A História Real

Life is Soup, I am Fork(da)

Melanie tries to cook the soup of her life. A musical short film about the fear of missing out on one's own life. About decisions, possibilities, chaos and joy of life.

Disgruntled(en)

This meta student film illustrates the trials and tribulations of being a film student.

For the Time Being(fr)

Guillaume has been looking after Anthony, his sick companion, for the last couple of years. But his world is turned on its head when Anthony decides to hire a young nurse to help him.

Lullabye(th)

At the end of life, an old female moneylender faces a financial crisis. She still chose to do for her own desires, ignoring the warnings from the last remaining family member.

The Water Diary(en)

A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.

Late Bloomer(ko)

Late Bloomer is the pastoral romance of an eternal recurrence. Director's talent to plea for love without any dialogue would touch the hearts of audiences. The old man's day out which at first seemed like the ordinary visit of his family's graves turns out to be the poem about the everlasting love. Actor Yoo Soon-cheol wrote this poem with his old and stoop-shouldered body.

saudade(pt)

"Saudade" is a much stronger feeling than simply missing someone. It's a deep nostalgia, with a giant affection. It's the feeling of wanting someone to be close, it's a look at the past with love. "Saudade", such a unique and particular feeling, in this documentary, people talk about their biggest longings in their lives.

We Love Moses(en)

When Ella was twelve, she had her first fight. And when she was twelve, she discovered sex. Now eighteen, Ella reflects on how her obsession with her older brother Michael's best friend Moses left her with a secret she still carries.

Jamie(en)

After chatting to a guy online, Jamie makes the bold step to meet up with him in person.

Wonderkid(en)

Wonderkid follows the inner turmoil of an unnamed football prodigy as he comes to terms with his own identity, struggling to reconcile his sexuality with his issues with alcohol and OCD.

Blood Sisters(da)

"Blood Sisters", Danish filmmaker Louise Friedberg's sophomore short film, is the kind of flick that you simply can't take your eyes off of. It's a relatively simple story that has been played out time and time again: a young girl feels threatened by her best friend's new friend/neighbour, jealousy brews, and tempers flare.

Fragile(en)

Through his struggle with gender identity, a young boy stands up for himself and embarks on a difficult journey of self - discovery and contentment

Amen(es)

Begoña, Pelayo and María are saying a last goodbye to their mother. Confusion arises when they discover she wanted to be buried in a very special outfit.

Bag of Worms(en)

A Halloween party turns south when the issue of race comes up amongst friends.

A Teachable Moment(en)

Henry lies at the side of the road, bleeding out from a gunshot wound. A young mother with a bizarre sense of appropriate uses his final moments as a teachable lesson for her 6 year old son.

Weave of Culture(te)

Vijay a young graduate planning to get a software job in Hyderabad tries to revive his father's lost weaving tradition for Priya's wedding.

Pria(id)

Caught between the traditions of his upbringing in rural Indonesia and his idealization of Western freedom, a teenager struggles with the expectations of imminent manhood.

Pedro(pt)

Pedro gets home at dawn. Before the young boy falls asleep, his lonely mother drags him to the beach.

Taurus(nl)

Thomas, 12 years-old, and his brother Arne, 8 years-old, come back from a walk in forest. They've got blood on their clothes.

Check Please(en)

In a fancy restaurant, Ben plans to propose to his long time girlfriend only to find out that his ring was mistakenly sent to the wrong table.

Os Melhores Anos de Nossas Vidas(pt)

Stories of prejudice, abandonment and overcoming difficulties are told by the residents of Santo Ângelo, a city built to treat leprosy patients. The human testimony of the remaining residents reveals the marks that remain from the time when hospitalization was compulsory. Condemned to isolation from a lifetime, without love and in revolution, in music and film as the main weapons to face their personal dramas.

Box Cutters(nl)

A young woman recalls a day when she was attacked by three men on her way home, but daily life must resume its course.

