The Stepmother

Love, Death & Cars(en)

In Los Angeles, Max and Haley go to a reading and book signing of Kyle, a friend of Max's from New York. Through flashbacks and conversations, we learn that they were more than casual friends, and Kyle's reappearance throws Haley and Max's relationship into question. Central to the two men's history was a Grand Canyon trip some years before. Max may need to travel that road again with renewed honesty if he's to sort out his life's conflicts and contradictions.

Red Snow(de)

A young lieutenant must persuade a captive resistance fighter to betray his comrades, or enforce a law which states that for every German soldier killed, one hundred civilians must be executed.

Love Cut(en)

The morning after sleeping together for the first time, Mia and Will are forced to confront their conflicted feelings for each other when Will accidentally stabs Mia.

Angemacht(de)

Der Todeskuss(de)

Short film directed by Orly Toren

El último canto del pájaro cú(es)

Minutes before his death in the general ward of a city hospital, Ulises, a terminal patient in his fifties, reconstructs the fragments of his life. Lauro, a young and smiling nearby patient accompanies him on his final agony, reliving all Ulises' missed opportunities.

Café Paraíso(es)

Gallo rehearses his heroic resignation, with which he hopes to regain his youth, his dignity and even a love.

Eyes of Eidolon(en)

Plagued with the guilt of feeling responsible for his late wife Amelia’s overdose, Alexander exiles himself into seclusion amongst the confines of a remote lake-house cabin.

Expectations(xx)

A short animation about learning to live.

Nathalie: The first and last prom(es)

Christine attends her first and last prom accompanied by Martin Fredericksen

Never Say Die!(en)

Short film directed by Sandy Johnson

Unter Männern(de)

Short film directed by Tomy Wigand

Thursday, Friday, Saturday(fr)

During the factory’s strike, two workers decide to spend three days together in the mild summer as two very close friends know how to do.

Nude Pictures(de)

Two couples meet on a deserted beach. Politeness soon turns into an emotional and physical striptease.

The Pier Man(fr)

Theo is a young docker languishing in his native port. His life flows at the monotonous rhythm of cargo ships passing by. Through his encounter with Giuseppe, a disillusioned sailor ashore for a while, Theo will gather the courage to face the waves to escape his dull existence by trying to get into Giuseppe's gruff crew.

Last Looks(en)

An aesthetician does her brother's makeup for his final showcase.

The Burgomaster of Stilemonde(en)

In Belgium during the first World War , the Uhlans order the burgomaster to be shot by his son-in-law.

The Celestial City(en)

A British silent crime film directed by J. O. C. Orton

Mémo(en)

Louis, a retired man, resists the overprotection of his daughter Nina to keep his independence.

Noi Soli(it)

A son loves his mother, because her hands were the first to welcome him. At her funeral, he steals the hearse and drives away. During the journey, the boy reminds the last weekend they spent together. Agnese takes care but doesn’t love, she’s lost in her thoughts and doesn’t let anyone get closer, not even Giulio. Two days to understand each other, two days to love each other, and to leave in the end.