Essence

Picnic(es)

l'eau tonne à minuit(fr)

Absence of Color.(en)

Told through a series of memories, poems, photos, and hallucinations, "Absence of Color" is an exploration of a young man's psyche, in a world where 99.9% of the population suffers from Monochromacy.

Eu, Minha Mãe e Wallace(pt)

The story of a photograph: A single mother, an absent father and a child.

Nel silenzio del parco(it)

Aqueducts(es)

Aqueducts transport water. Images transmit the memory. Images of aqueducts are useless.

Dos Chicos Frente al Mar(es)

Two young men meet during a day at the seaside. A reflection of the concerns that give way to maturity, of the fleetingness of summer and, sometimes, of love.

Philosophie et psychologie(fr)

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.

Retour à Walden (Une économie)(fr)

Solaris - als Grundfrage der Philosophie(de)

A Thousand and One Hands(ar)

Moha the old man lives in Marrakesh, where he works as a wool dyer with his son, Miloud. They transport piles of wool yarn prepared for weaving carpets that are exported abroad. In an artistic and intellectual way, the director addressed the professional issues of the labor force (men, women and children) which is being brutally exploited by the handicraft sector in Morocco, and the title of the film sums up everything. A thousand hands work and only one hand benefits.

3 Minute Heroes(en)

"Hello. I'm Billy and I'm going to enjoy myself first." Saturday. Out on the streets, young people looking for fun. Billy, living for Two-Tone music. Adrian, only limping when he walks. Lectric, dressed to kill. Debbo, bored with stereotypes. Rhoda, bored with Elvis. Elvis, playing games. They move around the city in the day, making life happen wherever they are. They come together at nights to listen to their music. For as long as the song lasts, they're heroes. Three minute heroes.

Bunny(fi)

A short film about two siblings, Tuukka and Lili, who have been living separately in foster care. One night things escalate when Tuukka comes to take his little sister with him to their summer cottage.

Papá, por que quitas a música?(gl)

After going through a difficult economic situation, a father loses his job and becomes depressed. When the relationship with his wife and son deteriorates, they attempt to help him.

The Making Of(en)

Long-married filmmakers have cast overemotional actors to portray their younger selves in the story of their great love. Unfortunately, by the time shooting begins, their fabled marriage is unraveling. The filmmakers want to make a hit; the actors want to tell the true story. Whose version really is the truth? And how do they distinguish between real love and movie love when their lives and their work become hopelessly intertwined?

Life is Sour(en)

A short film about a whiskey sour.

Noise of Silence(hi)

A story about love and lost; Something that was never told. Something that needs to be shown. An agony and betrayal in a journey of a young woman's life who is out to search for her mother.

Home(xx)

When the path to safety has been destroyed and you’re forced to abandon your life because the enemy is at the gates, all that’s left to do, is save your home in your heart.

A Man of the Third Day(az)

The film tells the story of a man, who was in prison when the invaders occupied his native land. When he gets out from prison, he tries to find ways to visit his parents’ graves, which are located on the occupied lands now.