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Taking place in the 1930s on one island of the Japanese Empire, a few Pinginumu or the ‘escapees,’ attempt to flee from the infamous Green Jail coal mine but lose their way. They suffer from starvation, risk a brutal beat-up if caught, or if lucky, they swim to regain freedom. They become the hungry wandering living-ghosts. After the war, locals have more or less witnessed the miners’ ghosts that remain wandering about, as if they were still the poor souls that lost direction.

An omnibus movie that shows the difference in perspective, conflict, and pain of parting between men and women through the images of couples breaking up.

When young Daria enters rehab to kick the drug habit her first love left her with, her perceived innocence saves her from the sexual advances of the mostly male junkies inside and gains her their protection. Suddenly thrown into the spotlight and enjoying the attention, Daria soon finds out that special treatment comes at a great price.

These families are nothing like a normal family. In one story, a father and a son do not even say hello to each other once they take a step out of the house. In another story, three siblings try to make kimchi.

Walfrido Larduet, a lonely electrical inspector, dreams of the Red Woman, whose image persists and becomes an obsession. Something tells him she is near. Over the course of a day, Walfrido will follow her trail as he travels through the suburbs of an infested city.

Bhola, a good Samaritan from a small town of Sabalpur, is diagnosed with AIDS. A village man Madhav who is jealous of Bhola's reputation spreads the rumour that AIDS is a deadly contagious disease that happens to immoral people. That propels the villagers to desert Bhola. When Bhola attempts to meet his family, Madhav leads a group of fire-breathing villagers to drive him away from their village, which results in terrifying consequences. Will the villagers ever open their eyes to the truth or will they wallow in their obnoxious blind beliefs?

An anthology film of seven short films made during the Training Camp of FIRST Film Festival 2021.

A woman tries to write a song. She looks for the right words and melody in places and through people. Through a hand-drawn map from a woman thrice her age, she finds people who have found what she is looking for. They tell her about how they found them. She listens, then she sings. We hear not a song, but a cry for a sing-along.

A grief-stricken father hunts down the boy responsible for the events that led to his son's murder but finds himself unable to escape the consequences of his own violent actions.

On a most usual morning, Katya sees off her husband. The spouse coldly says goodbye, which upsets her… The human soul is dark. In the modern world everyone is quite lost. To divide into male and female does not mean to be understood. To love is a gift which nobody will take away. When a person cannot understand whether to love or not, terrible things may happen.

Walaa's only way to secure income for her family was to drive a Tuk-tuk in a male dominated environment . At the risk of being harassed and unaccepted, she embarks on a journey to fight for her livelihood.

Sam, a young man hears a familiar voice that turns out to be God’s voice asking him to do something unusual.

Like the twining vines of the honeysuckle, each of the three stories in this film follow a character whose growth is impeded by the clouds of society hanging over their heads. From a Hungarian taxi driver torn between the preservation of his family and the unexpected humane responsibility found in the clandestine activities he does for profit, to the Hungarian teenager of a single mother whose idea of life goals and success seems perpetually defined by the missing figure of a role model, and finally to the young Indian Carnatic singer who amidst personal and national turmoil decides to sacrifice the one thing that defines her - her talent, Honeysuckle aims not to narrate or condescendingly offer a message, as much as it seeks to illustrate the many life directions available, and the way none of them are good, in a world severely lacking a moral center.

An aspiring Peruvian-Australian performer is partnered with her ex-boyfriend in a community Marinera dance competition.

Anton ran away from home to study in Paris. After a scholarship scam, he ends up in Serpong. He meets Komang, who will then take him around to find Paris within Serpong.

The kids are alright. And by alright, we mean they might be aliens! When he meets three of them, Wao is told that he must return to their home planet, but is worried about leaving his feuding parents behind.

Martha and Betty have known each other for twenty years and they have decided to breakthrough. But while Martha realizes that her father has only faked his death wish in order to see the great love of his life again on Lake Maggiore, Betty mourns her stepfather Ernesto, who supposedly died years ago.

