Noir

Scenes from Casablanca(en)

A reframing of a section of the Casablanca script. Made for a University assignment.

Nicolás de Jesús' Now You See Me...(es)

Struggling fair owner Kesselring (Nicolás de Jesús) is given a unique opportunity to restore the fair to its former glory when his friend Dr. Goodkat (Fredy Roque) introduces him to Marcus Kelevra (Alexis Adrián), a man whose mysterious act will draw people back to the fair, at a deadly cost, and even sparking interest among his fellow fairgoers.

Fragment 24(pt)

One night, contract killers Safo and Erina celebrate their latest work when they are surprised by an unusual request: a black envelope with just the signature 'V'.

Killing the canary(en)

Multiple perspectives of an open and shut home invasion converge to create this folkloric noir of deception and deceit.

City with Beasts(ja)

Fierce struggle between brothers and sisters in a lawless land where violence is the norm.

Tokyo Gate(ja)

Based on a serialized newspaper novel by Taijiro Tamura. People living in the darkness of the city, Tachikawa Maki publishes the Ginza Minpo, a small newspaper that exposes the muggers and gangsters prevalent in the Ginza area.

Lake George(en)

Newly released from prison, a white-collar criminal, used to dealing with numbers, is tasked with one last job by his boss: kill the boss’ girlfriend before she talks.

Shanghai(en)

An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands(en)

This noir thriller follows the story of a lonely detective who becomes obsessed with finding a man whose victims he mysteriously killed with a single touch.

Philia(en)

After a sudden revelation about a partner, two close friends have a heart-to-heart that could tear them apart.

A Woman's Face(en)

A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.

A Colt Is My Passport(en)

Colt, a Vietnam veteran turned contract killer, goes on the run after assassinating a gangland boss.

Man Against the Mob(en)

In 1930s Los Angeles, a police detective leads an elite squad against a vicious organized crime ring.

The Big Meet(en)

"The Big Meet" follows drunken writer Blake (Lane Carlson) on an absurd adventure with a macho stranger called Nate (Mike Genovese) he meets in a bar. Several drinks later, the impaired writer is lured into a haphazard plot to murder his newfound companion.

All Us Animals(en)

At the dawn of a new decade, New Year's Eve 1959, the unexpected arrival of a childhood friend brings simmering marital tensions to a boiling point.

Incognito(fr)

Bob Stanley was an American secret agent during World War II in France. After the war Stanley returns to France as a consul. In reality, he works for the FBI, to roll up the organization that manufactures fake U.S. dollars. A violent confrontation is insurmountable.

The Greenstreet Affair(en)

Detective Renthro gets more than he bargained for.

A Bad Summer(ja)

Sasaki is a sincere civil servant, working at city hall. Due to his timid personality, he can't properly deal with nasty people, including a single mother on the verge of giving up her own child, another civil servant pressing him to have a physical relationship, and a person who receives welfare benefits unfairly. His passivity leads him to get caught up in a terrible crime.

Under Glass(en)

A rideshare driver picks up a mysterious passenger who knows the truth about a deep, dark secret the driver is trying his best to forget

The Room(pt)