Christmas Eve Two Thousand Twenty Four(2024)

Beauty of Life(en)

A story about an international student, Diego, coming to Utrecht to study and make new friends. He quickly finds himself overwhelmed with his new life, and cant seem to fit in. However, with the help of some friends and his loving mother, he finds the confidence to try again and this time succeed in his new life.

The Devil's Road(en)

When two friends embark on their yearly winter road trip, old memories come back to haunt them.

Querido Theo(es)

Because I Love You(en)

After a career-ending injury, Dan Greentree and his wife find themselves at odds over their future. As tensions rise and painful truths surface, their love is tested like never before. But beneath the anger and uncertainty, one thing remains clear—they can’t bear to lose each other.

Who Are You Really?(en)

"A socially anxious college student reluctantly heads to a party attempting to make new friends. Nande Walters directs “Who Are You Really?”, an experimental portrait of insecurity characterized by a raw, youthful energy. Anya walks into the room and immediately feels like everyone is judging her. Eventually she strikes up a conversation with a young man, but neither really knows what to say and it doesn’t go anywhere. After struggling through the awkward night, she’s surprised to learn that an extroverted friend didn’t fare much better. Walters is only 19 years old, one of the youngest we’ve ever featured on NoBudge, and her film is the work of an artist still learning her craft but she clearly knows the feeling she’s after and captures it with pops of style and a touching closing monologue." -Kentucker Audley

Wrong Way(pt)

In this short film the director reflects on the feeling of being on the wrong path in your life, that you have no control over your own life. But coming to the conclusion, it's life, we all go through it, and without these moments of fall we don't learn to live.

Red Palm(en)

A man must go on a journey through the darkest recesses of his mind or succumb to his vices.

Le Notti Bianche(it)

A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.

Heart on My Sleeve(no)

Kevin is forced to confront trauma from his childhood.

PALOMA(es)

Paloma is a young adult who finds herself living in automatic mode, following every imposed social norm, already working in an office and living alone in a studio apartment. Her daily life passes fleetingly and with little taste, until one night, after a long day of work, she receives an email titled FOR MY FUTURE SELF, which prompts her to change her life.

Voicemail(en)

Voicemail takes place in the dark and lonely living room of Dean Franklin as he sends a voicemail to the lover of his 20s. He reminisces on the times they spent together and his regrets during a dire time...

Penitent(en)

After being imprisoned for dangerous driving, causing the death of a child and possession of illegal substances, Jason Buckley is finding it difficult to adjust to life outside prison.

97%(en)

A man tries to track down a potential love interest on a crowded train using a smartphone app.

A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea(ko)

Yoonchul is a sculptor, but he mostly makes living with an interior design job. He is divorced, and his daughter fails to fit into the school life and is considered a troublemaker, although she shows much talent in art, like her father. One day, Yoonchul meets an attractive woman, Youngji, and falls in love with her.

Bella(en)

An elderly woman is confronted by an intruder in her home. Shortly after she realizes a familiar face and a familiar feeling.

Pretending(en)

A woman fights for a job

Bird, Louise & Somebody Else(en)

Two kids entangled in the pursuit of young love find themselves colliding with the life of a woman experiencing a crisis.

Onde Foi Que Se Perdeu O Calor?(pt)

Three Little Cats(fr)

A little cat witnesses the passing of his family.

Hot Road(ja)

Teenager Kazuki Miyaichi has always felt unloved by her mother due the circumstances surrounding her birth. Because she harbors anxiety and perceives herself as being worthless to others, she engages in acts of juvenile delinquency. One day, a transfer student from Yokohama named Eri introduces her to Hiroshi Haruyama, a reckless youth who’s a member of the “Nights” motorcycle gang. Kazuki finds herself increasingly drawn to Hiroshi over time, but he soon becomes leader of the Nights and gets caught up in a conflict with a rival gang.