Under the Ice

It Will Avenge(pt)

A person is in a deep sleep at home. But the night won't continue so calm for much longer.

Melody Z(zh)

Slightly bored, two young Chinese people circle around each other in modern Shanghai. She works in a trance club, he is a DJ. In the daytime they are at home together, but their relationship seems to have reached a stalemate. They hardly communicate and have arguments about nothing. A meeting with her ex in the street sets the young woman thinking. She started dressing differently and took a new hairstyle, but has she really changed?

The Abandon(fr)

A young man, having just finished making love, casually tells his lover that it was his first time having sex to which his lover reveals a tendency that not only ruins his after-sex glow but may change his life forever.

The Veil(en)

A young married woman is haunted by dark visions.

The Bracket Theory(en)

Lucy has found an objective formula for love, but when New York City puts her theory to the test, she discovers new variables she never saw coming.

Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film(en)

When the infamous detective Dale Vandermeer wakes up in an ominous room without any recollection of his past, he soon finds himself part of a bizarre game orchestrated by an old foe as he must solve increasingly challenging puzzles to escape the room and recover his memories.

Fighting Blood(en)

Al Santell silent sports boxing comedy series starring George O'Hara, and all star cast: Kit Guard, Al Cooke, Clara Horton, Mabel Van Buren, and Clark Gable (in one of his 14 uncredited roles prior to making his real debut in 1931's "The Painted Desert"). Note that this was one of a series of boxing films with the same characters, and each new film in the series was called a "round" (appropriate for a series of boxing movies!), but these movies were not serials, just connected by having the same characters. This card is from the second series, 11th round, "Beauty and the Feast".

Rufus(pt)

Rufus, the priest, can't forget the first time he heard rap music.

The Carducci Talent Show(en)

Every 4 years of group of hometown friends get together, catch-up, have a few laughs and take part in a talent show that stems back hundreds of years.

Rondó por el placer(es)

A place that seems out of time for everyday life, a long line of women waiting. And inside a room, three of them sitting... a cello piece transports them to their own experience of pleasure, body and eroticism. An exploration from a female perspective of the audiovisual and its ability to produce pleasure beyond narrative schemes. Female pleasure, liberation, feminism, gender, appropriation of the body, sexual freedom, women, cello, music, old age.

On Stopping the Rain(id)

A little girl living in a slum area is restless as the never-ending rain is stopping her burning desire to wear her brand new shoes. She will call upon the old traditional way to stop the unstoppable rain.

Nian(en)

A Chinese American girl faces her racist bully with the help of the Nian, a mythological creature said to eat bad children.

Nzu(en)

When a white civil servant visits his Nigerian girlfriend's family to ask for their blessing, he must face the darkness hidden in his history.

Hypoxia(en)

On a dystopian island, where the government has banned organic plant life, a man with an artificial flower shop grows real plants in secret, cultivating their surreal properties, trying to breathe some air into the smothering environment.

Here Comes Eddie(en)

Through a late night encounter with an odd Craigslist ad, a woman is introduced to Eddie.

My Mother's Lovers(es)

Luisa has a habit of bringing her dates home, irritating her son, Cesar. When Cesar invites his best friend Pablo over for a sleepover, Luisa's flirtations become too much to bear, especially as Cesar has his own feelings towards Pablo.

Floppy D(en)

Cyber-bachelor Dale Daniels realizes his very sensitive, private photo was stolen from his DateQuest account. As he embarks on a journey to reclaim his identity, everything falls apart exposing how truly disconnected and alone he is.

Caledonian Road(en)

Caledonian Road follows Seb, who decides to meet up with Corey one rainy night. Seb has never slept with a boy before, and plans to fulfil some dream of conquering his desire. Little does he know what’s in store for him when he enters Corey’s house, as he’s thrown into a strangely unreal night.

Stalker(bg)

The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World(en)

On New Year’s Eve of 2029, a six-mile wide asteroid is headed for Earth and set to wipe out humanity and the repressive society that now plagues Los Angeles. One young couple aims to survive this catastrophic event together while simultaneously transforming their civilization into the utopia they desire.