Sombras do Tempo

Borboleta(pt)

A short essay on narrative possibilities... "...to the memories of the hugs we didn't give, the smiles we didn't share, the times when 'I love you' remained unsaid..." Natália Salinas...

Alma(pt)

Diarchy(it)

Giano and Luc are traveling through the woods when a storm breaks, forcing them to take shelter in Luc's villa. Gradually and insidiously, a competition emerges between them, with terrible consequences.

Carne(fr)

After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.

The Mills in Joy and Sorrow(nl)

A hobo takes revenge to a miller who didn't give him something to eat.

Anna(el)

Mairy, a thirty-year-old woman from Philippines, works in a village in Cyprus. She takes care of Mr. Michalis, an eigthy-five-year-old man with arteriosclerosis. Mr. Michalis spends his days in front of the television, watching time and again a soap opera with a heroine named Anna. He soon becomes obsessed with this heroine, to the point of calling Mairy 'Anna', despite the remarks of his daughter Melpo. When Mairy finds some old photographs she makes an important discovery...

Wedding Festivities(zh)

The film tells the story of a man and woman who don't know each other. After being matched by a matchmaker, after going through a series of red tape, they were sent to the bridal chamber and began a difficult life as a couple. Despite the primitive shooting methods and lack of training of the actors, the film has a very important place in the history of Chinese film. The film has now been lost.

Los Bandoleros(en)

The film tells the back story about the characters and events leading up to the explosive oil truck heist in Fast & Furious.

Nocturna(pt)

A middle aged woman is desperately wondering in the streets looking for her daughter. A man finds her before she does.

Coyote(en)

A distraught squatter tries to cope with his werewolf nature through drugs and music.

A Flower(da)

A boy grows a seed into a flower while the world around him marches on.

Refrain(nl)

Unable to decipher reality and delusion after his son and wife die, a successful businessman struggles to find peace with his own conscience.

The Saviour(en)

A young Church elder struggles with his faith when the married woman he has been seeing breaks off their relationship.

It's Alright(pt)

Camila broke up with her boyfriend recently. She's been going out and spending time with her girlfriends and her dog.

Salar(es)

The intersecting lives of two otherwise unrelated people in a rural Bolivian village adjacent to the Uyani salt flats are presented. The first is Carlos, a poor salt miner. Unlike his colleagues, he is unwilling to take the one time compensation package from an American conglomerate who wants to purchase the mining rights. Carlos would rather get paid for doing actual work than risk living off a one time payment without a guarantee of any other work in the area. Carlos being the one holdout irks his fellow miners, who cannot get their compensation until Carlos also agrees to the terms. Carlos views all gringos in a bad light because of this situation. The second is Marc, an American doctor who has worked in various third world countries providing aide where needed. Marc is completing his term here. Carlos and Marc have a turbulent few meetings based on Carlos' feelings toward gringos and his want for a simple stable life.

Aïssa(fr)

Aïssa is a Congolese immigrant in France. She says that she is under eighteen but the authorities consider her an adult. To determine if she can be deported, a doctor must give her a physical examination.

A Letter to Uncle Boonmee(th)

A filmmaker captures images that characterize the violence and repression as well as the hope of rebirth and remembrance in northeastern Thailand.

Anemic Cinema(fr)

A spiral design spins. It's replaced by a spinning disk. These two continue in perfect alternation until the end: a spiral design, a disk. Each disk is labelled and can be read as it rotates. The messages, in French, feature puns and whimsical rhymes and alliteration. The final message comments on the spiral motif itself.

Age 17(it)

Matteo is a 17-year-old boy who comes to the realization that he is in love with Don Massimo, a young priest of the village that leads the marching band in which Matteo plays the drum. He sees in Massimo a person willing to listen to his fears and desires. For the first time in his life, Matteo feels ready to open up to someone...

The Lost Thing(en)

A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.