Shutter Bird(2025)

Pleasantville(en)

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

Color Your Hurt(en)

A young gay man grows up in the Bible Belt.

The Nephew(fr)

Burgundy, France, end of 1945. On the day of his 15th birthday, Louis receives a very special gift from his uncle Jules, who decides to take his nephew to his favorite brothel in an attempt to let him explore his new life as a grown-up man. Through the evening’s bittersweet encounters, Louis discovers the adult world in all its complexity and cruelty.

The Waves(pt)

The connection between the Portuguese coast line and the memories of someone's past.

Meus 15 Anos: Filme(pt)

A shy student suddenly becomes the center of attention when she wins a huge birthday party that she never asked for.

Bambi(en)

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

Canon de riego(es)

Scope(en)

When a young man drops out of school to care for his agoraphobic mother he too finds himself increasingly insulated from the outside world.

Butterfly Cloud(sh)

End of childhood, first love and misunderstandings that seem unsolvable. Comic story of sixteen years old boy who seems to be all against his dreams - and the families and friends, and the world from the supermarket where he works.

Bar Mitzvah Boy(en)

On the eve of his Bar Mitzvah, young Elliot finds that all the grown men in his life are somewhat wanting.

Dense on the Sea(nl)

Constant Wegman (Benja Bruijning), a 14 year old boy, raised by his grandmother (Carry Tefsen) in Zeedijk, Amsterdam. She is the owner of a cafe-hotel “De Rode Laars” (“The Red Boots”). The dreaming Constant runs away from this world of drunkards, gamblers, fighters by writing poems. His grandmother wants him to take control of the cafe. Then Constant secretly subscribes to a national poem writing competition: a new Vondel is born!

Dreams(no)

Johanne falls in love with her teacher and records her fantasies and feelings in writing. Together with her mother and grandmother, they debate the literary potential and whether to publish it.

Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi(hi)

Ramprasad's entire family gathers under one roof for 13 days after his death, to perform and observe the Hindu traditions and rituals called the tehrvi. During the course, the family’s dynamics, politics, and insecurities come out, and then they realise that the importance of people and things are only evident in retrospect.

6 More Weeks of Winter(en)

Music video/short film for "6 More Weeks of Winter", the outro track of Monger's 2025 project, "LEFTOVERS" the video follows a boy as he navigates life without a father and becomes dependent on technology to be his father figure.

Avoiding Forever(en)

A soon to be high school graduate questions the path his parents have laid out for him, after leaving town in a desperate attempt to escape, a friend forces him to come to the realization that life doesn't have an answer.

Veering(en)

When a group of friends stumbles upon a mysterious man covered in blood during a midnight stop, fear drives them to speed away. But as guilt and tension escalate, their frantic journey takes a dangerous turn, leading them to face the unsettling truths about themselves and the limits of their morality.

The Winged Detectives(en)

"The Winged Detectives" is a queer coming-of-age short film, which follows Reagan and her friends as they prepare for the annual bird-watching competition. Tensions quickly rise for Reagan with the introduction of potential new friends and the absence of a special team member.

Big(en)

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

Off the Road(fr)

Paul, fourteen, neglects his studies to spend all his time on his moped, to the consternation of his parents.

Homebreaker(en)

Eelis is skipping classes, mom and dad are on the verge of divorce, sister has yet another boyfriend. The life of a little boy is in its turning point.