A Cold Wind in August

Tambourine, Drum(ru)

A mining town in Russia at the end of the nineties. A miners' strike has paralysed the place, corruption and fraud are flourishing in the transitional period from a socialist economy to a market economy. In this world of lost souls lives Yekaterina Artemovna (Katya). This unconspicuous woman has, in the words of her future lover, a "heart of gold". The only bright spots in her lonely life in a meagre communal apartment are literature and her work in the town library. The only bright ray flashed in the life of the heroine is a visiting sailor. But he turns out to be a gigolo and leaves the poor woman. The tense string inside the heroine bursts, the iron nerves lose, and restrained Yekaterina at this point loses all patience with life and ready for the most desperate and cruel revenge...

Kapoor & Sons(hi)

Returning home to visit their ill grandfather, two estranged brothers must confront their unresolved rivalry while their parents’ marriage frays.

Rubberheart(en)

It's Tuesday and Maggie is on the prowl for single-use sex partner at her local hunting ground, the video store. Hapless video nerd Ted tries, as always, to curry favor with Maggie, but she needs more intrigue. She needs more of a man. Enter Nick. Maggie courts Nick, while they browse the Tinto Brass collection. They go to Maggie's to watch Salon Kitty and make love on the couch. The morning after, Maggie wakes with out the usual sense of dread that comes with a hangover and making small talk with a stranger whom you've had mediocre sex. Maggie, uncharacteristically, wants to see Nick again. Nick invites Maggie to dinner at his house. When Maggie arrives, Nick has something to show...something that takes Maggie completely by surprise.

Lovesong(en)

Neglected by her husband, Sarah embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy. Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart. Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy’s wedding.

Mammal(en)

After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.

That Day(en)

A younger sibling misses his older sibling, experiencing deep longing and wishing to return to their childhood.

Lost Luggage(en)

Neil Bishop has spent his whole life living on the fringes of society. His only interaction with people is through his job as a lost luggage courier. One day, Neil delivers luggage to a woman in suffering, and he discovers someone like him. In this dreamlike psychological thriller, Neil Bishop sets out to make today, unlike any other day.

Peridot(en)

Gabriel, a young male gigolo, works on Skid Row to send money to his mother back home. He forms the most unlikely friendship with Martha, an elderly woman and renowned author. “Peridot” breaks down the barriers and labels in a deeply ageist culture – a story that exemplifies that love and friendship know no age, race, gender, or label.

Followers(en)

When an elderly woman sees a vision of Jesus on the shorts of a young African man at her swimming class, she befriends him, believing he's been sent by God to free her from loneliness. 'Followers' is a dark comedy drama about faith and loneliness. The short film explores how the two intertwine and is based on Tim Marshall's feature screenplay of the same name.

Two People(pt)

A man is seen by a prostitute in his home. They try to communicate. But the loneliness they both carry creates a gap between them, enabling that communication.

Of This World(es)

Sara does not belong to this world, but in a last effort she sets out on a journey in search of her only important person.

Lover of Mother(ja)

Sensual love story about the romance between a single mother and a younger man. Directed by Ueno Takahiro of Pink Lady Woman Cannot Stand It. Koike Ryoko (Mizushima Yuko) lives with her daughter Mina (Sasaki Kokone), who she has raised by herself while running an izakaya restaurant. One day, Mina brings her boyfriend Kitagawa Kota (Sugawara Masanori) to apply for a part time job at Ryoko's restaurant. Ryoko keeps her distance at first, but she starts feeling drawn to Kota's kindness…

The Chambermaid(es)

Eve, a young chambermaid at a luxurious Mexico City hotel, confronts the monotony of long workdays with quiet examinations of forgotten belongings and budding friendships that nourish her newfound and determined dream for a better life.

I'm Not Ashamed(en)

Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. She was the first person Harris and Klebold saw in their desire to kill as many people as possible, not because she was religious, as this movie will have you believe.

Solitude...(en)

What once used to be his everlasting dream, only fills the vacant atmosphere of the resounding theater as Frank tells a story about how he met his love; Cecelia. Reminiscing through dances shared for two, Frank is raptured and beguiled into the fragment of his life.

Relinquo(en)

A girl is mourning a loved one, as a spirit guides her through the grief.

