Bright Spring Days(2018)

Credimi!(it)

Vittoria lives in the suburbs with her son Salvatore, a great fan of superheroes. Salvatore shape the harsh reality that surrounds him by imagining himself as the protagonist of the adventures of Astroman, the idol of his favorite web series.

Reparation(en)

Two semi-studious students living in 'Korea-Town' are interrupted & intrigued by the actions of a girl in a nearby building, witnessed via CCTV, whilst each trying to come to terms with important subjects in their university projects [one Korean related: the Sewol ferry tragedy, and one British: the Grenfell tower incident], as well as their own life challenges in this claustrophobic tragicomedy of alienation, helping hands & secretive students. Is all really what it seems?

Dissonance(en)

A young boy must relearn piano in order to rekindle the broken relationship between him and his mother.

Saffron Kingdom(en)

After her husband is abducted in Kashmir, a traumatised woman flees to the United States with her young son to rebuild their lives.

Count to 100(da)

A teenage boy and his mother are on the run. The father is violent and has a history of beating up his wife. They manage to get away from him and drive far away, until they arrive in a small town where they settle down. They rent a house from a nice man and soon they forget everything that has happened in the past, until the boy begins to have bad dreams of his father.

nor any memories of the turning backs(tr)

[poem_body_memory_voice] None of them belong to each other. All of them belong to themselves. A layered accumulation —___- a poetic exercise on relating*_on_love, migration, and mourning.

Intrusive Thoughts(en)

In the aftermath of a breakup, a struggling filmmaker becomes seduced by his therapist while his ex-girlfriend grapples with her identity and where to go next.

Girassol sem Sol(pt)

Salt of This Sea(ar)

Born in Brooklyn to Palestinian refugee parents, Soraya decides to journey to the country of her ancestry when she discovers that her grandfather's savings have been frozen in a Jaffa bank account since his 1948 exile. However, she soon finds that her simple plan is a complicated undertaking — one that takes her further from her comfort zone than she'd imagined.

Una Isla(es)

Bonji(ms)

Out of revenge, Bonji, the village's social media influencer, was slandered by Anonymous Village until Bonji was kicked out of his village. In order to clear his name, Bonji had to investigate who the real owner of the Anonymous Village account was.

My Afternoons with Margueritte(fr)

An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.

Rise and Shine(en)

A heartfelt, emotional story about loss, grief, and the bond between a mother and son.

Batang PX(tl)

Former nightclub singer Tessie is a single mother living with her son Christopher, a teenager who longs to meet his American soldier father. But when Christopher's wish comes true, the reunion is not at all what he expected. Meanwhile, although she has a long history of choosing bad boyfriends, Tessie firmly believes that Danny, a car salesman, is the right man for her.

The Day When Phoenix Flowers Blossomed(en)

A mother ran into a monster on her way home. She was dragged into a surreal world, where she discovered her son's suppressed inner side. As she slowly discovered the truth, a tragedy was also foreshadowed.

Sometime, Sometime(zh)

Zi Kien and his mother Ah Lin only have each other in their lives until one day, Ah Lin starts dating Mr. Lee. Zi Kien feels his place in his mother's life is threatened, and he starts to change himself. This is a story about a mother and son who care too much about each other, yet pretend not to.

Roma(es)

Joaquín Góñez, a novelist in his sixties recalls his emotions, his wild years in Buenos Aires, the memories of old friends, the meaning of loyalty and the intimate relationship with his mother, Roma.

To Spark a Wildfire(en)

Three lonely people trying to find solace in each other and mend misunderstandings rooted in trauma, cultural taboos and old regrets.

Last Call(en)

A desperate mother is trying to reconnect with her son. Navigating an obvious void, she will finally have the chance to ask the questions that have haunted her past, and will decide her future.

The Red Dress(tl)

In Japan, a Filipina migrant is chosen by a haunted dress to be its new owner and is manipulated into hunting down the murderer of the previous owner.