Ruins

Half Kenneth(en)

1945: after the death of his father, Ken escapes Japanese American internment camp to find his Caucasian mother who lives in town. Things become complicated, however, when Kens little brother, Jo, joins him at the last minute.

As They Slept(en)

Eleanor and Margaret are childhood friends. After one semester spent apart at universities, they get together for an evening in the city, testing their friendship.

Reversal(id)

A young man sets out on a train journey along a railway route that was previously utilized for transporting sugar in colonial times. While taking a short nap, he encounters an unusual dance and visions from the past, drawing him further into his concealed ancestral memories. As he explores the deserted sugar industry in a dreamlike state, he confronts the spirits, wounds, and venom embodied in his motions.

Lollygag(el)

A woman recounts her sensual yet macabre childhood memory about the boy next door.

Lost in Eden(en)

Rika, a young Japanese girl lives with her new French​ husband Isaac in Paris. She finally manages to renew her residence permit after the long struggle through chaotic French administration. However, a man from the Japanese Embassy brings a cruel reality to her and menaces: we have to deal with your parent's situation. She faces the Cornelian dilemma.

I'm Yours(hi)

A recently broken up couple meet on a railway station. Brought together by fate they decide to revisit their relationship and reflect on things left unsaid

The Cave Men's War(en)

The dramatized illustration of the invention of the bow-and-arrow through a romantic triangle foregrounded by the bloody conflicts between the Cave Dwellers and the Shell People.

The Letter Men(en)

"The Letter Men" is based on the real love letters written by Gilbert Bradley to his sweetheart, Gordon Bowsher during WWII. Exchanged between 1938 and 1941, the letters were uncovered in 2017 and represent the largest known collection LGBTQ love letters from that time period. Using text from the actual letters, "The Letter Men" follows the two men as their fight to keep their love alive in the face of war and loss.

Ebony Society(en)

Young Vinnie and Jonah are bored on the mean streets — tagging, BMX-ing — when Jonah peer pressures Vinnie to join him in breaking and entering a house. When they find more than Christmas pressies inside, it tests mateship, moral codes and festive spirit.

Lily(en)

Deep within a dark forest, a girl and her father share their last holiday.

Hairy(en)

Farah, a teenager from the USA, is a bit wilder than Nilou, who was brought up in Iran. The pair heads for a lonely hill to spend some time alone listening to music. Their differences begin to make themselves apparent when Farah tries to explain that girls should be less hairy.

Noni & Elizabeth(sv)

Noni is 10, and during the week she lives with her mother in Vasastan and at weekends with her father in Skärholmen. One weekend with her stepsister Elizabeth, Noni sees the world for what it is - upside down.

Death is Business(en)

A new short film from Trance Productions.

Sombras de Confianza(es)

La Vida Ante Sus Ojos(es)

The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous Cultivator(zh)

She was taken in by a cultivation master after her family was slaughtered. Vowing unconditional loyalty to her newfound teacher and savior, she followers her every step into adulthood. Can such reverence save her when a demonic cultivator comes into the scene and shakes up the entire villa?

Lek and the Waterboy(th)

14-year-old Lek works in his mother's shop. While his best friend flirts with a new girlfriend, Lek has decidedly different fantasies.

"Daydream" a short film by shinrabit(en)

Two lovers caught in a tragic relationship trying to hold onto the good times but is it too late?

The After(en)

After losing a family member to a violent crime, a shattered rideshare driver picks up a passenger that forces him to confront his grief.

Danse Macabre(es)

A man walks into a bar and warns to the clients that Death will come at midnight.