FirstOut 3(2008)

Boys on Film 18: Heroes(en)

Boys On Film comes of age with uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes striving for their own identities and fighting for the right for us all to be ourselves. Volume 18: Heroes includes ten complete films: Dean Loxton's "Dániel" starring Csémy Balázs, Hilda Péter, and Henry Garrett… Niels Bourgonje's "Buddy" starring Daniel Cornelissen and Tobias Nierop… Tamara Shogaolu's animated "Half A Life"… Victor Lindgren's "Undress Me" starring Jana Bringlöv Ekspong and Björn Elgerd… Sam Ashby's "The Colour Of His Hair" starring Sean Hart and Josh O'Connor… Hope Dickson Leach's "Silly Girl" starring Ciara Baxendale, Mollie Lambert, and Jason Barker… Søren Green's "An Evening" starring Jacob Ottensten and Ulrik Windfeldt-Schmidt… Alejandro Medina's documentary "AIDS: Doctors And Nurses Tell Their Stories"… Kai Stänicke's "It's Consuming Me" with Volkmar Leif Gilbert… and Mikael Bundsen's "Mother Knows Best" starring Alexander Gustavsson and Hanna Ullerstam.

The Judgment(en)

A gay Egyptian couple return from America for a family emergency. In this homophobic environment, their secret threatens to unravel under anxiety, unease, and suspicion that someone is using witchcraft to send them back.

Ocean(en)

John Cage’s original concept of Ocean, in 1991, was for a dance to be performed in a circular space, with the audience surrounding the dancers, and the musicians (112 of them) surrounding the audience. The last performance was in the Rainbow Quarry in Minnesota, September 2008, at which time the piece was filmed by Charles Atlas.

Johan Falk: De 107 patrioterna(sv)

It's a beautiful day in Slottsskogen, Gothenburg idyllic city park, when suddenly the unthinkable happens - gunfire amidst all people. Two gangsters shooting game against each other and a large police operation starts. The conflict grows rapidly to involve several gangs from Gothenburg underworld. GSI switched to try to identify a new thread which proves to be both larger and better armed than any other. The only clue is a tattoo on one of the killed gang members.

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

Memória para Uso Diário(pt)

Ivanilda seeks evidence to prove that her husband, who has disappeared since 1975, was arrested by the Brazilian government. Romildo searches for his brother's body in a cemetery in the suburb of Rio de Janeiro. Mothers cry for their children, murdered by the police in the slums. They belong to the group "Tortura Nunca Mais", which, interacting between a traumatic memory and oblivion, brings up the memory of recent events. They also reveal the selectivity of official history and build a political memory. They think of the past so that they can free the future from the ghosts they still chase in the present.

Break Through(zh)

A retired bodyguard fights a deadly duel with criminals to save his daughter. Da Rong was once one of Southeast Asia's top bodyguards, but failed in mission that led to the death of his brother. His wife also unexpectedly died at a similar time, which led a sad and frustrated Da Rong to retreat and live an ordinary life. Unexpectedly, his rebellious daughter accidentally gets involved in criminal drug trade and was kidnapped. In order to save his daughter, Da Rong re-emerges again, on this rescue journey.

Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.(en)

Thomas Pynchon is a best-selling American novelist, who, unlike the vast majority of his peers, has eschewed the limelight with near-fanatical determination since the 1960s. This film compiles testimonies and evidence culled from Pynchon's fans and colleagues, investigating the enigmatic writer's background and speculating on his motivations.

Thambi Arjuna(ta)

Thabi Arjuna is a movie which revolves around Arjuna and his brother Dharma who is the local Don. Arjuna falls in love with Radhika who is the ACPs Daughter. Although an accquaintance of Dharma ACP does not want the two to get married and insults him when he comes to ask for Radhikas hand for his brother.See if his brotherly love of Dharma is able to unite these two lovers.

Hera Purple(ko)

Through her dreams, a middle-aged woman murders those responsible for her rape.

Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams(ja)

The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.

The flying pony(en)

Mythical and fantastic story on the wishes of a peasant boy, Diego, who become reality in the course of a day and a night. On the eve of his birthday, the child's godfather gives her a shot of cardboard. At night, the little dreams that is mounted on the horse and find a nymph that describes the exact location of much needed water does to your family.

Game of Chance 3(ja)

Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped the clan's vengeance by staying on the road with his son Kenichi. Tired of running, the two settle in a mountain town. Bungo finds work as a lumberjack for the Iwasaki family and Kenichi becomes a student at the local elementary school. Regrettably, their good fortune doesn't last. The yakuza boss, Tomitaka, wants control of the town's lumber and is willing to destroy the Iwasaki to get it. Natsue, Kenichi's estranged no-good mother, returns wanting to take part in the boy's upbringing. And shortly thereafter, a mysterious stranger arrives in town to lay claim on Bungo's life...

