Coming Home

Together(en)

A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the Covid-19 lockdown.

The Circle(en)

A disparate group of addicts find common ground as they explore their inner demons.

LOCKDOWN(it)

A Point of Return(en)

A short film portrays the events of a depressed man's day, culminating, presumably, in his suicide, though the ending is ambiguous. Afterwards, a roundtable of mental hygiene professionals and social workers examine the film, while discussing the phenomenon of suicide more broadly.

Shadow(en)

Shadow tells the story of Mirage, whose love for his family deepens after a tragic incident injures his parents. Years later, their bond is tested when hidden truths emerge, throwing Mirage into inner turmoil

June July(fr)

Eva is hospitalized at her request for depressive syndrome. It is a way, for her who passes into adulthood, to protect herself from an external world which anxiates and frightens her.

Next to You(sr)

Set five years on from the school days of director Stevan Filipovic's previous film Next to Me, a state of emergency exists and politicians are accused of capitalising on public anxiety around Covid-19, which makes the shocking situation that reunites the characters significantly more extreme. The story centres on Ksenija (newcomer Mina Nikolic), a driven young woman striving to move from tabloid hack to a career journalist in a world of click-bait headlines and showbiz scandals cooked up to feed the masses. Ksenija's personal and professional journey is hampered when Vera tests positive for Coronavirus and Ksenija must question how far she will bend to survive in a climate where political pressure is increasingly overt and can be said to capitalise on fear during the pandemic.

Amy & I(en)

When Amy and her boyfriend have a nice dinner in a restaurant where they first met, it turns out there's some pressure on their relationship.

Bodywork(en)

A theater actor with crippling body image insecurities must face his greatest fears when he is asked to perform nude on stage in his dream role.

The Lens Within Me(en)

An original semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama very loosely inspired by Max Hechtman's adolescence and college experience as a young filmmaker.

Outbound(en)

A bedraggled young wanderer lives in a desolate world in complete isolation until reviewing their past choices forces them to call for help.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown(es)

Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere(en)

Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.

Surcharge(fr)

O Silêncio Que Você Faz(pt)

Vegetarian(ko)

An ordinary housewife, Yeong-hye, who has nightmares every night, finally becomes a vegetarian, throwing away all the meats in her refrigerator. Her husband Kil-soo starts to complain about her actions. Her family also worries about her health. During a family lunch, Yeong-hye tries to kill herself due to her father's abrupt violence. Observing all the happenings, Yeong-hye's brother-in-law, Min-ho, a videoartist, hears from his wife that Yeong-hye has a Mongolian spot on her hips. Min-ho gets inspiration from this and starts to sketch.

Mother's Day(en)

Jordon (Michael Charles Wagner) reconnects with mother Wendy (Lisa Ludwig), in the midst of a mental health crisis, over the course of an afternoon in Travis Carlson’s innovative, award-winning Western New York-lensed feature.

Connection(cy)

Eleri has been caring for her mum, Luned, since she was a child. But both have become so invested in their reversed roles of parent and child, that they’ve lost sight of one another and the true connection between them.

He Was a Quiet Man(en)

An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.

Minor Chronicle(es)

In a town south of Mexico City, the director relives the moment his father fell ill during the second wave of the coronavirus.