The Binding

Shadow Dance(en)

Amare Jordan is an aspiring dancer who finds himself out on the streets after his father walks in on him in bed with another man. Now on his own, he must navigate the harsh realities of being on his own and fending for himself, all the while trying to make his dreams of becoming a professional dancer come to life. Scared and alone, he meets Dennis Knight, a seemingly kind and generous man who eventually takes him down a rabbit hole of drugs, sex and lies.

Etimad telefonu(az)

Rena is a victim of rape as a young woman. This trauma becomes a lifelong tragedy for her. Years later, when she meets the man who brought this game upon her, Rena can only talk about what happened to her on a hotline.

Man in the Red Jacket(en)

Thrilled by his nephew Amir's migration to the US, Bruce's elation dims as he uncovers Amir's enigmatic nature and the unraveling mysteries threaten to shatter his world.

Open Studio(en)

Rose gave up on her artistic career 30 years ago when she became pregnant. Now, after a life devoted to making sure her lesbian daughter found the success she wanted for herself, her daughter announces she's pregnant. The announcement unearths a rage in Rose and awakens her from her compromised life. It also ignites Rose's journey to reclaim her artistic voice and find her forgotten soul.

Me, After You(en)

A thirty-year-old Spanish writer in Los Angeles embarks on a journey of self-discovery in the midst of his first love story with a man and his last with a woman, all while facing the added isolating reality of being a foreigner.

Man On Man(en)

Liam, a lonesome twenty-something, is having a smoke in a bedroom, avoiding the mingling of the house party he is attending. He is joined by Will, another lonesome twenty-something, who is also trying to escape the party’s antics. The two begin to bond and, in doing so, some issues they have buried begin to come to the surface.

EXOUSIA(en)

A psychological odyssey-like telling of the year 2025, that takes you on a roller coaster full of emotion, excitement and dark adventures documented by Joesiah Garcia.

Spent Bullets(en)

Two engineering prodigies’ love and despair unveil through a road trip from San Francisco to Vegas. It opens with a mysterious suicide but ends with one of the character’s choice to go on living: to bear the burdens of their fate and the memory of the beloved, like a spent bullet.

13 novembre, nos vies en éclats(fr)

That Which Fades(en)

A recent widow books a session with her late husband's escort, and through the confrontation of his infidelity, the two women unravel their frustrations of grief together.

The Rest is Flowers(en)

Jimmy says his goodbyes.

Ode(en)

Isolated in the confines of her home, Lou tries to shed the skin of her past relationship. But when she is confronted by an unknown voice that challenges her memory, her sense of self begins to unravel.

I Wish You Had Told Me(tl)

When a young missionary uncovers his late father's long-held secret, he travels from the Philippines to Spain in search of his dad's forbidden love.

For Good (It isn’t)(pt)

Melvin, a teenager, returns to his past in an attempt to remember who he truly was after feeling he left himself behind. He confronts his teenage and childhood selves to reflect on the pains and changes of growing up, realizing that "growing up means losing and leaving behind versions of ourselves." A nostalgic and reflective journey about time, childhood, and accepting the constantly changing self.

WRAPPED(id)

A man's past trauma resurfaces due to the disturbance caused by a young child.

Miss Unfunny America(en)

An awkward standup comic and her cynical best friend find themselves roped into a mysterious all-female comedy pageant where humiliation is televised, laughter is canned, and the only way out is to burn it all down.

Love. In. Words.(en)

Two lovers. One enamored by love. The other tortured by it.

GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM(en)

After getting harassed in the public toilets, two trans friends fight back. Or: a short film about pissing on transphobes.

Deux corps(fr)

A Luz de Vênus: Parte Um(pt)

Sol, a reserved young woman, sees her world shift after meeting the charismatic Tainá and being introduced to the mysterious “Clube dos 27,” a social circle that challenges her sense of identity. As Sol is drawn deeper into the group’s intense dynamics, her personality begins to transform, creating tension between her emerging self-image and her deepening relationship with Tainá. Navigating desire, belonging, and self-reinvention, Sol is forced to confront what she wants—and who she is becoming—in this first chapter of a coming-of-age queer drama.

The Man Who Would Be King(en)

Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunderstandings, the natives come to believe that Dravot is a god, but he and Carnehan can't keep up their deception forever.

The Woman in the Window(en)

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

Sweet Dreams(it)

Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother. The young boy refuses to accept this brutal loss, even if the priest says she is now in Heaven. Years later in the 90s, adult Massimo has become an accomplished journalist. After reporting on the war in Sarajevo, he begins to suffer from panic attacks. As he prepares to sell his parents’ apartment, Massimo is forced to relive his traumatic past. Compassionate doctor Elisa could help tormented Massimo open up and confront his childhood wounds…

Rocco and His Brothers(it)

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge(fr)

During the American Civil War, a Southerner is about to be hanged from a bridge for sabotage when something unexpected happens.

Troppo forte(it)

Oscar dreams of becoming an actor or a stuntman. To contact a manufacturer he stages an accident and consequently injures a young actress, then tries to limit the damage by taking the girl to his home.

Android Re-Enactment(en)

Ermus Daglek, retired Empathtek engineer, commandeers a defunct factory where he creates androids based on persons from his past and recreates a dinner party where he lost the love of his life - until they malfunction and escape.

The Cameraman(en)

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

Joker(en)

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

The Isle(ko)

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love with Hyun-Shik, who is on the run from the police, and rescues him with a fish hook when he tries to commit suicide.

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad(en)

When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

Nekromantik 2(de)

Monika lives with Rob, a corpse she loves. Her dilemma intensifies when she meets Mark and considers a normal life with him. She must choose between her affection for Rob and a new relationship.

Alien Resurrection(en)

Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.

Funny Farm(en)

Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn.

The Next Karate Kid(en)

Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.

Into the Labyrinth(it)

When a kidnapping victim turns up alive after fifteen years, a profiler and a private investigator try to piece together the mystery.

Bride of Re-Animator(en)

Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life – starting with the heart of his young protégé Dan's dearly deceased Meg Halsey.

Poetry(ko)

A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.

Badlands(en)

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

The Family Friend(it)

Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other people's affairs, pretending to be the "family friend". One day he is asked by a man to lend him money for the wedding of Rosalba, his daughter. Geremia falls in love at first sight with the bewitching creature and and soon indulges in a "beauty and the beast" relationship...