Be The Cowboy(NaN)

Praxis(en)

Praxis peels away the layers of narrative even as Brian, the film's axis, struggles to create his true self. Brian, a writer on the verge of a breakdown, is aided by Joe and an Elusive Woman as he sifts through the fragments of his persona to discover his true core. Fighting against fear and the indifference of society - aptly symbolized by the medical establishment - his quest reflects the classical mythos of Proteus and the human search for meaning in the universe.

True to Life(en)

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.

Insomnia(en)

Short film about the inability to sleep, or to remain asleep throughout the night.

Lone Wolf(en)

A dreamlike short with a switch in tone making it a surreal and uneasy experience.

Going the Distance(en)

Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.

Worlds Apart(ja)

Makio Kōdai is a shy 35-year-old woman. She works as a novelist. One day, her sibling and her sibling's married partner die in a car accident. Makio Kōdai attends their funeral and meets her 15-year-old niece Asa Takumi, who is now left alone due to her parents’ death. The other relatives at the funeral speak insensitive words around Asa Takumi. Makio Kōdai gets furious at them and decides to take in her niece. Makio Kōdai, who has problems having relationships with other people, and Asa Takumi now begin to live together.

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla(en)

The Singer Duke Mitchell meets Sammy Petrillo in this parody of Martin & Lewis. They arrive on a jungle island, where a mad scientist played by Bela Lugosi makes human experiments.

The Star Packer(en)

John Travers and Yak, his faithful Indian sidekick, pick up where a murdered sheriff leaves off, and try to nab the mysterious Shadow.

Jango: Uncharged(ko)

Jango, poor but dreaming of a movie director, carries on his life doing delivery work with his one and only sister, Jandi, who wants to be a movie star. Jango who saves money in order to make a movie without spending a penny gives up all his wealth to Jandi who has a chance to join a famous entertainment agency. However, the money he has to send to her increases day after day and his bank account goes into the red. Jango ends up being a slave with a huge debt and taken somewhere. And in front of him appears Dr. Salt, a merciless bounty hunter, and Jango is awakened with the help of him. That's how the adventure of furious Jango in the red begins.

Under Refurbishment(en)

An animatronic cowboy at a Western-themed family entertainment center struggles to maintain his creative freedom.

Recuerdos(es)

Two brothers argue over what to do with the old house left to them by their late grandfather.

Belle de Jour(fr)

Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life.

Manhattan(en)

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

Strange Way of Life(es)

After 25 years, an ex hired gun visits his old colleague, who is now a small town sheriff. Their past relationship is explored, as is how they reflect on it in the present.

Murder by the Book(en)

Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.

Ploy(th)

A husband and wife are locked inside a single hotel room with a stranger named Ploy. Subtle suspicions build up to jealousy as the young woman triggers devastating consequences for the couple.

Western Falopa(es)

An afternoon with Bolaño(es)

A short film homage to Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño for the Festival d'Art Independent PEPE SALES 2016.

The Power of the Dog(en)

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

Of Mice and Men(en)

Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.