Mêlant Folies(2023)

Prise de bec(fr)

I Have Another Story to Tell(pt)

Is love between black women more than a love story? Niázia, resident of Morro da Otto opens her house to share the most important layers in the search for this answer. Law student Leilane presents us with the challenges and possibilities of building a journey of affection with Camila.

El Retorno Perpetuo(es)

The Dark Diamond(nl)

The Exotic Locations of 'You Only Live Twice'(en)

Maud Adams narrates a tour of the locations of You Only Live Twice.

Chistelandia(es)

Short-attention-span sketch comedy and black-out gags, assembled into a movie. Structured like TV show "Laugh-In". First of three in series.

Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle(en)

A gin bottle is personified with a spirit. As the gin bottle changes hands the spirit of the bottle tempts the various possessors to take a drink. A pro-prohibition movie, the story exemplifies the tragedies of drinking.

Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash: The Road Show(en)

Over 30 early performances of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash as they were taking their first steps on the ladder to stardom.

Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery(en)

Australian scientist Michael Alpers dedicated over 50 years to researching Kuru, an obscure and incurable brain disease unique to the Fore people of New Guinea. Kuru was once thought to be a psychosomatic illness, an infection, a genetic disorder, even a sorcerer's curse, but Alpers' findings pointed to cannibalism as the culprit. Yet a recent discovery has proven to be even more disturbing: the malady is linked to mad cow disease and its human equivalent, variant CJD. With a decades-long incubation period, could a larger outbreak be on its way?

Rheinsberg(de)

Kurt Hoffmann's film adaptation of Tucholsky's eponymous novella is situated in 1910s Berlin: The aspiring editor Wolf runs into Claire by chance. Both are attracted to one another, yet they are not entirely certain about their feelings. They embark on a trip to Rheinsberg to assure themselves about their sentiments. And indeed, the time spent in the romantic provincial town brings clarity to their situation.

SoundStage - Chris Isaak & Raul Malo(en)

Chris Isaak performs a variety of hits and is joined by fellow crooner Raul Malo. Singer, songwriter, producer, and front man of the Mavericks, Raul's highlights include Raul with a string quartet.

No(en)

Training Wheels(en)

When Margo, Edith, and Agnes chase after an ice cream truck, little Agnes struggles to keep up and takes a tumble while pedaling her bike. Seeing her disappointment, the Minions spring into action to lift her spirits. Using their quirky ingenuity, they construct a unicorn-themed motorcycle to help Agnes ride in style. With her new wheels, Agnes embarks on a whimsical and heartwarming ride through town, showcasing the Minions’ unwavering dedication to bringing joy to the girls’ lives. This short captures the charm of teamwork, creativity, and pure delight.

Blood Brothers(de)

In 1864, American soldiers massacre a Cheyenne village at Sand Creek. Disgusted by the massacre, Harmonika, one of the soldiers, deserts the army and is captured by the Indians. At first, the Cheyenne hold him responsible for the murder of the wife and the son of their chief Grauer Esel, but soon Harmonika obtains the tribe′s confidence.

Rat Trap(et)

During an election campaign, a large sum of money goes missing at an Estonian politician's home party. The story involves some party guests who have serious money problems and are trying to come to terms with past mistakes. However, the self-confident politician strangely does not turn to the police, but begins to demand his justice by force.

Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam(ta)

A youngster wants to get by in life without putting in any work. Two interviews that happen in different places shine a light on the caste and class differences in our society.

A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul(en)

Canadian actor and filmmaker Connor Jessup (Closet Monster, Falling Skies) profiles Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a maverick of Thai cinema who explores the slippery nature of time and consciousness with a sublimely idiosyncratic, often surreal approach to film form.

Baby(pt)

After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving. Gradually, their relationship turns into a conflicting passion, oscillating between exploitation and protection, jealousy and complicity.

Le Divorce(en)

While visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.

Notes on a Scandal(en)

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

Misery(en)

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

Afterimage(pl)

In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.

Guerra do Paraguay(pt)

A soldier coming home after the Paraguay War meets a theater group. A shock between war and art.

Pupa(en)

Pupa symbolises a dark room; a room that contains the mental conflicts of human identity. Our protagonist is an artist who is left alone in that chaotic space. His disturbed mind undergoes a drastic change when he is exposed to a metaphoric memory.

Sola(pt)

Dribbles(en)

A talented high school artist who's never played organized sports attempts to win a state championship basketball jacket and prove himself to his runaway father.

New York Stories(en)

Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories features the creative collaboration of three of America's most popular directors, Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola, and Woody Allen.

Ashes and Snow(en)

Ashes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. The 60-minute feature is a poetic narrative rather than a documentary. It aims to lift the natural and artificial barriers between humans and other species, dissolving the distance that exists between them.

Ninguém Precisa Saber Disso(pt)

The Last Mural(bn)

The story of the bond between an aged blind artist, about to create his last masterpiece and a rebellious young artist girl who comes to assist him.

Stereotype(sl)

Marjetka is living ten years with Maks, who is a painter, and an uncompromising conceptual artist. At first, it seemed different: Max was witty, charming, talented and promising, so he hired Marjetka to reach fame and success. "Well, it is funny today, but fame and money is not coming out of nowhere". The film has a poet, Srecko, Max's mother, an opera singer, and Vilma, Marjetka's friend. In short, the artists themselves, or as Max says from his point of view: "Slovenian - Country artists". And when Marjetka a few days after her 30th birthday, full of doubts about this way of life, which is not to her liking, she realizes that Maks is not only an irreversible bohemian, but also a slacker and sarcastic, she decides to change her life. And this is very radical. Rather than leave it to him.

Stone Cold(en)

A lonely, recluse sculptor must confront his inner turmoil and reckon with his romantic desires when his statue comes to life.

The Gaze(fr)

A couple in a hotel room in Brussels. A painting by Brueghel. In this painting, a mystery.

The Hunched Donkey(es)

After his mother's death, a young man edits the family's home videos to bring back her image. As he delves into the occult he begins to reveal the paradoxical magic of memories and cinema.

What Makes the Ride Worthwhile(en)

A short film shot on 16mm about memory, grieving, and siblinghood.

Poison Ivy 2: Lily(en)

A young and naive college art student becomes obsessed with assuming the identity and personality of a departed coed who used to live in her room, and in so doing causes complications that result in two men, a student and her art professor, lusting after her.

Variácie slávy(sk)

Scape(en)

An introverted man who oscillates between reality and imagination wanders in a photography gallery where he draws the art he sees. As he walks through the gallery, the man finds refuge in the works of art.