Short-Term Bonds(1989)

Bugman(en)

A misunderstood and isolated transgender teenager takes revenge upon his unaccepting parents. A powerful supernatural entity known as the Bug God contacts him to help him do the deed. A mysterious organization produces a largely fictitious made-for-TV docudrama on the subject.

Natural History(en)

Charlie and Rachel, two high school sweethearts, reconnect at a natural history museum, all while a narrator watches carefully.

Wise Guys 2(en)

After the release of his debut film, documentarian Richard Chase journeys down a rabbit hole to uncover the lost second episode of his initial film's subject: Wise Guys.

DEAD END(en)

A spirited teenager tricks her older sister into joining her on a deceptively simple outing.

SPUR CANDY(en)

Two outlaws find themselves at a blood-red impasse as they passionately conflate arguments with homoerotic violence.

Test(cs)

Paradise on Earth to See(cs)

Matys is an outsider who moved from Ukraine to Czechia with his sister in search of a better life. It turns out the situation there is not ideal either. A glimpse of hope comes when Matys manages to get a job in a cottage located in the heart of a splendid forest.

Cabbage(en)

On a desolate farm, a couple's prayers are answered after a visitor offers them a sinister deal. Blinded by their joy, they struggle to realize that what they once desired may lead to their own unraveling.

One F*cking Wish(en)

Disabled Petr, living with an overprotective father, wants to prove his masculinity by meeting a girl from the internet.

The Kidnapping of the Bride(de)

Luisa from Argentina and Fred from Germany are confronted with their social roles at their wedding. The German tradition of kidnapping the bride shakes the couple’s equality. There is no room for love in this role-play of marriage.

Limerence(en)

On a laid-back summer day, a young woman spends some time with her casual partner. Irmak Akgur directs "Limerence," a slice-of-life portrait that flows in uninhibited vignettes. Minimally plotted but tonally sharp, Akgur's film captures a couple of free spirits in their element - spending the day preening, dancing in the sun, making love. Built with convincing intimacy and naturalism, it culminates in a moment of carnal revelation.

The Shift(da)

In a home for struggling girls, young Milo is transitioning gender with the support of care worker Nicki. One day, through the thin walls of the institution, Milo hears something they wish they hadn’t. They push the emergency button.

Tumble(pl)

Adam, thirty-two, still lives with his overprotective mother. Their everyday life is filled with rituals of obedience and mutual dependence. Everything changes when one night Adam is accompanied by a man in a gray suit, visible only to him.

Private Affairs(en)

A girl decides to consult her natural father, whom she's never seen, for advice on her mixed-up love life.

Wall Street(en)

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider, whom takes the youth under his wing.

Poutníci(cs)

Her '83(en)

In 1983, an isolated & lonely woman addicted to killing harbors two strangers from an incoming winter storm, who may be hiding secrets of their own.

Sing for Us(cs)

When Eva (14) goes to the lake with her older brother and his friends, she finds herself under her body’s control, of which she is still ashamed at her age.

The Dynamite Watcher(cs)

Three separate short stories by Jan Drda from the collection The Dumb Barricade: The Dynamite Watchman, Hatred and Traces.

The Deal(en)

A political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.