Clown ou La Fin du Cirque

The End We Start From(en)

As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They head north through a newly dangerous country seeking refuge from place to place.

Shards(pt)

Three Widows Against The World(ms)

Midah, Rohayu and Ani, 3 widows from a kampung deep in a plantation, are all diehard fans of Aiman Zalini. When the singer’s last concert is announced, the three ladies try and do everything they can to raise the money. But they fail. Never one to give up, they resort to trying their hand at the most outlandish thing possible (spurred on by the overnight financial success of one local loafer) – creating an additive-free/all natural/non-tobacco vape juice business! Their vape formula (concocted with the help of a simpleton lab assistant) is an accidental success and they make enough for the concert ticket prices! However, unbeknownst to them – their viral and all-natural vape juice has turned many a drug addicts sober and this is causing a demand issue for the drug cartel bosses. This in turn starts a zany and hilarious chain of events that will change their lives forever.

Ordinary Angels(en)

In Louisville, Kentucky, hairdresser Sharon Stevens rallies the masses to help widowed father Ed Schmitt save his critically ill 5 year old daughter Michelle after their community is hit by a major snowstorm from the 1994 North American cold wave.

Chain Reaction(en)

Brothers Gabriel and Antonio have spent the past few years stealing to survive. However, their lives begin to fall apart on one fateful night.

While The Night Falls(es)

An intimate portrait of the lives of Delvys and Carlos, siblings who live alone with their elderly mother in a rural part of a small Cuban town. The film portrays a family engulfed in their inner worlds. Between the sacrifices they make out of love for those who are present, and their longing for things that are absent, they struggle to find meaning as they reflect, contemplate, and carry the weight of existence, trying together, to move forward.

THE SON'S BRIGADE(es)

The EDEN Project(en)

A girl, her father, and an AI system work to preserve the remnants of plant life in a post-apocalyptic ice age.

Fugue(en)

Tatiana Clark, an established musician, is preparing for a concert with her daughter Anna. Their strained relationship and Tatiana's silence towards her famous mother, Dame Maria Clark, create tension. It seems that these three exceptionally talented women are caught in a haunting cycle of music and isolation. Themes of family, loneliness, commitment and the enigmatic concept of fugue underpin their story, suggesting an inescapable intertwining of their lives.

Through the Glass(en)

Erik is a university student struggling to find work in the games design industry. At home he battles living with his emotionally abusive and alcoholic mother who will stop at nothing to hinder his success.

Grit(en)

Amidst a custody battle against his ex-wife, Reggie will do whatever it takes for his daughter, Chloe — even if it means he has to fight for her.

Ato Institucional(pt)

Saudade(es)

Delphyne(en)

Delphyne (meaning ‘womb’) discusses the stigma around menstruation. Addressing shame and acceptance, taboos around menstrual blood are told through a fabric-themed metaphor, and the conflict between a mother-daughter relationship; to find a shared unity and language to beat the conflict which projects itself in the shame metaphor that they’ve unwound and removed from their life. The historical connotations of staining, feminine purity and the divide between private and public space as well as ownership of the body come into play. The coming of age theme is reflected in reference to her struggle with the self (alter-ego), struggle with the ‘other’ (male influence) and struggle with the home (her Mother).

Cover(en)

17-year-old Monica is left to take care for her exuberant younger sister, Sarah, for the week. As the girls rush to school one morning, the tornado sirens suddenly wail outside.

The Next Level(en)

After a deadly accident and a tough move, a young basketball player must learn to overcome adversity and make the most of his new situation.

Become Family(jv)

Andi's return was welcomed by his "family"

A Father's Love(en)

A taxi driver, already struggling to support his wife and children, finds an abandoned baby in the back of his cab.

The In-Laws(ru)

Parents go on vacation, and daughter is left to the care of grandparents. Father's parents from a city, mother's parents from a village - and this means a hot opposition.

Until I Lose My Breath(tr)

A young girl working in a textile workshop is desperately trying to save money to make her father quit his job and find an apartment together with her. But her father does not seem to be the person she wants him to be.