Polar Opposites(2025)

Why Can't My Life Be a Rom-Com?(en)

Eliza Sloane seems to be living her dream life until her boyfriend breaks her heart and she doesn’t get an expected promotion. Her best friend Sofia approaches her with a new path in life: move to the Hamptons and “marry a rich guy with a huge trust fund”.

Luther(en)

A 16th-century clergyman's view breaks the Catholic Church apart.

Siempre la duda(es)

Times & Measures(en)

Struggling to make ends meet, single Mother, Corina buys a second hand phone, but there's a SIM card wedged inside. As she tries to remove it, the phone begins to ring. It's an offer she can't refuse.

Tomorrow We Diet(en)

Indeed, man craves to eat and George Geef (Goofy) is no exception. He eats like it's going out of style. Finally, his reflection in the mirror tells him he's getting too fat. Goofy starts showing all the signs of being overweight. When he gets into a taxi, the back tires deflate. When he gets into an elevator, the elevator remains grounded. Goofy's reflection "helps" him lose weight by refusing to let him eat. Geef thinks he can resist but is soon upset by all manner of temptations. He goes to bed but sleepwalks to the refrigerator only to discover it is empty. It turns out his reflection ate all the food telling him, "Eat, drink, and be merry, and tomorrow we diet!"

Cry Freedom(en)

Balogun's most political film is a confrontation with the African wars of liberation. Based on Carcase for Hounds, Meja Mwangi's novel about the Mau-Mau uprising, it is set in an unnamed country and thus offers the vision of a pan-African struggle for freedom and against colonial oppression. The central figures in the straightforwardly and powerfully told story are the guerrilla leader Haraka and his adversary, the English colonial official Kingsley. In the end, the film becomes a homage to the freedom fighters from all over Africa: the final images show Patrice Lumumba, Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and Amílcar Cabral, among others.

Sathu(th)

Sue, a sophisticated swindler is in trouble when he's being chased by a venturesome, Agent Kongdaj. Tired of running away and convinced by his mother, Sue hurriedly abandons his trickster status and turns into a monk.

Initiation of the Two-Sword Style(ja)

Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.

The Ondekoza(ja)

A documentary profiling a Japanese taiko drumming group based in the remote Sado Island, Japan. The film blurs the line between real-life documentary footage of the troupe's training and practice regimes, and staged performances of their varied musical acts, with sets designed by artist Tadanori Yokoo and an additional experimental electronic music score by Toshi Ichiyanagi.

Slaughter Nick for President(en)

A little-known actor discovers that he is hugely popular in Serbia.

Wexford Railway Station(en)

A beautiful shot of a locomotive billowing smoke begins this very evocative film. As the train pulls in to the terminus the camera is positioned behind the ticket barrier to record smartly-dressed passengers disembarking along the length of the platform. A carriage seen at the end carries advertising for the White's Hotel, where Belgian-born cameraman Louis de Clercq stayed during his visit.

Traficantes de sexo(es)

Transmissions from a Haunted World(en)

A documentary exploring Planet of the Vampires, Mario Bava and the connection between gothic and science fiction.

The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill(en)

In March 1963, a black mass was held at a ruined church in Clophill, Bedfordshire by a coven of dark witches. Tombs were looted, animals sacrificed and human bones arranged during a macabre ceremony. Further defilements continued at Clophill in the following years, with cattle in nearby fields found mutilated, evidence of necromancy discovered and perpetual sightings of paranormal activity witnessed at the isolated ruin. 50 years on from the original incident, the Clophill legend remains etched on the psyches of the local populace. In 2010, a documentary team was assembled to investigate the legend of the Clophill witches and to try and uncover the truth behind the paranormal events. What followed during that long weekend at Clophill was a terrifying journey into the unknown.

3 locos en guerra(es)

The Trouble with Dee Dee(en)

An eccentric socialite with an knack for pulling off hopelessly wild adventures struggles when she finds herself disowned by her millionaire father and abandoned by her teenage son.

Na dobré stopě(cs)

An adventure story for young people set in a summer camp for boaters in Juná. Eda, marked by a tragic experience of occupation, has difficulty getting along with the other boys. He only gains their trust and friendship when he helps to uncover German saboteurs.