Festa!(NaN)

Adoration(fr)

Based on the real life story of Sagawa, a Japanese student who killed, dismembered and ate a young Dutch girl in Paris.

Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head(fr)

The theme of death is heavily interwoven in Smolder’s surreal salute to Belgian painter Antoine Wiertz, a Hieronymus Bosch-type artist whose work centered on humans in various stages in torment, as depicted in expansive canvases with gore galore. Smolders has basically taken a standard documentary and chopped it up, using quotes from the long-dead artist, and periodic statements by a historian (Smolders) filling in a few bits of Wiertz’ life.

Medea(he)

An actress loses her identity in a character, what then turns her life into tragedy.

Small Talk(en)

A young phone sex operator named Al's career takes a strange turn as her more unpleasant clients begin dying under mysterious circumstances after speaking with her. Al is left with sudden, intense headaches after each incident, the likes of which she has never experienced before. Is this coincidence, or is she somehow causing these deaths? Al attempts to keep her grip on reality and enlists her best friend investigate--battling violent ex boyfriends and the horror of the service industry along the way

Murmur(en)

A contemporary fairytale about the relationship between a mother and her autistic daughter, and their fascination with starling murmurations. Evie doesn’t seem to talk very much, though we learn she communicates with everything - the plants, grass, water, TV static and the starlings that gather over the sea. As murmurations form, so awakens a sense of understanding, connection and acceptance between mother and daughter. Murmur is a story of beauty and awe, utilising the stunning spectacle of the murmuration, a sign of greatness, as a metaphor for Autism Advocacy.

Antoine and Colette(fr)

Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).

Dawn and Twilight(en)

A blind violinist's sight is restored by an operation paid for by a young woman who loves him, but the fickleness of fate strikes them further tragic blows.

Parade(da)

Bojana, the local hand ball coach is put to test when parents of the little league team start questioning her stern pedagogical methods. Bojana feels trapped during a heated match where everyone seems to have an opinion on her behavior.

Jam Today(en)

Robert is stuck on a boating holiday with his parents in the English countryside. Impatient to grow and become a man, an unexpected sight cracks his world open.

Kiss Me Softly(nl)

17 year old Jasper lives in a very grey, small town. In his family, he cannot be himself. Jasper's dad is a singer, named Lukkie Luk. All the attention in the family goes to his career. Jasper searches a way to handle this and is faced with the typical questions in the life of an adolescent. Questions that will not be answered when he stays in his own routine.

The Gift of the Magi(pl)

Brothers(es)

Two young brothers have their first contact with death.

Largo(el)

An unfinished love story between glimpses on wheels.

Night Games(en)

After Debra Rossetti is acquitted for the murder of her husband Tommy, his sadistic siblings Tony and Jade decide to get even by kidnapping her little sister Stacey. Tony forces Debra into a sinister pool game of life and death where she must try to overcome the odds and not only save her life, but her sister as well. Will Debra prevail, or will Tony kill them both?

Bag of Patience(ne)

A father gets a haunting call from his son's class teacher telling him of his son's strange behavior.

Primal Force(es)

Lina wants to become an animal and is willing to try it. Eduardo wants to tame her but can't. Primal Force explores the limits of a couple unable to engage.

Clara's Rage(en)

After getting bitten by a rabid dog, Clara must stay locked in the small cabin where she lives with her mother and husband for 40 days. While the town is assaulted by a pack of savage dogs, Clara's seclusion causes a growing desire for freedom. To escape, she will have to overcome her family's fear and determination to protect her.

Running Scared(en)

No matter what sport his parents stuck him into, Zachary, knew it was not for him. He played the sport because it was what was expected of him. Boys play sports. Zachary did not know what he wanted to do or become. This year it was flag football. It's game day. Little did Zachary know his life would forever be changed.

Headlong(fr)

On the occasion of a dance competition a young ballet dancer is in a foreign place. Alone in his hotel room loneliness overpowers him, until he meets a stranger on the run.

The Pledge(en)

Three criminals pledge to free the soul of their friend from his gibbeted corpse in this short film based on 'The Highwayman' by Lord Dunsany.