Christmas Eve Two Thousand Twenty Four(2024)

Call Someone(en)

A lofi hi8 camcorder short about aimlessness

Triste Palhaço(pt)

A, My Name Is Alex(en)

Alex agrees to help his friend Greg - but when he arrives late, Alex turns him down because his schedule has been thrown off, and Greg races to complete his task all alone. When Greg dies in an accident caused by his haste, Alex is plagued by guilt and grief, and talks through his childhood and outlook on life with a therapist.

Break(en)

A woman makes a rash decision after being pushed to the point of desperation.

For You(pt)

A coroner reunites with a great love from the past, realizing that the memories are more vivid than ever.

Marty(en)

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher, realising their emotional connection, he promises to call but family and friends try to convince him not to.

Tideland(en)

Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.

Ride or Die(en)

A young boy rides around his childhood village for the last time before moving away to a new town.

Leftovers(en)

Hamish and London were lovers on the loneliest nights, forever dancing around each other's hearts. When London's desires became of him, he reached out to Hamish, only to find that their love wasn't black and white.

Squelchy(en)

Bernard, a chronically online man-child, dives into a bizarre sex cult through a series of unconventional rituals.

Projection(fr)

As the end of the world approaches, a depressed teenager is faced with her fears and desires.

L’Ultimatum(fr)

In a small apartment, a couple spends a tense evening. Arguments are frequent, but that evening, the situation reaches a climax. During a violent altercation, Sophie, exasperated, speaks to express everything that goes through her head to her boyfriend Marc. Her monologue marks a turning point in their relationship and in her daily struggle as a woman.

The Lonely Man with the Ghost Machine(en)

After a global catastrophe, the last man on Earth finds himself questioning his purpose and sanity as both his deceased wife and a mysterious stranger confront him with his past, his present, and whatever future might remain in the wastes of a dead world.

Tubelight(en)

This is the story of a homeless orphan boy who wants to go to school and learn like every child should. He doesn't have the means but manages to soak in as much by sitting outside the window of a classroom and does his homework and study under a street light. But his only dream is to be able to sit inside the classroom and be a regular school kid. That dream does see the light of the day. How? When so many people from all walks of life, get to read his story and feel his spirit and zeal and it all starts with those who decide to tell his story and in doing so tell us the story of so many like him and bring hopes to so many like him.

Once Upon a Time In My House(tr)

A 13 year old boy's vision of family breakdown and fragmentation. The three members of the household, Mother, Father and Child, are in a constant state of unfulfilled expectation. All this is expressed in the words of the child through a pen that the father buys for the child.

Roda Viva(pt)

Roda Viva is a school project that used Chico Buarque's memorable song "Roda-Viva" to tell the story of a girl who feels oppressed by her authoritarian parents, but who is determined to rebel against the imposed expectations.

Le Notti Bianche(it)

A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.

Ahmar: Only ashes will remain(es)

A broken family by tragedy finds peace thanks to art and destiny.

Radio Silence(en)

A woman believes she is the lone survivor of the apocalypse until she discovers a walkie-talkie with a voice she can not respond to.

How Can I Hug Without You?(en)

A 17-year-old teenager named 'Kai' goes through an emotionally stressful time writing a letter for his ex-girlfriend 'Samantha' in hopes of winning her back while finding problems about himself and the relationship.