Life

Silent(en)

A story about a curious boy who uses his imagination to explore the great outdoors and his home.

Only Human(sk)

Promising pianist Kryštof and porn actor Filip take on the complicated issue of prejudice, both in society at large and within the LGBTI community.

Everything We Are(en)

A twelve-year-old boy is forced to leave the female refuge where he lives with his mother. On his way to school he encounters a strange man and tries to find a connection

Studies on Hysteria(de)

Short film about a young man discovering pants in a nudist world. A parable of the societal intolerance to anything different.

Huff(en)

Non-judgmental vignette following a day in the life of one young man living inside a poor, small-town filled with broken dreams and addiction.

Death of a Stag(fr)

Russian emigré Dimitri Kirsanoff’s film, alternatively titled Death of A Stag and Une chasse à courre, is a post-war study of a traditional stag hunt. The pursuit of the animal finds a cross-cutting parallel in the felling of a tree in the forest.

The Strange Ones(en)

A man and a boy, traveling to an unknown destination, find respite in a motel swimming pool. On the surface all seems normal, but nothing is what it seems to be. Short film not to be confused with the 2017 feature film with the same name.

Behind the Curtain(fi)

School audition in the 80's. Steve has been training very hard, but singing in front of an audience is not easy. It might be easier to behind the curtain.

Cyber-shot(pt)

A Path Where No Man Goes(vi)

A character-driven philosophical thriller about an unusual interview between a journalist and a young successful entrepreneur, which later reveals some deep secrets about their lives, and ultimately their connection.

The Jump(en)

An astronaut braves a pioneering solo mission into deep space, leaving behind her loving husband. Through disjointed communications, she discovers her life on Earth has changed forever.

Crazyhouse(en)

After the suicide of his best friend, a teenage boy is forced to deal with his guilt and sexuality.

Green(es)

In Alonso Ruizpalacios’ bracing and stylish film, security guards in an armoured van try to manage the stress that comes from being close to a pile of cash in Mexico City. The team’s stability is imperilled when one member nears his boiling point.

Orpheus(bs)

It’s a beautiful winter day. Four children are playing on the bridge, but fifth actor enters the game... The sniper.

The Fir Tree(da)

The story of a Christmas tree is told through the 'voice' of the tree itself. The tree has big ambitions, doing everything it can to grow so tall that it reaches the sky. Featuring extraordinary photography, the film follows the adventures of its life from sapling to maturity. One December day, everything changes when a little boy falls in love with the fir tree.

Brotherly(en)

Based on a true story of two brothers in 1970's Ohio. It tells of their abandonment by their alcoholic parents and how the brothers turned to each other for support.

Undercut(en)

Female high-school athletes become unlikely teammates in the wake of unspoken trauma.

Naima's Movie(ar)

A young filmmaker makes a movie honoring the life of his childhood nanny and their close bond.

A Walk in Winter(en)

When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.

Crossroads(tl)

Borrowing a beloved song from his own 1984 feature Sister Stella L., Mike De Leon made this video in a damning response to the victory election of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as president of the Philippines. In a prepared statement at the Cannes premiere of his recently restored Itim, he wrote, “Horror has now acquired a more sinister meaning. It is no longer about a ghost but about the monsters of Philippine politics, monsters that, after a long wait in the subterranean caverns of hell, have returned to ravage and rape my country all over again. The crazy thing is that we invited them back.”

A Newly Wedded Couple's Sex Life(ko)

Jung-sik and Ji-young got married after a hot relationship, but it has cooled down. One day, Yoon-soo and Sun-young move in next door. They have been married for 5 years, but still look like they're madly in love. Ji-young talks to them about her problems and they decide to help her sex life.

The Cenozoic Life(ko)

Minju visits Lithuania in search of her missing husband. She stays with her old friend from college, Oyoung, who’s been living in Lithuania for years. Minju finds traces of her husband from a suspicious Korean man living with Oyoung, but flees from their house after a quarrel between the man and Oyoung. Minju arrives at a hotel where she meets two men claiming to be with the Interpol and follows them in search of her husband. The characters’ time and location become intertwined, until the moment when, what Minju had been searching for, slowly reveals itself.

