Beauty Is Not a Sin

L'éveil du singe(fr)

On the eve of an important scientific discovery, tragedy strikes the Belair family. Alexander, the youngest, recovers from his physical and psychological injuries, but nothing is the same as before.

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Tamara(en)

A child will over come the odds to achieve her dream.

After The Fray(en)

Set in the not so distant future a military veteran recounts his experiences on the front lines of a catastrophic world war. Constantly haunted by his past and unable to forgive himself, our protagonist must once again relive the terrible things he's done for a prying documentary film crew.

La Divina(en)

Brooke Dammkoehler’s meditation on the rise to stardom of a glamorous movie idol (modelled after Greta Garbo), draped in gorgeous black & white photography and a tone of delirious grandeur.

It's Okay(en)

A young couple struggles to break free of the restricted world they've created together.

I Never Left You Alone(es)

Claudia revisits the house where she spent summers.

Our Best Selves(en)

A young couple go to an isolated cabin to deal their marital problems.

The Eyes(en)

A man attempts to convince his wife she is going mad so he can continue having an affair.

Manchester Acatitla(es)

Miranda, the Manchester Acatitla forward, returns home after a victorious match. On her way back, she faces dangers off the court.

Arañas(es)

The limit of tension in a family reaches its peak when the father discovers a spiders nest.

Anxiety & Desire(es)

Two friends explore the meaning of anxiety.

Yawth(el)

Yawth is a story about the social media generation. On a typical Friday night Vicky wants to reach the party her crush is going to, but the night does not go as planned.

Can’t Wait to See You(en)

Grappling with the isolation of a recent glaucoma diagnosis, Eric Ellis embarks on a poignant journey to find human connection. Armed with a phone book, he reaches out to random strangers, desperate to forge meaningful bonds before the encroaching darkness separates him from the world forever.

Sketching(en)

A controlling artist is confronted by his model during their live drawing session making him question his views.

Super Nova(fr)

Sasha crosses Marseille from her building on the city's heights to the port. On her way, she encounters men's insistent glances. The city is beautiful, lively, sunny, concrete. Sasha's walk is a tangle of glances, strained silences, and city gusts. Arriving at the Mucem pier, she waits for someone who doesn't come.

Inflatable Swamp(en)

A short film that explores gay male psychical intimacy, with some explicit nudity scenes. Matt, a gay man in his late twenties, navigates the lonely intersection of carnal sex and human closeness. With the arrival of Luke, a new man in his life, he finds a way to reconcile pleasures of the flesh with the new aroused imperatives of the heart.

The Lady, or the Tiger?(en)

A visually experimental adaptation of the classic Frank Stockton short story.

Parallels(ru)

Lena Samoilova, a headstrong and creative teenager in suburban Russia, yearns for the support and approval of her working-class parents in pursuit of her dream to become an actress.

Flowing Home(fr)

The intertwining fates of two Vietnamese sisters who sustain a wartime relationship through written correspondence.