, and texture for immersive soundscapes where silence and ambient noise hold profound narrative weight. Think of the works of filmmakers like Apolline Traoré or Khalik Allah, where you can almost feel the heat, the chill, the fabric. Ultimately, Feel The Frame aligns perfectly with our history of celebrating our golden stories with over 60 curated titles selected from 770 submissions spanning over 98 countries. We are simply homing in on their most fundamental tools of image and sound. We challenge you to become aware of the medium itself, to feel the rumble in your chest, the emotional weight of a gaze, the grit of the frame. This is cinema experienced, not merely viewed. Welcome to a festival where every sensation is curated.

Our selection prioritises films where directorial control over the sensory realm is paramount. These are works you do not just watch, but perceive. You will feel the sun-baked earth of the Karoo in Meekaaeel Adam’s epic The Trek, a testament to cinematic grandeur. You will sit within the potent symbolism and intimate nostalgia of a personal love letter to home in The Ancestral Vision of the Future. Then be transported into the past by Raoul Peck’s ORWELL 2+2 =5, which delicately unpacks the poignant world as seen through George Orwell’s eyes of in the creation of Animal Farm, a true reflection of the times we live in, cinematically and delicately presented. Each film is an invitation to not only see, but to truly feel the frame.