Johnny, 16, is a young driver of trot race who start doubting his vocation when he realizes Coquelicot, a young horse, is in danger because he didn't prove himself.

A man attacks a woman at a laundromat.

A young hustler's thirst for power can make him destroy his own family, and a woman's greed can cause her to do the unthinkable.

Honey and Sweet, a Filipino mother and daughter arrive in Copenhagen, uncertain of what the trip might lead to, but Sweet certainly does not trust her mother's Danish fiance, Fergus.

Middle-aged lesbian couple Geumja and Yeo-ok receive a call in the middle of the night about the death of Yeo-ok’s ex-husband. They travel a long way to their hometown for the first time in 20 years, but they are unwelcomed guests at the funeral.

Eva is a young artist who smokes, drinks, occasionally takes drugs, parties and finds no creative inspiration. She also has a strange love affair with her mentor, her best friend is moving to Berlin, her pay check is three months late and above all so is her period. She realizes she needs to change her lifestyle and turns to a web browser for help. Bitch is a film about a period in life where you simply get stuck and do not know how to move on.

Killer and shark-obsessive Bruce Kane is in hiding, masquerading as a shark researcher in the isolated lighthouse where high school student Courtney and her friends have decided to go swimming. After a fling, Courtney can’t shake Bruce from her life and has to take matters into her own hands when his obsession turns deadly.

With 'Avijatrik' (The Wanderlust of Apu) , by Subhrajit Mitra - the enduring and endearing character of 'Apu' is all set to return after 60 years. It is the sequel to the classic "Apu Trilogy", which were directed by Satyajit Ray.

A lonely journey left under the lights in the sky

'In the course of my cleaning duties, I examined the belongings of each guest of the hotel and observed through the details, lives that will remain unknown', says the temporary Chambermaid in a large seaside hotel, which, unable to communicate, lives through a rigid methodology of analysis of the exterior and a ritualised quotidian. Until the uncontrollable comes to disrupts this dynamic. Hotel Royal is fragmented and incomplete mosaic of contemporary societies. It could be dubbed a film about the horrors of the soul, about voyeurs or simply about misfits.

Aharon has devoted his life to raising his son Uri. They live together in a gentle routine, away from the real world. But Uri is autistic, and now as a young adult it might be time for him to live in a specialized home. While on their way to the institution, Aharon decides to run away with his son and hits the road, knowing that Uri is not ready for this separation. Or is it, in fact, his father who is not ready?

A girl is hit by a bicycle on her way home. Coming out of the emergency room, a persistent young man is tied behind her, offering help - the girl has a plaster cast on her arm, her mobility is impaired. Soon a connection arises between them, but as soon as the plaster is removed, the guy disappeared. What is the girl ready to do to bring back the mysterious stranger?

Music brought them together. Aura, first violin and Manuel, the world’s most popular conductor, are the most envied couple in the country. Artists, famous and rich, their relationship hides an unmentionable secret. He mistreats her, something she has hidden for too long. One day, fed up with her silenced hell, Aura decides to take the plunge and ask for help, then what she had always suspected but never dared to confirm happens.

25 year old Mano goes on a journey of memories as she goes about a day with her father who is nothing but a faint resemblance of his past.

Peter is a socially awkward young man, whose only responsibility is to walk his nine-year-old neighbour home from school - over the heaths and green hills of rural England. As he makes a new friend in an ageing birdwatcher, Peter finds himself ensnared in a knot he cannot untangle.

During the factory’s strike, two workers decide to spend three days together in the mild summer as two very close friends know how to do.

Sarah, upon accidentally discovering time travel through the use of a drug, must now travel back one year into the past to save her son from a fatal accident.

