Echoes in Freestone

Pico Sacro [The Holy Mountain](gl)

In a leafy forest, a Galician sovereign who longs to attain wisdom meets a sorcerer, who tells him: “Go back to your country and study the Earth and the Stars in the sky; anywhere in the world reflects an image of it. You will ride on this arrow, which you must keep for a hundred years and a day. After this time, stick it in the widest valley of all those you possess, with the tip facing the sky. Then the Moon will come and, just as it exerts its action on the waters of the sea, it will act on the arrow, turning it into a holy mountain." - Legend about the Pico Sacro Inspired by Hokusai's views of Mount Fuji and Cézanne's paintings of Mont Sainte-Victoire, "Pico Sacro [The Holy Mountain]" aims to reveal the mystery and the magic that underlie reality.

Dreams of Paper & Ink(en)

An elderly novelist re-visits the crossroads of his first and 2nd love through memory, imagination and a typewriter.

Most Flew South(en)

A devastating plague has wiped out half the population of New York City, leaving it in a perpetual state of emergency. After years of lockdown, a young man, Paul, puts on his hazmat suit and ventures into the abandoned streets to meet Justine - a woman with whom he has developed a romance online, but never met. Paul has dreamed about this day, but doing this in reality is something else entirely. Will they be able to overcome their anxieties - and is it worth the risk?

The Fine Art of Wood Chopping(en)

A lumberjack enjoys the fine art of wood chopping.

Libertad(es)

A little man tries to save a bird that fell from its nest. A stop-motion adventure drawn and animated on paper.

Albina 12(he)

Two young boys are sitting on the stairs and playing ball. Then they perform a sexual act with a girl from the building. A friend of the boys watches everything happening from upstairs, several floors above them.

Seven Beauties(ru)

Based on the music of the famous Azerbaijani composer Kara Karayev. The ballet libretto is based on the poem “Seven Beauties” (Khamsa) by Nizami Ganjavi, created in 1197.

Precipice(en)

A man searches for the source of an increasingly disturbing sound until he finds its source to be something unexpected.

Late Night(en)

LATE NIGHT (2018) is a contemporary neo-noir short film depicting a single night and morning in the life of a first-time contract killer. With virtually no dialogue, it aims to visually illustrate and probe themes of conscience, greed, guilt, and the interplay between fate and circumstance.

The Diadem(de)

Secret agent Emma has to carry out a special assignment in Germany. Her job is to protect a mysterious box, the key to which she wears as a chain around her neck. But a murderer is hot on her heels!

Shiver(ja)

Toyoda Toshiaki went to Sado Island and filmed musician Koshiro Hino and Kodo, the local Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble, while they performed music composed especially for Shiver.

Keiro(en)

A tiny girl meets with a blue giant bear and a journey starts. In that journey tiny girl grows up and the bear gets small.

Fiksazh(ru)

An elderly painter, who hasn't touched a paintbrush for quite a while, wanders around the city with a film camera. One day he sees two beautiful girls through a cafe window. A wonderful image, but it starts to slip away from him.

Under the Thicket(en)

A ghost, guided by a mysterious cat, embarks on a journey through an autumn forest to uncover the truth about his past.

Boxxy(en)

Boxxy is a cardboard box left by the roadside, full of dreams, watching the world in motion. One day, an unexpected push sets off a wild ride through obstacles and emotions — and from that moment, nothing will ever be the same.

Down to Clown(en)

A juggalo gets ready to go to a party

Bump(en)

a man is walking alone at night until a strange man bumps into him.

Mycelium(en)

An ant colony finds that the strange new food source they've discovered may be something more of a curse than a boon.

Volpina(ca)

Tchou-tchou(xx)

This short children's film by Co Hoedeman tells the story of 2 children and their encounter with an angry dragon, all represented by colourful building blocks.