Jigen Daisuke(ja)

Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen meets Oto, who comes to Chiharu’s shop looking for a gun. Jigen finds out about Oto's secrets and the mysterious organization that’s after her. After Oto is kidnapped, Jigen gets into a desperate battle to save her.

The Last One of the Six(fr)

Paris, France. Commissaire Wens is put in charge of the investigation into the murder of one of six friends who, in the past, made a very profitable promise.

Avatar(es)

Tension mounts between a quadraplegic man and his wife as she prepares a bath for him.

We(en)

In a world where communication has grown into big business, the lack of it between individuals is almost a paradox. We live in tight little compartments that are not easily penetrated. Individual differences are regarded with suspicion or scorn. This animated film parodies the human condition in a few quick, colourful sketches, amusingly, without words, yet leaving food for thought.

Spider(en)

16mm, colour, silent.

Box(en)

8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer.

The Three Friends(ar)

Three friends are arrested after committing an accident with their car. After finishing their sentence, they become partners with the owner of a decoration workshop. But he deceives them and spends the money in gambling. They force him to sign a waiver of his workshop but he wants to get it back.

Rosalie Goes Shopping(en)

Rosalie loves to shop too much to let a little thing like no money stop her. When the local shopkeepers no longer take her bad checks or bad credit cards, she's finds herself out of ways to please her consumerist tendencies… until she discovers The Internet! Master shopper becomes master hacker, and Rosalie is back on top.

Bodies Under Construction(fr)

A filmed manifesto about our trans bodies, their beauty, their glory and their ability to evolve with us along the way.

The Girl from Nowhere(fr)

Michel, a retired math teacher, has lived alone since his wife’s death and occupies his time writing an essay about the beliefs that shape daily life. One day he comes across Dora, a young homeless woman, who shows up injured on his doorstep, and puts her up until she recovers. Her presence brings something new to Michel’s life, but gradually the apartment becomes the site of mysterious happenings.

Moscow Elegy(ru)

A 1988 documentary film directed by Alexander Sokurov, about the later life and death of Soviet Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. The film was originally intended to mark the 50th birthday of Tarkovsky in 1982, which would have been before his death. Controversy with Soviet authorities about the film's style and content led to significant delays in the production.

Six Pack(es)

High school is almost over and four friends are going their separate ways as they go to college. But they have one more chance to spend some time together: Inspection 12, their favorite band, is playing one last concert in Jacksonville, FL.

Test(cs)

Super(el)

On their way to the supermarket, Penny and James meet again for the first time.

P.K.P.(ru)

The defeated remnants of vile Ukrainian nationalists, headed by the leader of the Ukrainian liberation movement, Symon Petliura, cannot accept their historical fate and are plotting an insurrection against the Soviet regime in Ukraine. There is nothing Petliura and his cohorts would not do to win back control over Ukraine, including selling it to the highest bidder, in this case, the Polish dictator Jozef Pilsudski. A group of plotters are coordinating an insurrection in Kyiv with an attack from Poland headed by Petliura’s general Yurko Tiutiunnyk. Predictably, the invincible Red Army defeats the nationalist plotters and proves that the Soviet borders are impregnable.

Spring(ru)

This is a story about a city guy Nikolai, who will have to go instead of his friend on a rural business trip. A series of funny events, meetings and the beauty of the Yakut village encourage Nikolai to make an important decision in his life…

Life of a Mutt(sr)

Through seven scenes, the film follows the life and destinies of stray dogs from the margins of our society, leading us to reconsider our attitude towards them. Through the seven “wandering” characters that we follow at different ages, from birth to old age, we witness their dignified struggle for survival. At the cemetery, in an abandoned factory, in an asylum, in a landfill, in places full of sorrow, our heroes search for love and togetherness. By combining documentary material, animation and acting interpretation of the thoughts of our heroes, we get to know lives between disappointment and hope, quite similar to ours.

Storm Over Georgia(en)

In the middle of Sherman's March, in eastern Georgia, Confederate infantry, cavalry, and artillery make a bold stand against the overwhelming numbers of the Union army as it tears across Georgia.