Waves(2024)

Knockout(sv)

Ten year old Lukas acts out a bloody revenge on his bullies in this Tarantino-for-kids short film.

Hoot(en)

A teenage boy finds a stuffed owl on his way home from school. The owl brings him comfort, friendship. He quickly learns there is more to this owl than what meets the eye.

Don’t Take the Name of God in Vain(es)

In the year 2046, a powerful gang lord assembles a group of religious leaders, demanding to know what it takes to be a true messiah. Meanwhile, lying imprisoned in a garage somewhere nearby is a man who claims to be the son of God.

Empty(en)

An award winning short social realist drama which follows Keira, as she struggles to live her normal day to day life while suffering from the effects of an eating disorder.

Sete no Set(pt)

V for Victory(en)

This animated short by Norman McLaren is a publicity message for a war bond campaign. Symbols, a stick man and lettering are drawn directly on 35mm film stock and synchronized with a brass band rendition of Sousa's march "The Thunderer."

Narcissus(en)

In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of Narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a trapped existence. Skilfully merging film, dance and music, the film is a compendium of the techniques McLaren acquired over a lifetime of experimentation.

Toxoplasma(en)

In the aftermath of his father's death, a young man navigates a developing relationship with a brain-eating parasite.

Melpomenos(en)

Far in the future, a woman wakes up in an escape pod on the surface of an empty alien planet dotted with the remains of an ancient alien civilization. Faced with isolation and the threat of death from the toxic night air, she must travel across the barren landscape and find a way to send a message home. She copes with alternating emotions of hope and loneliness and encounters semblances of human presences that push and pull these feelings within her. All the while she is overshadowed by the immense monolith on the horizon, a leftover of the alien civilization that existed on the planet countless years before. Her journey transforms over time, evolving from a focus on her character in the face of impending death to a study of absence and presence, transience and endurance. Her journey towards the crash site and the giant monolith becomes a race against time as she seeks a way to leave her mark and not be forgotten.

The Music Master(en)

What is more miserable than love-blighted life? For the heart that truly loves can never forget. Such is the sad fate of the hero of this Biograph story.

Sanatorium(en)

Jethro is a young man happily speeding through his youth, but when his reality starts to literally fall apart around him, he has to make a hard decision that'll affect the time he has left.

The Little Book of Calm(en)

Lin Wei, plagued by undiagnosed illness, crosses paths with her roommate CiCi, an online mukbang streamer battling anorexia nervosa due to cyberbullying. Desperate, CiCi enlists Lin Wei to fill in for her in a sponsored livestream. Overwhelmed, Lin Wei suffers a mental breakdown, leading to the termination of CiCi's contract and her departure from LA. Lin Wei's condition remains undetermined, leaving her in a paradoxical trap. Amidst her breakdown, she resumes livestreaming, inadvertently saving CiCi's career. Though life moves forward, Lin Wei's struggle persists, unredeemed.

Lucky Numbers(en)

Dani and Darren Poe find themselves at odds when a magical pair of earrings allows Dani’s future self to confront her father over his failings as a parent.

Saturday Night Slice V(en)

Movie night unravels quickly for a group of friends after they place an order from a closed down, haunted pizzeria.

My Friend Ana(en)

Myla is a young, isolated girl on a journey with Anorexia. Myla meets Ana at school, promising to be her best friend. As the time goes on, Myla has to decide whether her life or her newfound friendship is more important.

Physique(en)

When a young dancer who suffers from the pressures of being on a new elite team turns into a case of Anorexia, she must find her strength and see that she is enough as she is.

The Delicate Medium(en)

A queer memoirist's rise to fame turns into a chilling nightmare when he hires a medium to stop the traumatic voices in his head, at the moral cost of silencing spirits from his past.

The Feast(en)

It's just another [excruciating] meal for Vienna - until an offer to conquer her greatest fear in 'three simple steps' arrives. Desperate for freedom from her fear of eating, Vienna takes the offer up - only to realize she bit off far more than she can chew... As Vienna is taken through these three escalating steps to conquer her fear, she also discovers just how resilient she is, ultimately fighting anorexia back in the most defiant way possible: by reclaiming her autonomy in eating.

Full(en)

When a man's wife shows signs of anorexia as she pursues a career in dancing, he tries to force her to eat.

Trouble in Toyland(en)

Santa's workers demand to be entertained and thus put on a musical show for themselves.