Under the Ice(2022)

The Sands Between(en)

A woman has a phone conversation with her significant other which slowly deteriorates as she comes to realize that the world around her might not be real.

Doghead Tea(de)

Eva has a persistent stutter. One day, she witnesses how Suzy gets killed in a car accident. Unguardedly, she puts Suzy's abandoned mobile phone in her pocket. That innocent move will lead to the most bizarre and unexpected consequences.

I See You(de)

Christina is in her mid-twenties and in a sensual and playful relationship with her boyfriend Joel. Though it irritates her when Joel takes erotic photos of her during sex, she gladly submits to it, for him. After all, they’re not teenagers anymore. Christina eventually starts to question her trust in Joel when she sees him tipsily showing a photo on his phone to their mutual friend Tanner. Christina’s doubts alone suffice to put the couple’s relationship to the test.

Adoration(fr)

Based on the real life story of Sagawa, a Japanese student who killed, dismembered and ate a young Dutch girl in Paris.

Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head(fr)

The theme of death is heavily interwoven in Smolder’s surreal salute to Belgian painter Antoine Wiertz, a Hieronymus Bosch-type artist whose work centered on humans in various stages in torment, as depicted in expansive canvases with gore galore. Smolders has basically taken a standard documentary and chopped it up, using quotes from the long-dead artist, and periodic statements by a historian (Smolders) filling in a few bits of Wiertz’ life.

WEEKDAY(en)

When my friend Whitney added me to her ABC’s of Quarantine Film Festival lineup in March, I was excited and then immediately thought about the things I didn’t have: a camera, sound equipment, access to other people, fancy skills or experience “like everyone else”...I wanted to make something but figured I probably couldn’t. Then for some reason on May 20th, I decided to think about what I did have: an idea, my cousin’s house to myself for the day, an iPhone and some editing capabilities, and then I just went for it. I learned some new things like: creative endeavors don’t have to come with ~ideal circumstances~ to be worth your time/effort/attention. My letter was W and the only rule was it had to be under 5 minutes :)

The Whole World Blind (Or: The Ballad of the Cuck and the Eunuch)(en)

After witnessing his wife's illicit affair, a humiliated businessman flees deep into the countryside where he encounters a reclusive war veteran. Together, they strike a maniacal pact to take revenge on the man who cucked him.

The Taste of Knuckles(es)

Pancho is a young man who lives with his father picking up garbage. He wants to escape poverty and the yoke of his father; all he has to achieve it are his fists.

Name of the Rose(en)

A Master Criminal needs to test the depths of his immorality by choosing the woman he loves as his next victim.

In This Life(en)

In five acts, this film explores the language of loss through dance, narrative scenes, and performance art, conveying the complexity of grief in the, often wordless way it impacts all our lives.

Kiss Me Softly(nl)

17 year old Jasper lives in a very grey, small town. In his family, he cannot be himself. Jasper's dad is a singer, named Lukkie Luk. All the attention in the family goes to his career. Jasper searches a way to handle this and is faced with the typical questions in the life of an adolescent. Questions that will not be answered when he stays in his own routine.

Smile(en)

Lisa suffers from violent day dreams.

Last Full Show(tl)

A high school student learns the meaning of love at an underground Manila movie theatre.

Hunger(de)

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes(en)

The original short film that served as the inspiration for the 1978 feature film.

The Shape of You(en)

When a couple meet illegally for a booty call during lockdown, they end up getting more than they bargained for.

Jabbara(ar)

Lina, a tormented teenager, is haunted by her abusive envious mother, affecting her mental and emotional sanity until she is pushed over the edge.

Triptych(sv)

A three-part short film of women's roles, power, frustration and desires. Three small movies that form a unit together. The first film treats the anxiety of being subordinate, the second film treats the frustration of being near somebody who wants to kill and the third film is about wanting someone.

The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem(en)

Keem’s internal battle leads us through fragments of memory and temptation as he navigates the depths of The Melodic Blue.

Antarctica(en)

Antarctica is the story of John and his fellow explorers who get stuck on Antarctica and attempt to save themselves. Their journey is both physical and a spiritual one. John escapes his past but when fate catches up with him, he is forced to confront himself.