Better Sleep Than Doing Things(2024)

The Secluded House(en)

Four teens document their night on camera as they visit an old, abandoned house that, in recent years, has caused people to go missing as well as played host to other strange occurrences. They soon realise that the secluded house is more than what it seems.

A Christmas Carol(en)

Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Filmed in Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. Preserved by the Oesterreichisches Filmmsuem, Vienna and Temenos Archive, Zurich.

Burger(en)

It's late night in a burger bar in Wales...

Angústia(pt)

Experimental university short film about the dreams of the character Maria.

Shortest Day, Longest Night(tl)

On the night of the opening of his new exhibit, a queer artist who has just gotten out of an abusive relationship makes a connection with another troubled soul.

Cartas(pt)

Matias and Jeronimo(es)

Matías and Jerónimo know each other since they were just kids. Their friendship is a mix of fun and desire, but everything changes the night they go to the carnival and they see how a group of thugs beat a gay performer behind the scene.

The Name You Carry(fr)

When Vlace is suspended for hitting a classmate, Sasha is called to come get his son at school and has no choice but to take him along on his delivery route. During this intimate journey, we discover what provoked Vlace's uncharacteristic act, as father and son find their way toward a new understanding.

UFO: It Is Here(de)

Five film students are producing a documentary about the local zoo when suddenly the animals go berserk: The reason is a light ball flying by in the sky and crashing at the horizon. Convinced that they've just witnessed a meteor landing the students follow the trajectory to document the event with their camera. In a forest area they discover a burned crater. Since it's too dark to film they decide to spend the night in their van. The next morning one of them is missing. The remaining students find first a trail of blood and then the torn up pieces of what used to be their friend. Soon they realize that something is hunting them - something that's not from this world.

665(es)

Two antagonistic forces fight over a woman's unborn child. On the result depends our salvation.

Forbidden(en)

A man opens up about his fears in a long-overdue therapy session, only to learn there is something deeply more sinister to be afraid of.

Arrested Identity(en)

A guy in late 20's from India with strong family ties, living in a society with a significant influence in his life. He realizes he is gay but he does not come out in the open for the fear of losing his dignity and impact of it on his loved ones. He gets a chance to work in New York where he is exposed to a new lifestyle and culture, where an individual's rights are valued and respected. He is now left with making a choice of either being true to himself and lose his loved ones or continue to live the lie and keep everyone else in his life happy.

Glue(it)

Procida, a little Island in the gulf of Naples. Last days of summer. The adolescence of Domenico is coming to an end, just like his tormented relationship with Marcello. Domenico looks for hospitality at Antonio's house, his best friend, but soon he finds himself alone with the thirteen-years-old Antonio's brother, Lallo. A journey of discovery starts, between adolescence and maturity. The meeting with Sara, a transsexual woman, will bring to light the desires of the two young boys.

Do You Like My Basement?(en)

Do You Like My Basement? tracks how one man's creative frustration bore a need to make the perfect horror film. Stanley Farmer was rejected universally by the film world. His frustration provoked a darker side and soon cunning, guile, devilish charm and a sociopath's streak compelled him to produce a home-made magnum opus. A film that blurs the lines between reality and fiction and demands the attention of the very world that spurned him.

Ryūshutsu Fūin Dōga 2(ja)

The grandchildren and their siblings take pictures of their grandmother's old house with a curious look. Don't touch it, which lies in the back of the house. The strange object "fornicating serpentine" that runs after the video of a mountain circle playfully playing with a shrine. A woman stares at a video of young men in swimsuits enjoying leisure at the water's edge, "Obon Sea," and six others. A number of dramatic and frightening videos are included.

The Roof(en)

After being sent to stay with his grandfather, a Cheyenne teen uncovers a connection to his family and community in a way he never thought possible.

Life of Belle(en)

This is the true story of how on July 18th, 2018 an 8 year old Annabelle Starnes went missing. What was found in the home would shock this small town of South Carolina.

Gianna(en)

Gina, a Filipina Gemini doing her best, takes the advice of her sliding scale therapist to spend a day with her INNER SABOTEUR. Enter Gianna. Will they make peace, or does Gianna, like, literally want Gina dead?

In Seventh Heaven(fr)

Sofiane lives in a high-rise block at the edges of Paris. A violent young man, he tries to be like his gang of friends. However, Sofiane is attracted to guys. Through his contradictions, he embodies the confusion of today's idle young people who have lost their bearings and live withdrawn into themselves.

Sinner(en)

In a dystopian future where the world has devolved into a pre-industrial state, the Purists rule supreme. The Purists blame technology for all the world’s past ills, and have deemed it to be inherently sinful. A handful of Companions, human-like artificial intelligence, have managed to make it through the apocalypse. They survive the only way they can –by hiding in plain sight.