Ignition

Closets(en)

It's 1986, tormented teenager Henry is struggling with his sexuality and abusive home life. Henry sits in his closet contemplating suicide. In a flash of light he is transported to 2016 where he meets teenager Ben — now occupying his room 30 years later.

Rejects(en)

Guns, cash and four friends who have the wrong idea at the wrong time.

Metanoia(es)

Carlo has an episode of anxiety caused by a memory from his childhood.

Ninety-Five Senses(en)

A heartfelt depiction of a man facing his own mortality while reflecting on the grave mistakes of his youth.

A Chiara(it)

Chiara feels that there is something wrong. She has a strange feeling she cannot explain to her mother or sister. During the night, after overhearing a heated argument between her parents and witnessing something shocking, her world is overturned and her safety net crumbles. Reality and dreams start to blur and Chiara’s life will never be the same.

Light(zh)

Haunted by trauma and trapped in sex work, Light meets Shuo, an undercover cop who offers him shelter. But healing isn’t easy—can Light choose a new path?

Take and Run(ky)

A young Kyrgyz woman is kidnapped and forced to marry. A drama about the desire for freedom in the clutches of a tradition.

Leech(en)

When Devan’s ex-girlfriend, Skye, knocks on his door with unmerited forgiveness and sexual desire, his naive lust leaves him too late to discover the monster which lies beneath her skin.

Boneshaker(en)

An African family, lost in America, travels to a Louisiana church to cure its problem child.

If We Keep Talking in Summer Days(zh)

In a small city in the north, the time of midsummer is very short. Two boys get to know each other by chance and agree to meet by a lake. But one of them doesn’t keep the agreement, and it begins to rain heavily.

Passerby(en)

An immigrant love story set on a street corner.

Where the Birds Cry(pl)

Fourteen-year-old Szymon lives in a seaside village. He's going through one of the most turbulent stages in his life - puberty. However his monotonous life is interrupted by an unexpected visit from his childhood friend. An ordinary meeting on a cliff turns into his first summer romance.

Dissonance(de)

A pianist plays in a huge theatre on a cylindrical piano, which is rotated by his dwarf assistant. The theatre is part of a huge, spherical city. Upon waking, he turns out to be a street musician, who has a restraining order, but wants to teach his daughter how to play the piano.

Distorted(fr)

Every Breaking Wave(en)

Every Breaking Wave, based on the U2 song of the same name, is set on the streets of early 1980s Northern Ireland. It is built around themes of emotional abandon and the uncertainty of romantic relationships following two teenagers, one Catholic and the other Protestant, who fall in love amidst the ongoing violence.

Travelling Past(en)

On her way to a new home in a new country, young Arabella fears that her childhood will be forgotten… but after finding a carefree friend in Inge, she comes to learn that maybe moving on doesn’t always mean forgetting.

Stealing a Heart(zh)

A Yu's cute neighbor, Lao Wang, has a plan to steal her heart.

Mosholu Parkway(en)

Mosholu Parkway is a short film comedy about a day in the life of a raucus family during World War II, a teenaged girl's disastrous blind date and her 80-year-old aunt who runs a crap game out of her apartment in The Bronx, New York in 1942 . Director Allison Robbins Writer Allison Robbins Stars Caroline AaronMatthew BrodskyMike Cefalo

Aska(is)

Two young sisters take on the dangerous task of feeding their mother's sacred ashes to the Fire Serpent before it brings death to their desolate land.

He Does Not Want Peace(en)

When a man witnesses a profound event, it threatens to destroy his family.