The Family Dreggs

Suzanne(fr)

Sirens(en)

A mermaid is asked to use her gift of persuasion to help a woman forget the pain of her son's death after he was killed by a police officer.

The Song of the Shirt(en)

Adaptation of a poem written by Thomas Hood.

Crimes of Diogo Alves(pt)

Diogo Alves is a Spanish fugitive that comes to the Portuguese capital terrorizing the inhabitants by his cut-throat methods against rich and poor people alike. He attacks the women launderers on the Lisbon Aqueduct and throws the bodies over the high wall, and assaults homes with his large band of criminals. Eventually arrested, he, his female companion and his henchmen are condemned to death by the court.

I Was a Teenage Werebear(en)

A repressed gay teen transforms into a beast after being bitten by a hunky classmate.

Underwater(en)

A susceptible teenager, in trying to escape the tumult of his home, drowns himself in alcohol, drugs, and parties. Based on a true story.

Purple Dictatorship(pt)

Yeda, the green-faced woman, sells homemade bread to support the house where she lives with her sick husband. Through the context of green-faced people, we know the reality of those who live on the fringes of a purple-faced society.

Sitara: Let Girls Dream(en)

Pari, a 14-year-old girl, dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.

L'arche des canopées(fr)

2031. Climate change has been faster than expected. On the canopy of an island submerged by rising waters, a team of young scientists collects seeds and insects in the hope of saving what can be saved... Between sky and ocean, at the edge of treetops and skin, they evoke the world of yesterday... and that of tomorrow.

Black Magic(en)

Agustín and Juan are going to meet up with a guy they met online to buy his bike. While they wait for him, they discuss their girlfriends' periods.

Tropical-Rouge! Precure Petit: Dive in! Collab♡Dance Party!(ja)

Manatsu and her friends receive an invitation to a dance party from the Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure team, however it starts in just three minutes. They head out for "Dancing Island" with great haste, but unexpected things occur. Will the Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure team safely arrive at the dance grounds and Tropica-shine while dancing with the Healin' Good team?

Wounded Warriors(en)

A poignant exploration of one man’s journey to break the violent chains of intergenerational trauma.

HELLO, RUDOLPH(ko)

A heartwarming story delivered by the New Santa.

A Jellyfish Who is Afraid of the Ocean(no)

Robin is a bit clumsy in life and struggles socially. When he finally gets a friend, Lilly, it becomes difficult for him to cope with the fact that his one friend has more friends than just him.

There's a Raccoon in My Garage(en)

While home during break and stoned out of his mind, a college student looks for advice from his friends on how to deal with the raccoon he saw in his garage.

The Bomb Boy(en)

Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts(en)

Lemn Sissay presents a selection of short films from a new generation of artists who are inspired by poetry and the spoken word. Dying to Live; Notes on Being a Lady; Other Voices; Raised by Queenz; Terra Firma; The Siren's Song; Alice_Alice; My Grandad; The Fall; When Will It Stop?; Backwards; Covering Scars with Summer Jumpers; Is Anybody Out There?

Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts(en)

Janina Ramirez presents a screengrab of inspiring, beautiful and urgent stories from emerging and established film-makers with their interpretations of life's big topics. A Fashion Show; Birdcage; Body to Body; Ffasiwn, The Film; Folk; Light Noise; Through a Screen Darkly; Be Different Today; Palm Tree; Shiner; Demons Before Breakfast; How Do You Know You're in Love?; Sensational Simmy; What Does It Mean to Be British?

The Working People(hu)

A surrealist short-film about a man working at his desk.