Pop the Trunk

First(en)

A teen girl’s experiences online and IRL blur together in this quietly inventive short by Micaela Durand and Daniel Chew. Through an ingenious use of subtitles, Durand and Chew seamlessly toggle between the banalities of young life and the fizzy, yearning commentary running beneath those same experiences when shared online.

Chicken Girls: The Movie(en)

With a new principal in town and the Spring Fling in jeopardy, Rhyme and the Chicken Girls must band together to save the dance.

Tori and Lokita(fr)

In Belgium today, a young boy and an adolescent girl who have travelled alone from Africa pit their invincible friendship against the difficult conditions of their exile.

Coffee Is Important(en)

A pair of long lost friends re-discover the power of friendship, the quaint traditions of a small town, and the importance of coffee.

Negeri van Oranje(id)

A story of a bond shared between five best friends. The journey to find meaning in life, to discover their dreams, to overcome their struggles, and to seek love in a foreign country, the Netherlands.

The Last Brickmaker in America(en)

A man must cope with the loss of his wife and the obsolescence of his job before finding redemption by becoming a role model to an equally lost 13-year-old.

You & Me Forever(da)

When Laura and Christine meet Maria, their friendship takes an intense turn to vulnerability, love and sex.

Mon Ange(fr)

Mammoth(en)

Two brothers, Paul and Elliot, embark on one last road trip together to Mammoth, California.

The Island of Cats(ja)

Daikichi is a 70-year-old man and lives on a small island. Since his wife died, he has lived with his cat Tama. Daikichi was born and raised on the small island and enjoys relaxing days with his childhood friends including Iwao and his cat Tama. Daikichi has a son Tsuyoshi who lives in Tokyo. Tsuyoshi worries a bit about his father living alone on the island, but Daikichi is content with his life. After his close friend passes away, Daikichi worries about his physical condition. His daily life begins to change. Based on manga series "Neko to Jiichan"

8 Things(pl)

Outsider Girls(es)

Free-spirited university student Rafaela’s carefree life is shaken when she falls pregnant. Desperate to get an abortion in a country where doing so could land her in jail and unable to fund one illegally, her situation shakes her world. But thankfully, she doesn’t face it alone by virtue of her best friend and sidekick, Gabriela. In her directorial debut, Hyland skilfully captures the incongruity of the inseparable duo’s lives as they move between their fuzzy pink apartment and the rough and raw backstreets of Santiago.

Two Dash One One(en)

Marnie and April are happily in love, until a tragic accident tears them apart. Reunited in the afterlife, they’re given a second chance at their happily ever after, but there are still challenges to face. Stuck in an eternal and unchanging version of their beloved vacation cabin, the women struggle to find life amidst the monotony, but they have to face some hard truths to find their happily ever after.

Truth Hall(en)

College friends reunite for their best friends' wedding, only to discover that the lies of their past are about to collide with the truths of their present.

Therapy Dogs(en)

A chronicle of the last year of high school as two friends set out to make the ultimate senior video.

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn(en)

After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make amends with everyone he has ever hurt.

Fireflies(es)

Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.

When We Last Spoke(en)

Two sisters are abandoned by their Broadway-bound mother and are left with their grandparents and a cast of kooky characters. A coming-of-age story about family, friends, love, and forgiveness.

Sunshine Boys(ko)

Sang-won, Seung-jun and Min-wook are high school best chums. However, after graduation, they are in three different places in life; Sang-won is a college student, Seung-jun studies one more year to enter the college, Min-wook performs his military service. One day, two friends visit Min-wook in the army. Seung-jun has another reason for a visit to bring the break-up letter from Min-wook’s girl friend, Esther. Once three boys reunite, they spend one night of carousing devoted to the poor military boy and try to find when to give the letter. Before they separate, will the Dear John letter be delivered successfully? The trio allows their adventure to continue.

Looking: The Movie(en)

Patrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. In the process, he must face the unresolved relationships he left behind and make difficult choices about what’s important to him.