Trying Memory(2024)

Suzanne(fr)

Sirens(en)

A mermaid is asked to use her gift of persuasion to help a woman forget the pain of her son's death after he was killed by a police officer.

The Song of the Shirt(en)

Adaptation of a poem written by Thomas Hood.

Crimes of Diogo Alves(pt)

Diogo Alves is a Spanish fugitive that comes to the Portuguese capital terrorizing the inhabitants by his cut-throat methods against rich and poor people alike. He attacks the women launderers on the Lisbon Aqueduct and throws the bodies over the high wall, and assaults homes with his large band of criminals. Eventually arrested, he, his female companion and his henchmen are condemned to death by the court.

Underwater(en)

A susceptible teenager, in trying to escape the tumult of his home, drowns himself in alcohol, drugs, and parties. Based on a true story.

Purple Dictatorship(pt)

Yeda, the green-faced woman, sells homemade bread to support the house where she lives with her sick husband. Through the context of green-faced people, we know the reality of those who live on the fringes of a purple-faced society.

Sitara: Let Girls Dream(en)

Pari, a 14-year-old girl, dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.

L'arche des canopées(fr)

2031. Climate change has been faster than expected. On the canopy of an island submerged by rising waters, a team of young scientists collects seeds and insects in the hope of saving what can be saved... Between sky and ocean, at the edge of treetops and skin, they evoke the world of yesterday... and that of tomorrow.

Black Magic(en)

Agustín and Juan are going to meet up with a guy they met online to buy his bike. While they wait for him, they discuss their girlfriends' periods.

Wounded Warriors(en)

A poignant exploration of one man’s journey to break the violent chains of intergenerational trauma.

Lovecats(en)

A pair of contentious twins finally find something they have in common.

All That You Love Will Be Taken Away(pt)

Based on Stephen King's short story of the same name, “All That You Love Will Be Taken Away” introduces us to Alfie Zimmer, a sales representative on one of the most important days of his life (perhaps his last).

Hikayeci(tr)

In a train station stripped of all concerns of time and place, a man has taken up something not at all ordinary: Writing and selling stories. The storyteller is delighted to write and his readers are delighted to live those magical moments; but one day, out of the blue, a blind woman appears in all her beauty and in this mysterious world, she asks the storyteller to write and read a story for her. Blind people are forbidden to receive stories, since they cannot read what is written. The storyteller must refuse this unacceptable request, but he is intrigued by this beautiful woman, and this intrigue has no chance of living on the page!.

The Break(es)

In the days leading up to the start of the Uruguayan dictatorship in 1933, Eugenia and Emanuel argued over their differing positions on the issue, which created tensions in their relationship...

I Can't Go On(en)

A party entertainer must go to extraordinary heights to escape a house of horror

Sonata(en)

Before an important audition, a mute theater student summons his five core emotions as he deals with the loss of a close friend.

Pot Head(en)

Amidst the wreckage of loss, a soul struggles with the devastation left in their wake, grappling with the irreversible impact of their actions and the destruction they can't escape.

Matinée(en)

A famous TV actor has 15 minutes to decide whether or not to go on stage in a compromising pirate musical.

Survivor Type(en)

SURVIVOR TYPE is the story of Richard Pine, a man who wakes up alone on a small, deserted island in the middle of the Pacific with no food, few supplies, and no obvious means of escape. How did he get there and how far is he willing to go to survive?