A Guide to Becoming an Elm Tree(2023)

The Tooth(en)

A woman grapples with the traumatic childhood memory of losing one of her baby teeth.

You Take Care Now(en)

Plot TBA. Described as a psychological thriller / horror film.

Hands That Bind(en)

A hired hand's plans to take over his boss farm are shattered when the landowner's son returns to claim his birthright.

Toska(it)

Flavio, immersed in the sadness of nostalgia and regret, faces his daily loneliness, seeking solace in the solitary ritual of smoking a cigarette. Each puff becomes a journey back in time, an immersion in a parallel dimension that brings to light the moments shared with Alberto. The warmth of those hugs, the echo of shared laughter and the tears that bathed their cheeks become present, as if they had just happened. Every blurry image that surfaces, every fleeting glance that materializes and every whispered word that resonates reveal the fragile nature of human balance and the profound gravity of the choices that shaped their relationship. But in that very smoke lies a strange consolation, a sense of acceptance that begins to germinate in his heart. He accepts the end of the relationship, with all its painful consequences, and launches himself into a new future, leaving behind what has been and opening his arms to the unknown that awaits him.

Brackish(en)

"If you could bring her back, would you?" This is the question burning deep within the mind of Jake, a man already torn apart by the brutal death of his fiancé Sarah. In an attempt to snap him out of his emotional tempest , Tila, his sister, convinces Jake to join her and her friends on a camping trip to an abandoned ghost town as a way to relax and get away from it all. However, things soon go wrong when Jake unknowingly discovers the dark secret of the town; a secret hinted within the warnings to stay away and leave from Merlock, the sheriff of a nearby town. Jake and the others ignore the warnings and press on, unaware of the events they are setting forth, and the fatal price that will have to be paid to answer this single burning question... "If you could bring her back, would you?" - Written by Mad Angel Films

An American Rhapsody(en)

A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.

Benji's Hour(en)

When a lawbreaking teenager is forced to work at a wig shop for cancer patients, he meets a guarded woman who irreversibly alters the course of his life.

Wyatt's Video(en)

August 19th, 1989. Small-town teen Wyatt Stevens is gifted a Sony Camcorder for his birthday, unaware of what he's about to capture on tape.

De Novo, Perdição(pt)

Revolver(es)

Revolver, a trans sex worker, tells us the reason behind her nickname while facing violence and discrimination in the world of prostitution every night

Parannu Parannu Parannu(ml)

Elizabeth (Sukumari) has just retired as a college sports coach. Heeding to the suggestions from her students, she starts a beauty parlour with her retirement money. Her son Emil (Rahman) and brother Vakkachan (Nedumudi Venu) assist her in this venture. However things don't start out well early, till the arrival of a skilled beautician Mini (Rohini). Business starts booming, but Emil soon starts getting curious about the mysteries surrounding Mini.

Acre Dreams(ar)

Azam Salameh, a Palestinian theater director, directs an autobiographical play in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Acre. The play takes place in 1947, during the final days of the British Mandate, and tells a love story between his grandmother, the singer Layla and Dr. Alfasi, the last Jewish citizen who remained in the city of Acre during the War of 1948. The play comes under threat and never sees the stage. This film is the only remaining testimony. —Haifa International Film Festival

Mrs. Booker on 8th Avenue(en)

Mrs. Booker on 8th Avenue follows Florence Booker who feels increasingly isolated in her marriage in New York. A shared cigarette with an alluring line cook sparks an affair that causes the different layers of Florence's life to unravel.

Recuerdos(es)

Two brothers argue over what to do with the old house left to them by their late grandfather.

Déjà Vu(es)

On a quiet school day, the routine is interrupted by a disconcerting event. Lucy, a student, bursts into class minutes late, only to mysteriously disappear moments later, leaving everyone bewildered. The teacher, alarmed, sends Alba in search of her, triggering a series of supernatural events. Between flickering lights and twists and turns of events, the institute is transformed into a surreal labyrinth where the darkness hides a great mystery. In this disturbing odyssey, Alba will face the truth behind Lucy's enigmatic disappearance.

Selfhood(en)

Selfhood follows 5 individuals and the difference between their sense of self compared to how they present theirselves to the outside world.

O Espaço Infinito(pt)

In a psychiatric clinic, Nina begins a journey into her own unconscious, a quest to find a path to shared reality.

The Night Slasher(en)

This dark horror tale, set in Philadelphia, highlights an underlying issue of mental health and the long-term effects that it has on children.

Inhumane(en)

Fueled by the 1980's era of underground cinema, Inhumane is a sadistic conception of ultra-violent horror surrounding one woman's escape from the clutches of a ruthless serial killer.

The Commons(en)

A group of teenagers go out to a den in the woods for a night of drinking, unaware that their behaviour touches on issues of ritual, folklore, mysticism and UFOs.