Monotony of Days(2024)

The Match Factory Girl(fi)

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.

Nostos(en)

André, a young worker overwhelmed by the monotony and lack of meaning in his life, finds solace in drawing. While recreating a photograph from his childhood, he enters a surreal world where he meets his childhood self. Between reality and fantasy, André faces his loneliness and seeks answers in the company of his inner child.

Noi the Albino(is)

17 year old Nói drifts through life on a remote fjord in Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, surrounded by ominous mountains and buried under a shroud of snow. Nói dreams of escaping from this white-walled prison with Íris, a city girl who works in a local gas station. But his clumsy attempts at escape spiral out of control.

60bpm(en)

A short film by conservatory students.

There Is No Gravity(en)

A sister comes to terms with what it means to come of age in rural isolation, but the adversity of the outside world is no comparison to the immensity of her imagination.

Eavesdropper(tr)

Selamet, who is working at the old central of a company which is on the eve of moving to a big center, tries to make his life similar to a stranger on the phone by discovering his closeness to that person.

The Shadow of Two Flies Upon a Pin(en)

John Person tells the story of how he fell into his coveted job by describing the life of Anatole, the man who occupied the position originally and cherished nothing more in his meager existence than his overcoat.

Eón(es)

Money(en)

MONEY is a dance film that explores the monotonous cycle of corporate 9-to-5 life. The dancers represent employees in a workplace that twists into a corporate nightmare, exposing the rigid and dehumanizing nature of the corporate world. Through movement, the film highlights the tension between control and rebellion, questioning the structures that define success and productivity that the workplace outlines for many everyday. with a sharp and unconventional movement vocabulary, MONEY challenges capitalist ideals and the way they shape daily life. The film breaks traditional boundaries, using dance to portray a system that demands conformity while suppressing individuality. Its rebellious undertones push against societal norms, making more room for fun and play.

Color of Him(hi)

A software professional ditches a day at work to discover poetry and finds stories in strangers walking at Connaught Place

Canvas(en)

A man struggling through modern day muddle is troubled by an imperfection in a painting.

Stasis(es)

Castlevania: Hymn of Blood(en)

Deep inside Dracula's Castle, Simon Belmont, the unholy heir to the Count is born in secret, and stolen away before Dracula can christen him with his dark powers.

Wasteland(en)

Follows the quiet day of a lonely young girl who tries to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.

Holly + Jolly(en)

A rowdy young girl befriends a depressed robot at the beach and the two set out to steal a balloon.

Goodbye, Don Glees!(ja)

Teen misfits Roma, Toto, and Drop call themselves the “Don Glees,” an informal name for their backyard adventures. One day, when the trio gets blamed for a nearby forest fire, they set off into the woods to prove their innocence. As disaster strikes their expedition, tensions flare between the friends as they realize that growing up has taken them on wildly different paths in life.

Fox Tomb Shadow(zh)

The tomb robber heir Sheng who has a hereditary disease, two years after his father mysteriously left home, accidentally found the family's hidden gold pieces. According to the above clues, he arrives in Jincheng where met new friends Bai Chuncheng and Bai Liu. The three embarked on a journey together to find the legendary treasure of the White Fox Emperor. During this time, they encountered another tribe of robbers who are eyeing the same tomb, causing a lot of troubles to Sheng and his company. They come together to decipher the many traps set, and put up a battle of wits and bravery. After a duel, they decide to work together to combined forces to defeat the evil forces.

O.W.C.A. Files(en)

When an attack on the O.W.C.A. incapacitates the animal agents, only Agent P and his animal trainees can save the day. Carl and Monogram fend for themselves.

Saturday(pt)

Directly impacted by the 2017 UERJ strike, Rita, a Visual Arts student from Pernambuco, is torn between farewells from the ties she created in Rio and the fixation of rescuing her last academic-artistic work that is locked in a university room.

Vic the Viking: The Magic Sword(en)

Vic dreams of going to sea as a member of the crew captained by Halvar, his father, who unfortunately thinks that the child is too weak to embark with him and his brave warriors in search of dangerous adventures; but fate will offer Vic the opportunity to prove to Halvar that he is a true Viking.