Be My Son Again

Andrea(es)

A transgender girl runs away from home and is invited to live with a strange photographer who pushes her to help him pay his debts.

Moment to Talk(en)

A teenager who hasn’t been home in a long time wants to fix his relationship with his father, also with his hometown which already feels foreign. On their way home, they both try to reconnect with each other

Drifting(de)

After a failed life plan in Berlin, Thilo has returned to his hometown. His first day as a delivery driver in his father’s beverage market turns into a road trip through his own past. The trip confronts him with his disorientation and his deep desire for identity and belonging.

Ghich Pich(hi)

A coming-of-age story about middle-class Indian fathers and their relationships with their sons - entangled in rebellion, insecurities and bound by tradition. Set in '90s Chandigarh.

Boy in the Back Seat(en)

1986. A young boy is left unattended in the car while his volatile dad takes care of some 'business' in a dodgy local pub. What could possibly go wrong?

Don't Judge a Unicorn by its Horn(en)

Arthur wakes to a shocking discovery—a horn growing from his forehead. Confronted by his parents, Arthur will have to make difficult choices that flip his life upside-down.

Dogbone(en)

Northern England, 2004. 16-year-old Mark plays football to stay connected to his late father. But after a teammate’s suicide, the silence around him grows louder. Burdened by a brutal coach and the weight of buried grief, Mark begins to unravel, caught in a game that’s abused him rather than healed him.

To Novosibirsk(en)

During a sunny day at Coney Island, a father and son's bond begins to fracture when the boy reveals his mother's plans to take him back to Novosibirsk, cutting ties with his father and American life.

Prick(en)

A young drug dealer turned addict must face his greatest fear – his estranged father.

Flashing(en)

A successful photographer chooses work over family and his epiphany of this, once it's too late.

The Lady Refuses(en)

A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young woman to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love for her, too.

Rüyası Ömrümüzün Çünkü Eşyaya Siner(tr)

Las Cosas Que Brillan(en)

When a trans Latinx mermaid defies her mother’s warnings, she is forced to confront the violent legacies of colonialism, environmental destruction and the danger of being desired in the human world. The BlackStar Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab is presented with support from Independence Public Media Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation. This project has been supported by The Philadelphia Independent Media Fund administered by Scribe Video Center with funds provided by the Independence Public Media Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.

Ba(vi)

As his grandfather falls ill back home, a Vietnamese writer and his emotionally distant father explore the complexities of their relationship and masculinity before it's too late.

Malleable(en)

In a desperate attempt to make ends meet, a father takes on a lucrative full-time job that emasculates him.

Sleeping Bear(en)

Over the course of a summer, two boys discover the magic of cinema and make their own movie about an old Native American legend called Sleeping Bear.

Birdwatcher(en)

A withdrawn man's quiet birdwatching routine is disrupted by a lost dog, unearthing memories and forging an unlikely bond that challenges his isolation.

before it melts(cn)

When Lok's estranged father passed away, he left nothing but an ice cream motorcycle. Lok doesn't know how to ride one, so he has no way but to walk alongside it. During his trip, not only does Lok get to know more about his father, but it also leads him to reflect on his relationship with his son.

Blue Hour(cn)

A food delivery man’s first shif t falls on the night of June 11, 2019. Ka-ho is new to his job and needs his son to navigate for him. The two ride on the same motorbike and try their best to deliver their orders. In a bar, Tyson spends the night attempting to figure something out. Under the blue sky, up on the highway, they are heading to the next destination.

Little War, Little man, Little Wish(th)

Back in 1986, Phon said goodbye to his son, Ton, who had been sent to fight in the Ban Rom Klao battlefield in Phitsanulok. As time passed, while Phon waited for his son to return home, he encountered something he could never expected.