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154(it)

The prototype [TEST TYPE • 154] is a highly sophisticated artificial intelligence, which is capable of autonomously acquiring notions from its surroundings and - eventually - developing autonomy of thought. Given the nearly human nature of its learning capabilities, the laboratory that programmed it hires a kindergarten teacher, asking him to instruct the machine as if it were a newborn child. The learning process - which spans 7 days - becomes increasingly insidious in the long run, posing a peculiar yet crucial problem: can there be a form of autonomous thinking that excludes emotions?

egress(en)

two college seniors coincidentally reunite at a party after drifting apart freshman year. unrealized anxieties, impulsive decisions and one particularly potent joint...

My Home Is Burning(en)

Impressions of a turbulent period in youth.

Sit With Me and Do Nothing for a While(en)

A woman meditates on her life in an 80-minute unbroken zoom shot.

Say My Name(en)

A violated girl is trapped in an underworld of shame. As a child, she was exploited by her father and his friends, and then thrown to the streets as a vulnerable teenager. Despite life going against Mel at every turn, she is determined to see the good in people and find hope before her past catches up with her.

Born In Summer(ja)

A filmmaker plays with diary-docu and fiction as his camera joins his ventures into a phone dating club. Bored to death, hormones running, and desperately wanting to talk to someone his own age (preferably a girl), he walks into a local phone dating club. Can he hook up with someone? Borrowing the form of a diary-movie, the director unfurls an unpredictable and imaginative look into his own persona. 8mm experimental film by Murakami Kenji, the film that made his name.

Il registratore(it)

The restlessness creeps into a claustrophobic situation where a typist confronts the recorded voice of the writer she works for.

A Lonely Day in Winter(es)

Written and Directed by Santiago Cantu, following a high school student and the loss of his brother.

Relax With Ease(en)

A three part meditation.

Beijo de Borboleta(pt)

Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes(pt)

First film by Julio Bressane shot in exile, "Memoirs" is a film about a man who repeatedly kills the same type of woman in same places, the same way. Filmed on the streets of London.

Protanopia(en)

After Luke's sister goes missing, he begins having dreams of a strange house. Unbeknownst to him, that house is owned by Alan Roscoe Jr., passed down to him after the recent death of his father. But something about this house isn't quite right, and Alan seems to tend to it in strange and disturbing ways.

Empty Memories of Broken Hearts(en)

An atmospheric look into loneliness and heartbreak, all through a highly experimental lens.

Immortal(en)

Three unlikely individuals attempt to escape the dark prison known as "The Void."

Something Awful(en)

A surrealist poetic short film following a struggling filmmaker as he is tormented by his ambitions and anxieties, granted only to leave through a process of self-actualisation.

Desert Vows(en)

Hunter, a bride-to-be, feels overworked and unappreciated. Her artistic spirit is squelched by the shallow corporate world she’s in and she has had enough. Unfortunately, she feels as if she can’t turn to Ian, her commercial executive fiancé, for solace. As her wedding day approaches, Hunter and her three bridesmaids embark on a road trip to Las Vegas for one last hoorah together. As the girls venture from the city, they decompress and let their personal barriers fall. An impromptu sightseeing excursion into the desert leads to a clash of anxieties and attitudes between Hunter, the bridesmaids, and her fiancé as Hunter searches for the road that’s right for her.

A Haunting of Past Ink(en)

A person receives old entries from their diary, unsure of who is sending them. They eventually arrive at a moment of transcendence.

Margaridas(pt)

Videoart inspired by Daisies (1966) by Věra Chytilová. This short film explores teenagehood feelings as a woman by mixing psychedelic elements and instrumental music.

4.48 Psychosis(pt)

An adaptation of the play "4.48 Psychosis" written by Sarah Kane. The movie consists of scenes that work as a fragmenteded voyage through the mind of a person on a deeply depressive state. Everything is shown in a raw and experimental manner to bring the feelings and emotions in the most pure form to screen.

Richer and Richer(en)

Losing her lover, mother, and hope for tomorrow, Gisele, the daughter of a crime syndicate, is forced to confront its oppressive leader – her father.