With Liberty and Justice for All

The Ciambra(it)

Pio Amato, a 14 year-old member of a small Romani community in southern Italian town of Gioia Tauro in Calabria, is in a hurry to grow up. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere and from him he learns how to hustle and how to navigate the streets of his hometown. One night Pio sets out to prove to his brother that he is as good or better than him but, when things go wrong, a series of events will forever change the way he sees the world.

32 Malasana Street(es)

Malasaña neighborhood, Madrid, Spain, 1976. While political turmoil ravages the streets all over the country, the Olmedo family arrives in the big city and settles into their new apartment. They soon discover that they are not the only ones roaming its corridors.

Love Tasting(pl)

It's the last week of school in a small polish town's junior high school. Waiting for the final party, several students pass the time at a city pool, as if anticipating the emotional whirlwind they are about to experience. The action takes place somewhere in Poland, where ‘LGBT free zones’ are a reality in 2020. It’s a story about young people, their problems and romantic endeavours in the era of the Internet and social apps, when creating genuine relationships is unnaturally difficult.

Shaina(en)

Shine is a teenager in Zimbabwe who doesn't believe in herself. In the face of life-altering events, she is forced to rely on her own ingenuity and determination to face her future.

The Fifth Wheel(en)

5 friends set off on a camping trip and experience loss, hardships, and forgiveness.

A Touch of Fever(ja)

Tatsuru and Shinichiro’s relationship shifts from casual to complicated as love and emotions blur the lines between their work and personal lives.

Cease Fire(en)

Tim Murphy is a Vietnam Vet. When he loses his job he starts to relive all the pain and horror of his time in Vietnam. The stresses and strains nearly destroy his marriage and his family. Only after joining a veterans' therapy group does Tim find relief from his nightmares. With the support of his fellow vets and the love of his wife, Tim recovers. Written by Pfyre Caidmon

To Heal a Nation(en)

The true story of Jan Scruggs, an embittered Vietnam veteran who returns from the war a broken man. However, with the help of his loving wife Becky, he begins to find a new life for himself, and a personal goal when he agrees to begin a determined campaign to raise funds for a veteran's memorial.

Pamela's Prayer(en)

In 1969, Pamela Bucklin is born. The same day, her mother dies. Pamela is raised by her father, Wayne, who commits to pray with his daughter every night. He also raises her with a very high standard of purity before marriage. As a teenager, Pamela begins to question the motives put forth by the Bible.

Waltzing with Brando(en)

The story of how Marlon Brando plucked Bernard Judge, an obscure but idealistic Los Angeles architect from his stable existence and convinced him that he should build the world’s first ecologically perfect retreat on a tiny and uninhabitable Tahitian island.

Goldie(en)

Goldie, a precocious teenager in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. This is a story about displaced youth, ambition, and maintaining your spirit in the face of insurmountable obstacles.

Ketticè(it)

Explores the dynamics between two local sixteen-year-olds, Ketty and Giulio, who together build an exclusive friendship, a shared refuge in their search for freedom, away from the judging eye of the adult world.

Alice-Heart(en)

Alice-Heart is an aimless college student residing in Philadelphia. She aspires to be a famous writer but drops out of school in her last semester of senior year on a whim. Immediately cut off from her disappointed Filipino mother and dumped by her studious boyfriend, she finds that she has to pay bills on her own for the first time. Distraught, she takes solace in her neighbor Tony, a self sufficient freelance photographer. Tony encourages her to pursue her passions and hold onto her friendships. With this in mind, Alice-Heart navigates the beginnings of adulthood and combats “adult baby” allegations along the way.

Greatest Night of Summer(en)

Plot details are under wraps; described as a character-driven story set in a small Tennessee town.

El círculo de los mentirosos(es)

Cast Aside the Clouds(en)

In the shadows of persecution in modern-day Iran, Layla, a determined young Bahá’í woman, and Sasan, a secular Muslim doctor, fall in love against all odds— risking imprisonment, betrayal, and heartbreak as they fight to define their truth in a society that forbids it.

Le fils de mon père(fr)

All That Glitters(en)

A reserved student gets thrown into the mysterious drug culture hidden beneath his high school.

The Truth About Spring(en)

Tommy Tyler, a lazy Caribbean sailor, and his tom-boy daughter, Spring, are out to search for a buried treasure. Tommy brings aboard William Ashton, a young lawyer, to help with the search. Ashton turns out to be handy when they encounter dangerous rivals. Tommy also tries to play match maker between Ashton and Spring – a difficult task indeed.

Boys Feels: High Tide(de)

Like tears in the rain, water is the metaphor for growing pains and so much more in these four tales about young boys coming to terms with a host of emotions for the very first time. These polished productions and festival favourites are brought to you by a host of talented directors from across Germany, Denmark, France and the Netherlands. The short films are: Ocean [Océan] (2013); Go Daan Go! [Daan Durft] (2014); The Boy in the Ocean (2016); Beach Boy (2011).