Homeward Bound(en)

The relationship among a divorced man, his incurably ill teenage son, and his long-estranged father is explored when the youngster joins his dad for one final summer vacation and they end up at the grandfather's vineyard where he reconciles the two older men.

Bela America(pt)

Lucas, the cook, seduces America, the television star and presidential candidate. He will clandestinely enter her house to seduce her with extraordinary meals, causing the unlikely intersection of the fate of Lucas, the cook, with that of America, the President.

In T'Vic(en)

A young man's hopes of leaving the confines of his small town are thwarted when he comes face to face with his imprisoned father's past.

Les Carnets secrets de Nuremberg(fr)

Moshe Kasher: Live in Oakland(en)

Oakland-bred comic and best-selling author Moshe Kasher comes back to the Bay Area in this standup special. Back on his home turf, Kasher finds comedy in these uproarious stories about the people he's met -- and how they see him. Recorded live at the New Parish nightclub in January 2012.

Influencer(fr)

A young girl will do anything to meet her favorite Instagram influencer.

Not Me(en)

Based on true events, a vulnerable 21 year old food runner (Ashton), finds himself trapped in a compromising situation due to his commitment to provide a rich hotel guest (Steve) with excellent service. Ashton remains dedicated and focused on doing the best job possible, in spite of Steve's attempts to lure him into something he does not want to do.

The Irrational Fear of Nothing(en)

The camera lingers over the back of a lonely New Yorker who ponders his own existence, his fears and fear of fears. Shot with an Olympus E-M5 Mark II as part of a film series to promote the camera system.

Life(xx)

CONVERSATION INTERVIEW INTERROGATION(en)

A young man named Jack is questioned by a mysterious individual

Requiem(en)

A short film about the art of killing.

Barcelona(fi)

Ilmari is escaping snowy Finland to go skateboarding in Barcelona, but a quiet evening at a house party escalades into misunderstandings, arguments and too many “second opinions”.

The Force That Through the Green Fire Fuels the Flower(en)

The Force That Through The Green Fire Fuels The Flower, a contemporary silent film follows a man through a journey of memories in the course of one night. During one drunken night at a bar, vivid flashbacks of his life come back to him making him realize that memories may appear in unexpected forms.

17(en)

A 17-year-old struggling to find intimacy at home or at school seeks it through a gay hookup app.

Rubble(es)

Memories as photographs: no date, no place, no names.

Before The Law(en)

From the fiercely independent British producers of 2022’s multi-award winning working-class feature film, ‘Nobody Loves You and You Don’t Deserve to Exist’, arrives an adaptation of Franz Kafka’s classic parable which is fit for the 21st century: complex, resistant, and divisive. Whether or not this ageless allegory is about the Laws of Nature, the Law of the Land, or even Murphy’s Law, is entirely up to the audience.

The Generators(en)

Set in a time of extreme energy poverty, one man struggles to support his ailing husband. A story of humanity set against a future we can change.

Man is Sick, Man is Fine(en)

After testing positive for HIV, a disillusioned 90’s Vancouver punk seeks for drastic solutions.

Hooknasty(en)

Christine Levitt goes to extreme lengths to become famous, to the dismay of her friend Billie Cooper.

Sorry, Right Number(en)

Katie receives a distressing phone call from an unknown source that is abruptly disconnected. Fearing someone is in danger, she desperately tries to contact family members. Based on the short story from the Master of Macabre, this twisting tale will leave viewers in suspense until the very end in true Stephen King fashion.

Chicken Inasal (Those Little Things)(tl)

Set in 2222 in the cyberpunk city of Bacolod, a teenager goes through her usual day with her father with no idea that the best surprise of her life was going to happen.

The First Film(en)

In a small town of 1960's India, where cinema is forbidden for women, a 14-year-old embarks on a quest to watch her first film.

De Wind(nl)

Between the Lines(de)

In 1941, a Jewish woman on the run with forged papers involuntarily shares a train compartment with a German officer.

The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands(en)

A man afflicted with a curse while visiting Bombay, India at the turn of the 20th Century struggles to live life without ever touching another human being. His tragic lack of success in remaining free of all human contact causes the death of casual acquaintances and close friends alike. Ultimately, his curse turns back upon him and his story ends as tragically as those he affected with his curse.