Solitude d'Automne(fr)

A lonely scarecrow becomes obsessed with a woman who passed him by.

Onde Foi Que Se Perdeu O Calor?(pt)

Et si tu m’entends(fr)

Photos are no longer enough to nourish the memory of happy days... Poems are powerless to preserve lost love... To return to the place of ecstasy is to return to Eden... With risks and perils...

Yet Another Affair to Remember!(sv)

To reconcile her sins, Mrs. Garbo invites her friend, Bovete-Berta to a tea party and engages in gossip. But her husband, Jean-Jacques, unexpectedly gets a visit ...

Toxicity(en)

A scientist and a broken spirited soldier discover that plant life has begun to grow again after spending years living in an underground settlement dying of radiation poisoning.

Six Weeks to Twelve Years(en)

After the death of their abusive father, two estranged twin brothers must reunite and sell off his property.

Flight North(de)

Johanna has fled Nazi Germany to visit a friend in Finland, and from there she continues on to her friend's family's estate. Once at the estate, Johanna passionately argues with her friend's pro-Nazi brother and at the same time, falls for the second, good-looking brother who shares her own anti-fascist feelings. The two are soon engaged in an active sexual relationship that continues as they travel north to an Arctic port.

Landfrauen - Wir können auch anders!(de)

Autism: The Musical(en)

Follows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production.

Royal Shooting Party on Hveen(da)

Images of a hunting party with the Swedish King Oscar II, Prince Christian, Prince Gustav, Prince Valdemar and Prince Georg. Hveen is an island in the strait 'Øresund' between Denmark and Sweden. The island was under Danish rule until 1658. It is mainly know as the site where the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe made his internationally acclaimed observations in the years 1576-1597.

The Dangerous(en)

Brother and sister Ninja warriors get revenge for their sister's death by killing the drug dealers in New Orleans. The police enlist the help of a biker warrior to solve the crime. The head drug dealer stirs the pot even further by hiring Cajun warriors to kill those he believes are responsible for the deaths of his dealers.

This is a Housing Crisis(en)

This documentary asks, what is happening to our homes? This is what’s going on all around this country while they’re trying to get everyone to focus on everything else that isn’t this.

Call Him Jess(es)

Makoto-chan(ja)

A series of interconnected vignettes regarding Makoto Sawada, an energetic yet socially inept kindergartner, and his long-suffering family. Makoto strives to receive the title of his school's "Best Child" award, resulting in chaos and misunderstandings wherever he goes.

Where We Belong(en)

For Alyssia and Ilaria, every farewell is also a reunion. Just a while ago they were at the Italian Mediterranean coast, now here they are standing at a parking lot in front of an Esso gas station, waiting for their father’s car to appear around the corner. Affectionately, they bid their mother good-bye for now. The two sisters’ parents are separated. Just like Carleton, Sherazade and Thomas, the two girls have found their own way of dealing with the situation.

A Thousand Kisses(nl)

Rising, rather autobiographical novelist Giph has a hot girlfriend, doctor and model Samarinde. His crude, domineering and progressive mother Ria's suffering an incurable decease in which she suffers from paraplegia. Her inevitably ensuing death is brought forward with euthanasia. Giph is struggling to handle the situation with his mother. Shortly after his mother has passed he away, he decides to join his fun loving friends on La Palma for a holiday. There Samarinde tells her boyfriend she's expecting his baby

Le fils du comique(fr)

Always egocentric and in search of good words, always an assumed homosexual, but this time in couple with a companion whom he loves to martyr, it is now his desire to have a child that will be the crux of the story. He wants a son and he has promised him to two women: Sylvie, his best friend, and Isabelle, the promising actress in his next play! A real battle of "females" will then oppose the two young women, each of a very assertive nature... Five characters who tear each other apart for our greatest pleasure.

Fantasia(en)

11 September Vragen(nl)

A look at the facts of 9/11

DEAD RADIO(en)

a group of friends travel into a new and unknown woods on a camping trip inside their camper van, but as they settle in for the night of drinking, music and standard teenager antics all is not as it seems and a mysterious force lures them further into the mystery.

Shadows(de)

Hansjürgen Pohland's short documentary is an audiovisual study that captures events and people on the streets on film. The special feature of the work is that the people and objects are portrayed exclusively through their shadows.