Alligatum et Morbus Mentis(2021)

Soviet Submarine(en)

On March 26th, 2020, seven boys locked themselves in a house for 48 hours, with only potatoes, bread, and red light for survival. Watch the chaos unfold and tension rise between the comrades as they struggle to find a cure before it's too late.

They Sleep Inside Your Head(en)

Mae Driver, once driven and full of aspirations, now lives day to day needling away her time until she can escape into sleep. With the aid of a dated VHS tape, she falls into a dream world where she can distract herself from the fear of stagnation with her very own Hollywood fantasy.

Being prepared(en)

As the global pandemic reaches into the Arctic Archipelago, Inuk filmmaker Carol Kunnuk documents how unfamiliar new protocols affect her family and community. Her vividly specific soundtrack juxtaposes snippets from local radio broadcasts, issuing health advisories in both Inuktitut and English, with the sweet sounds of children at play. A richly detailed and tender account of disruption and adjustment.

Como a China encobriu a pandemia de COVID-19(pt)

China's Warrior Queen(en)

Over 3,500 years ago, the powerful Shang Dynasty emerged from the Central Chinese plains. Their armies were led by a fierce and brilliant young general - her name was Fu Hao.

The Wait to Nowhere: When a Crisis Goes Untreated(en)

The Wait to Nowhere: When a Crisis Goes Untreated reveals an unspeakable reality: children living in the ER for days, weeks and even months at a time, awaiting dedicated care. This film explores the issue and touches on solutions. True stories are told by those living this nightmare, including hospitals that are caught up in a failed system, while lawmakers help lay out a plan to address the crisis before even more children’s lives are lost.

She Sings for the World(zh)

A Chinese Canadian son sets out to make a film on his mother, who was once known as the first ever Chinese Opera Singer to have performed Pingju Opera in English in late 1980's China.

Cloud Study(de)

A young woman receives a document from an elderly relative that causes her to pause. Confronted with the meaning of an entire life, she suddenly feels closer to herself again and manages to distance herself a little from the hamster wheel of her reality.

Latitude(es)

José comes back to his family house to take care of his father, Gonzalo. Old memories and unresolved conflicts will arise, in a moment where uncertainty and fear will act as a catalyst.

Muitos líderes em democracias erraram na pandemia. Ninguém errou mais que Bolsonaro.(pt)

A Chant(en)

There is a man by the door in a raincoat smoking a cigarette.

Echoes(en)

Jack, a teenager in his final years in highschool is torn by grief after his girlfriend, Elizabeth, takes her own life. Not even his closest friends are able to get through to him, with their words silent throughout the film. Jack is forced through his own mind's manifestations of Elizabeth to take the steps to moving on.

Curtis's Charm(en)

This film, based on a Jim Carroll short story, recounts the tale of Curtis and his encounter with voodoo. Curtis is a drug addict who has become paranoid, thinking that his wife's mother has cast evil spells on him. He meets his friend Jim and asks him for help in counteracting her black magic. Jim tries to reason with his friend, but when that fails, he decides to play along and make him a talisman. Drawing a snake on a scrap of paper and mumbling an incantation, Jim gives him this charm. This immediately solves Curtis's problems...or does it?

Sem Ar(pt)

Wir für immer(de)

Sixteen-year-old Jann shields his mother Lina from the outside world in a system that has been established over the years. When Jann falls in love with Selma, who is a year older than him, he is less and less able to keep his family secret. Selma and Jann's love causes his previous world to collapse, but ultimately it also gives him the strength he needs to claim a new place for himself in life.

Feed Your Head(en)

What causes mental illness? Do our thoughts, moods, and behaviours depend upon what we eat? Psychiatrists Abram Hoffer and Humphry Osmond met in Saskatchewan in 1951. They set out to prove that the symptoms of schizophrenia could be controlled with healthy, unprocessed food and large doses of vitamins. 60 years later, it looks like they may have been right.

The Complexity of Love and Sadness(es)

Lolo, a 23-year-old boy, is devastated when his girlfriend Clara leaves him. Impsed in sadness, he takes refuge in writing, facing his deepest fears and emotions. An unexpected turn in the end will lead us to discover who Lolo really is.

The Woman in the Room(en)

A lonely and exhausted young woman caring for her ill father must make a difficult decision as his health rapidly declines.

The Woman in the Room(en)

Johnny is burdened with the desire to euthanize his terminally ill mother in order to relieve her.

Mother(sv)

About the young film critic Gerd, who dream of interviewing actors like Jean Gabin and Jean-Louis Barrault and to one day direct a movie.