Resilience is a special program of the Northern Lights Film Festival, showcasing the human spirit's ability to endure, adapt, and resist. In a modern world rife with chaos and oppression, the films in this program explore the delicate balance between personal survival and collective struggle. Through intimate close-ups, striking portraits, and bold visual storytelling, these films challenge the boundaries of identity, power, and belonging. They reflect a deep yearning for unity amid widespread disintegration—capturing everything from the fragmented realities of political conflict to the unyielding resilience of individuals facing societal injustice and collapse. Resilience presents stories where characters confront extraordinary circumstances—whether political, social, or existential—and find the strength to persevere. As we grapple with global crises, resilience becomes the most essential quality. These films do not offer simple answers, but they reveal how we defy despair, overcome adversity, and, through persistence, transform both ourselves and the world around us. Resilience is not just survival; it is an act of defiance and hope.