Shelter

August(fr)

Two children in the countryside. Time lazily goes by on a hot month of August as they long for adventure.

Playtime(it)

A mother wants to play with her son who won't speak to her. A boy wants to find out what his friend is giving to a girl who is more slender than him. A cat has disappeared. But these are only games.

The Demons of Dorothy(fr)

Dorothy’s a film director and a bit of a loser. One night, after a few beers, she lets loose on her script when a call from her producer kills her buzz: enough with the queer comedies, it’s time to start making mainstream films. To avoid sinking to the deepest depths of despair, Dorothy seeks comfort in her favorite TV show "Romy the Vampire Slayer". Unfortunately, her own demons show up.

The Traveler's Longing to Pray(ar)

A year has passed since the death of my mother and two of my sisters.

To Be A Good One(de)

After a fight with her mother, six year old Clara decides to run off to be with her father. But she falls asleep on the way on the bus and somehow ends up with the Wagner family. When Julia Wagner discovers bruises on Clara's body, she feels compelled to act.

Knochensplitter - The Dark Side of Switzerland(de)

The story of a peasant family in Switzerland in the eighteenth century. The father plunges his family out of jealousy into ruin. The events are hardly noticed by the village population and so he can steal clean from the affair. Nevertheless, his crimes do not go unpunished.

Refused(el)

Frieda Liappa in this short film casts an alternative gaze on the notion of historicity. Loukia is a teenager currently staying at her cousin’s house in Athens. Unlike her cousin she is timid and quite stressed for the school exam. She studies history. Between the lines of her book the historical events sprung up in a multidimensional way. Liappa transverses the dimensions of the real the imaginary and the symbolic. She invites the viewer to consider the construction of the filmic as well as the historical text. She succeeds in making a film with an open end and to leave room for our own contingent constructions.

The Devil's Instrument(sv)

A jazz bassist who surveys a beautiful girl at a gig decides to try to get her home. But the devil is getting into the game too.

A Guads Neix Joah(de)

A pair of friends just want to start New Year's Eve party as the dispute over a bottle of wine escalates...

Das Wiener Kettensägenmassaker(de)

A psychopath with skin on his face and a chainsaw patrols the Vienna outskirts to mutilate and kill random people.

Brick(nl)

Jeffrey lives in a small Dutch town with his father and his girlfriend. He is about to become a dad. Working in the local brick factory, he gets to supervise newbee Kevin. When Kevin tries to become intimate with him, Jeffrey knocks him to the ground. Yet he can't seem to get Kevin out of his head and starts to question everything that he was once so sure of.

Bully(en)

When a video of Toby being brutally humiliated at school appears on the Internet, Toby's high school and parents take action. However, with an overbearing father and a willfully unaware mother, Toby soon learns that his demons are not just in the classroom.

Two Funerals(zh)

"Two Funerals" is a film that focuses on portraits one individual, how does one's mind and values changes? How does social pressure affect him? Compared with the film about social issues, such a story reflects the intrinsic value of human beings.

Small Change(en)

It's the run up to prom night for Leila and her friends in the Garw Valley. With money tight, and the pressures of the cost of living weighing heavy on her shoulders, will it stop Leila's celebration?

A (Not So) Silent Night(en)

A young girl spends her first Christmas without her late mother. However, her grandad is determined to make it a Christmas to remember - but will it be?

Wellbeing Assessment(en)

Young employee Devon meets with his superior Jack for a company mandated Wellbeing Assessment.

The Confession(zh)

Two best friends discover a deeper meaning of life as they grow closer.

The Vampire Attack(xx)

Momok(id)

Being scolded while playing, three children plot small revenge on an old lady. A decision they regret later.