Zest(2023)

Hydrozoa(fr)

Hello & Goodbye(en)

With wounds still open from the recent end of their long-term relationship, Drew and Beth meet up for dinner to explore their newfound station as “just friends” only to discover they never really knew each other at all.

Hello Again(en)

A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister.

People(fr)

People is a film shot behind closed doors in a workshop/house on the outskirts of Paris and features a dozen characters. It is based on an interweaving of scenes of moaning and sex. The house is the characters' common space, but the question of ownership is distended, they don't all inhabit it in the same way. As the sequences progress, we don't find the same characters but the same interdependent relationships. Through the alternation between lament and sexuality, physical and verbal communication are put on the same level. The film then deconstructs, through its repetitive structure, our relational myths.

Emil and the Piglet(sv)

Nursing a piglet back to life because it's the runt of the litter earns Emil a friend for life.

Haba(tl)

Two parallel lives: a young man who has no interest in finding a job and a young gay man who tries to make his poor living condition a happy place to be.

Shadows and Fog(en)

With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.

Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak(xx)

Soldiers ambush a house.

Grisaia: Phantom Trigger The Animation - Stargazer(ja)

While Rena and Maki recover from their injuries, the other SORD members jet off overseas for a school trip. Within moments of their arrival, though, the Mihama gang are pulled into a manhunt for a SORD deserter, assisted by student Sylvia and Velvet of St. Aile's International School. Tohka's the star of the show this time round, but she's wrestling with her own issues - old memories of her parents, and a promise to a friend that she wasn't able to keep...

Metropolitan(en)

A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meet to discuss social mobility, Fourier's socialism and play bridge in their cocoon of upper-class society - until they are joined by a man with a critical view of their way of life.

Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends(en)

An excellent comprehensive look at all the music that came out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati "Rock Legends" "James Brown" "King Records" "Pure Prairie League" "Lemon Pipers" "Syd Nathan" WEBN "Bootsy Collins" "Lonnie Mack" "The Who concert 1979" "Rick Derringer"

Mr. Arkadin(en)

Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.

Parasit(de)

A woman is chained to a factory rooftop. A man offers to rescue her. Things are not always what they seem.

Scooby-Doo: Agence toutou risques, vol. 1 : Le voleur de vélo(fr)

Six Reasons Why(en)

In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge his father's murder, a loyal servant with a secret and a murderous criminal hired to kill with a vengeance. This is their story...in a place where revenge, deception and cruelty are a way of life.

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum(ja)

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.

The Society Raffles(en)

A man in black tie and tails enters a high-society parlor where a settee sits beneath an open window. He goes to the window and gestures to someone. From outside, a man in a burglar's outfit (watch cap, wide striped shirt, and dark jacket) appears and gets his instructions from the man in tails. A woman wearing a jeweled tiara enters with a second man who leaves her in the company of our mastermind. He sits her on the settee, chats her up, leaning toward her with one arm curling behind her head.

Mick Mondo's 99 Nightmares(en)

A delinquent tomboy takes the job of a murderous carney's assistant.

T!8 (Part 1)(en)

The perplexity of time disturbs a young woman's psyche as her wristwatch never stops ticking.

The Orange(en)

The Orange is a drama about a lonely man reliving the night he met his soulmate.

Orange(en)

A sad young man, faced with the death of a loved one, is faced with a ghostly being that leads him on an unexpected journey.

Orange Business(th)

On Chinese New Year, a girl questioned the size of her orange.

Pickpocket(te)

The story of Devi, an amateur pickpocket, and the friends he makes in the local group of thieves. Divya Bandaru's debut is a tribute to the mighty Robert Bresson.

Catdog(hi)

A pair of young siblings inhabit a fanciful world of their making, hidden from the eyes of their mother. When she finally catches a glimpse of their world, it faces the threat of crumbling. The two of them can either surrender or resist.

Drills(en)

Inspired by social guidance films produced by the United States government during the Cold War, a choreographer restages safety drills, corporate and tech start-up office meditation, and Boy Scout exercises in order to ask what futures we are preparing for.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly(en)

Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.

Shots in the Dark with David Godlis(en)

Between 1976 and 1980, young Manhattan photographer David Godlis documents the nocturnal goings-on at the Bowery's legendary CBGB, "the undisputed birthplace of punk rock," with a vividly distinctive style of night photography.

Legend of Chenzhen(zh)

The unrelenting reality of the homeland awakens Chen Zhen's fearless spirit.

Brother Mary(en)

To understand a mysterious man in a Victorian gown, who sings praises to God on the streets of contemporary Vancouver, we meet the people who claim to be closest to him.

The Last Ferry from Grass Island(zh)

A Hong Kong hitman retires as a fisherman on the peaceful Grass Island. One day, his Chinese apprentice shows up and is tasked to kill him before the last ferry departs.

My Fat Arse and I(pl)

A girl who believes she is too fat is invited to the "Kingdom of Slimbuttlandia".

Kindaichi Case Files: Black Magic Murder Case(ja)

Anime adaptation of the manga's Black Magic Murder Case story arc.

Neurim(he)

A strange awkward relationship develops between Or, a 30-year-old wheelchair user after an injury, and her new physiotherapist that brings new breeze of desire to her daily routine rehabilitation at her mother’s house.

Te Prego Lá Fora(pt)

Everyone knows that being a teenager is not easy, especially when you are a demigod with unlimited powers and risking being crucified at any moment, this is the life of Jesus Christ in his new school.

Taipei Suicide Story(zh)

A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die.

Stardom Dream Queendom(ja)

The main event will see Utami Hayashishita defend the World of Stardom Championship against Syuri who won the 2021 Grand Prix to become the rightful challenger. The latter defended the certificate three times before along with the SWA World Championship, first time against Saki Kashima at Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, second time at Kawasaki Super Wars on November 3 against AZM, and against Konami at Tokyo Super Wars on November 27.

Alchemists(en)

This short animation is a visual fantasy, a gripping tale that is "larger-than-life" in its themes: life, death and rebirth; creation and destruction; permanence and impermanence, spontaneity and control. Bold swoops of liquid colour surge with variations on Mozart's Requiem to a startling denouement. Alchemists will provoke reflection on creativity, relationships and the environment. Without words.