Žiga Ciber

Through the eyes of International Chess Master Paul Cassidy, this documentary traces a lifetime of strategy, triumph, and heartbreak, from representing Ireland on the world stage to confronting the loss that nearly ended his career, and ultimately rediscovering joy through the enduring support of the Dun Laoghaire Chess Club.

In the village of Anhovo on the Soča River, there lies an old asbestos factory that has managed to outlive wars, regimes and borders. It provided employment and stole life. Even today it continues to exhale smoke.

A personal story about coming to terms with being who I have become. The film explores the struggle to live and accept the person I am, with all its faults, and to find a way to move on, even when it seems impossible to shake off the pain of the past. It's about accepting my body, even if it sometimes feels like I'm losing it.

An actress filming a role that mirrors her troubled past begins to lose her grip on reality as those around her start dying.