Holy Land: Startup Nations(en)

With the most tech startups and venture capital per capita in the world, Israel has long been hailed as The Startup Nation. WIRED’s feature-length documentary looks beyond Tel Aviv’s vibrant, liberal tech epicenter to the wider Holy Land region – the Palestinian territories, where a parallel Startup Nation story is emerging in East Jerusalem, Nazareth, Ramallah and other parts of the West Bank, as well as in the Israeli cybersecurity hub of Be’er Sheva. And we will learn how the fertile innovation ecosystem of Silicon Wadi has evolved as a result of its unique political, geographical and cultural situation and explore the future challenges – and solutions – these nations are facing.

Wagner & Me(en)

Actor and writer Stephen Fry explores his passion for the world's most controversial composer, Richard Wagner. As a life-long fan can Stephen, who is Jewish and lost family in the Holocaust, salvage Wagner's music from its dark associations with anti-Semitism and Hitler?

Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution(de)

Monte Hellman - American Auteur(en)

"This documentary persuasively positions cult figure Monte Hellman as emblematic of an entire generation of American directors. From UCLA film school and Roger Corman hireling to working with Jack Nicholson and independent filmmaking in the 1970s, to his subsequent retreat from directing, Hellman's career illustrates the ups and downs of an artist working in a medium where the lines between art and commerce are often blurred."

A Rock and a Hard Place(en)

Tom is a small-time drifter without a care in the world until he finds himself trapped on a dangerous, remote island and infatuated with a mysterious young woman who seems part beautiful innocent, part not-so-innocent.

Forever Yours(vi)

Following his father's diary, Dr. Truong goes to a small village in The Central to work voluntarily. There, he meets Nguyet and a gay guy, named Hai. Hai falls in love with Truong and tries his best to charm him, but Truong likes Nguyet. In predestination, Truong and Nguyet discover their fathers' love.

Military Strongholds: Megastructures of Genius(fr)

In the heart of central Europe are some of the world’s most impenetrable military strongholds. In France, 160 megastructure fortresses still line the country’s borders 3 centuries after they were constructed. As solid as ever, how did they withstand attack after attack? Was the secret in their materials? Their shape? In fact, the strength and resilience of these megastructures is due to the genius of one man: Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban.

Guadalquivir(es)

'Guadalquivir' is a feature length documentary directed by Joaquín Gutiérrez that features a fox, an animal that has adapted, living in packs and alone and that is a carnivore, vegetarian and even carrion. The camera follows the path of the fox by the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas.

Neverdie Butterfly(ko)

Since 2 years ago, Haneul has been teased by Chiwoo who is a delinquent in his school. In the opening day of third grade, Haneul meets his middle school friend Myeongho who was moved from other high school. From that time, his school life had changed. He gets close with new friends, goes out with a girlfriend, draws cartoons, and enjoys summer time. While he enjoys a new happy life, things are suddenly getting wrong. Chiwoo prepares revenge on Myeongho and Haneul’s other friend Minsik who falls in love with Myeongho’s girlfriend. They provoke Hanuel into a fight because he is an easy mark.

The Father(en)

An animated story from Sticky Monster Lab that simultaneously tells two stories - that of the father and that of the son.

Holly and the Hot Chocolate(en)

A big city food critic finds herself stuck in a small town for Christmas where she discovers a life-changing hot chocolate recipe.

Public Meat(en)

Run Wrake's iconic meathead character - first established in 1994's "Jukebox" bobs his head to PIL through the streets of NYC.

Wasp(en)

Having left England for a romantic escapade in the South of France, Olivier and James invite Caroline along at the very last minute. The trio arrives in a little Provencal village, somewhat cut off from the world. Though everything seems calm between the pool, sunshine and a village visit, Olivier finds himself more and more intrigued by Caroline. A tension of sexual jealousy and possessiveness will then escalade between the three of them.