The Albatross

This Is Not a Love Song(en)

When 15-year-old Violet gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the lead singer of her favourite American band, she decides to make him an offer he can't refuse. Or can he?

An Actor's Revenge(ja)

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

A Curtain Raiser(fr)

Bruno, a young Frenchman, is frustrated by his girlfriend's constant lack of punctuality. He decides to end their relationship the next time she is late again.

Ephemeron(en)

A chance encounter with a neighbor helps a musician deal with his creative block.

Wakare no uta(ja)

Richness, severity and pureness of love is beautifully and sentimentally depicted.

The First Murder(sh)

Based on the novel "Šta bi učinio Zobec?" (What Would Zobec Do?) by Svetozar Vlajković. It's a short movie about a young man who is afraid of being turned down by a girl.

Satan ist auf Gottes Seite(de)

A top-level meeting of the Eastern secret services is taking place in Prague. Martin, an agent who knows all the tricks of the trade, is tasked with obtaining the minutes of the conference for the West German intelligence service. And he does so via Zimra, his former lover. She is now the right-hand woman of the GDR intelligence chief. A life-threatening assignment, but Martin accepts it. His condition: Zimra is to be taken to the West. The ageing West German spy chief accepts. He has only one goal in mind: to finally defeat his opponent in the East. He coldly plans to use Martin and Zimra for his purposes...

The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend(iu)

An owl marries a goose. They have off-spring, but somehow their habits of life are not compatible.

On the Beach(en)

The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.

Kwaidan(ja)

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

Love's Unending Legacy(en)

Missie three years later: being a single mother after her husband Willie was shot during a poker scuffle. She and Maddy move back in with her parents Clark and Marty. She finds a new home, and finds a new teaching position that she settles right into, but Missie has lost all faith in herself, until a chance encounter at her father's church where she adopts homeless orphan Belinda Marshall.

The Brush-Off(en)

The political adviser to Australia's Minister of the Arts investigates the suspicious death of a disgruntled artist.

Silent Companion(cs)

To recharge after a divorce, a woman returns to her home village, which faces a bizarre problem. The cemetery has run out of room.

Brutal Affairs(en)

An actor is paid by a tenacious woman to act as her boyfriend at her boss' retirement party, however his actual girlfriend's presence at the event complicates the plan.

Beau(en)

Beau, an emerging artist is about to unveil her latest installation. Her lover Paloma, is a devoted supporter. Her final breakthrough hinges on the success of this piece and soon this pressure causes a rife in the two women's relationship.

Vincent Before Noon(fr)

A father pays his son a visit after years of conflict and turns up in the middle of his house move. The son, Vincent, reacts violently to that intrusion. Emotionally weakened, the father involuntarily reveals the true reason of his visit, which revives the tension between them. Within a few minutes, the anger, the memories and the crossed looks move the two men deeply.

The Kite(da)

A short coming-of-Age film about two boys, first love, and a kite that reunites them 20-years later.

Every Trick In The Book(ja)

Shinichi Tsuda, a Naoki Prize winning author, is working to publish his newest story. It revolves around Tsuyama, a driver for a call girl business in Toyama Prefecture, who comes across a mysterious counterfeit bill and has his life targeted by underworld kingpin Kurata. Is his story fact or fiction? His editor, Nahomi Torikai, decides to verify whether his latest work is mere fiction based on real-life experiences. She looks into a family that vanished, a post office worker who went missing, a shady load of cash, the whereabouts of the doves, and the fateful encounter from that night... A series of shocking facts are revealed from Tsuda’s stories. Why did the counterfeit money end up in Tsuda’s hands? What is the “ending” that Tsuda wished to portray?

Na startu je delfín(cs)

The teenage hero tries his best to meet the nomination limit for important races, but his coach's insensitive approach causes him to temporarily lose motivation and even give up on sports...

Youth China hits headlines(zh)