As a result of a terrible car accident, young Ukrainian athlete Oksana Boturchuk suffers several serious injuries, almost losing her eyesight. However, after long rehabilitation and a returning to incredible training, she is able to conquer a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Beijing.

A young woman finds herself struggling to maintain her mental health and grounded family life on a rural Dutch island when her capricious, city-dwelling thespian mother falls incurably ill and expects her increasingly regular company and assistance.

Through the youthful portraits of some of the most terrible dictators of the 20th and 21st centuries, this documentary examines the origins of tyranny. Is a dictator the product of a family, social and historical context?

Gaby Jones, fashion photographer, takes a holiday retreat against her desire by advise of her friend. She will then find that there's more behind a photo when she meets wildlife photographer Sean.

In this magical realist tryst, a young man lets down his guard and summons the courage to cruise.

Aurora is an elderly woman who lives alone in an apartment in Madrid. Since her husband passed away, and most of her friends, her only visitor is a small bird. She feels neglected as she looks at all the things that constantly remind her of her past.

A woman experiences life after death. She and her new companion move freely through time and space while invisible. But this feeling of freedom is soured by the fact that they are not able to touch each other.

After David Burrows was fatally shot in a robbery in his store, he returned from the dead to tell others about his after death experience.

An experimental project written in 4 days, filmed in 6 days, edited in 1 week. Creator, writer, and director Robert Pagan in his first ever cinematography credit experiments with a Samsung Galaxy S21+ and conference microphone to bring you "An American Posada" “Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world. “ Dolores Huerta. In the midst of civil unrest, failing industry, and war, the small town of Trillberry, California is divided and grieving, yet united in hope. Knowing that a Posada procession is too dangerous in this climate of anti-protest in a sundown town, Mr. Brown keeps his family tradition alive by hosting this year’s Posada at his home instead.

An independent sequel to the TV series. Here we follow the families Öhrn and Seger and take us through autumn and winter on our way to Christmas celebrations and to a New Year's Eve which inevitably means an end to the old and a beginning of something new… A film about love and death and everything in between.

Years after her son's disappearance, a mother keeps trying to find him after an abduction that justice cannot solve while she is moving in a universe that wants to force her to mourn a child that she believes is still alive.

Alex and Monica make a nice couple in front. However, behind this mask are two troubled paths where emotions are experienced on the surface. During a Sunday walk in Dunham, Alex decides to broadcast the chaos on Facebook Live. When he suddenly gets out of the car, he finds himself alone in a row in the countryside. The more he runs, the more his past catches up with him. Through these intertwined stories, we encounter different aspects of life, from marital problems to family troubles, from ego overload to psychological disorders, from ephemeral love affairs to endless breakups. Is love stronger than a like?

Broken up with on the eve of a global lockdown, a man is pushed to the brink of madness by his isolation... only to discover he may not be as alone as he initially thought.

A warehouse worker at a fast fashion company forms an attachment to a piece of damaged inventory.

As a model student in her elementary school, 11-year-old Lin Yuqi is assigned to give a speech about her family at the Parent's Meeting tonight. But after Lin finds out that she shares the same secret with a mischievous classmate, she starts to have second thoughts.

Moose and Dan find themselves in limbo after overdosing on heroin

A group of young people try to navigate life without the presence of a father.

Film inspired by the real story of Rodrigo Rojas de Negri. Killed on July 2, 1986 during the first national protest against the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

Life in a city is fast and draining. Feeling empty, a woman heads to a log cabin Parasol which her mother had left for her. Breathtaking lights, gentle breezes, and a warm fire. She pauses and catches the scent she had missed. They bring out her feelings about her mother.

A young couple faces the uncertainty of a pregnancy test

A young man is isolated in his room due to a Covid-19 exposure.

Feeling abandoned by his family and country, Brian finds purpose in a far right provocateur, Clark English: an outsider in an upcoming election. Between regaining his family and pursuing employment by any means necessary, Brian's reality spirals out of control when desperation and demagoguery collide.