A short film inspired by true events in Bangladesh at BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) in 2019.
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A short film inspired by true events in Bangladesh at BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) in 2019.
On the first day of winter break, Ivy League student Sophia reluctantly joins her boyfriend James and his friends for coffee before their trip to his family's ski cabin. As the conversation progresses, Sophia feels disregarded to the point she never wants to see any of them ever again.
As a case grows cold, a private investigator and his partner drift between duty and memory. Haunted by the past, they're forced to confront what it truly means to let go—and the consequences of their decisions.
In 2035, a new law holds parents responsible for their children’s crimes. Set in the United Kingdom, Dione and David Sinclair are thrust into a nightmarish legal battle when their teenage daughter, Teah, commits a serious crime.
An aquatic malady threatens a forgotten coastal village. Confronted with this rising marine crisis, three young fishermen resort to illegal dynamite fishing.
An eccentric former pop singer visits her estranged half-brother and turns his life upside down when she finds a muse in his girlfriend.
A devastating meditation on love and intimacy, unfolding over 24 hours as three friends face the quiet wreckage of their choices.
Wu Shiju, a father searching for his daughter, and Lao Liang, an aging cop searching for himself, engage in an endless journey between two counties on the southwestern border of China amid rumors of an impending apocalypse.
Just as she is trying to carry on with life, Sam is once again interrupted by her best friend, Marcie, and forced into a discussion about ducks and death. Sam, ever the pessimist, finds fear in every eventuality, whilst her friend, ever the optimist, attempts to convince her that it will all be alright in the end. As they contemplate every gruesome method, they both must come to terms with what has happened and what is yet to come.
Raúl Morán invites Diego, his childhood best friend, over with his family to unveil their biggest secret. As the three-course dinner goes on, the family will unmask their reality and discover that they are not as different as they thought before that gathering.
As a result of a fight with a classmate, Dere was moved by Mar, her mother, to Yogyakarta. Mar, who raised Dere as a single parent, only wanted the best for her daughter. Dere never questioned Mar's decision, until she met her new friends. Dere began to doubt whether everything Mar did was really the best for her.
In Derby, Kansas, summer is coming to an end, and nine-year old Percy is confronted with the harsh reality of his mother’s addiction.
In the wake of October 7th, a young reservist taking part in the Battle of Beit Hanoun struggles with emotional turmoil, as his close-knit team tries to normalize a sudden, extreme reality.
Non dialogue movie about a young high School students who pursues his film making career a midst of struggle and self doubt.
Aakash, a 9-year-old boy is subjected to physical violence at school by his Math teacher and ends up hiding it from his strict but caring mother. When tragedy arises, irreplaceable bonds are forged between Aakash, his mother and his innocent younger brother, Adi in this tender family drama set in the 90s Bangalore.
The Sink follows Princess, who recently lost her twin brother, Prince. She's been struggling to sleep and maintain a routine. Worse still, the kitchen tap has been leaking for a month, and the water bill is extremely high. She finally calls a plumber who offers an unexpected solution. A random conversation forces her to move on from her past.
In Miami, 18-year-old pianist Vera, a foster child aging out of the system, struggles to pursue her passion for Latin Jazz amidst poverty and exploitation. After landing a freelance job painting a music studio, she impresses Hector, the studio owner and music producer, who offers her a chance to compose. However, Hector exploits her talent, stealing her composition for his own gain. Faced with betrayal and self-doubt, Vera almost gives up her dream. But with determination and the support of friends, she finds her voice and takes one final step toward a future in Latin Jazz, proving that anything is possible with resilience and self-belief.
An experimental 16mm film and noise piece that explores hopelessness and survival in the face of transphobic political violence.
After being kicked out of his strict Mormon home, 17-year-old AJ finds himself lost on the streets of Atlanta. Desperate and naive, he’s taken in by Baby Girl, an 18-year-old Black trans sex worker whose sharp instincts have kept her alive. She offers him shelter in a squat house and teaches him the hustles of survival—stealing, dealing, and navigating the unforgiving city. Under the watchful eye of Daddy, Baby Girl’s volatile pimp, AJ is drawn deeper into a world both thrilling and dangerous. The two form an intense bond—part friendship, part mentorship, part something unspoken. But when their friend Pedro contracts HIV and gets government aid, AJ and Baby Girl are forced to confront a brutal reality. As their nights blur into neon-lit highs and whispered fears, one reckless choice threatens to change everything—forcing them to decide how far they’ll go to escape a life that never wanted them.
A Supply Teacher returns to his old college to teach, but after bonding with an autistic student, he soon finds, the college isn't how it used to be.
The dawn light is cut by the sounds of an axe. The breath of Helka, yesterday's bride, mingles for the last time with the breaths of her family. Helka bids farewell to her patrimony and walks through the village to her husband's house.
“Echo Equinox” is an experimental Swedish queer sci-fi romance that explores love across time and space. The film follows Echo Equinox, an astronaut marooned at the edge of the universe as their love for their partner, Nova transcends space and time. We watch both lovers recollect their relationship in a surreal journey that blurs the lines between reality, memory, and imagination.
A young man travels to Stockholm to sell ergonomic shoe insoles. Back in Thailand, his wife and child wait, as he hopes to one day bring them to Sweden. A heartfelt and captivating exploration of dreams and perseverance in a visually stunning depiction of Stockholm.
My Silent Christmas Wish is a short silent film shot on an iPhone during Christmas as an experiment and a fun creative project. It delves into the complex yet heartfelt dynamics between two sisters during the festive season. Against a lovingly decorated Christmas tree, the story unfolds a quiet but transformative moment. Blending humour, emotion, and a hint of mystery, the film beautifully captures the essence of family connection unexpectedly.
Anika tries to win her husband Arman's love, but he still can't let go of his late wife, Leila. Can she compete with someone who's no longer alive?
A pig recounts his last day of life, imagining a better future.
Aldana and Adrián met six months ago. Tonight is their last night together before she moves abroad. Between jokes, reflections, and memories, they share a dinner that turns into a battlefield of confessions and unanswered questions. The love between them hasn’t died, but time, as always, has other plans. Can one final night hold everything left unsaid?
Fleeing her abusive ex, Jess hires a fishing boat captain to take her across Lake Superior to a new life in Canada. When an accident leaves her washed up on shore, she’s taken in by a reclusive lighthouse keeper. As Jess is nursed back to health, she realizes she’s wandered into another trap altogether.
Aspiring filmmaker Yoo Dan is about to leave for Paris to study film. Before her departure, she dreams that her constantly complaining mother has died. Guilt weighs heavily on her, and she confides in her friends about leaving her mother behind. But whenever she faces her mother, all she feels is frustration. Then, one day, her mother's backbone vanishes. Left crawling on the floor, Dan must find it—before it's too late.
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Kanako, a college senior, is torn between her unreliable ex Keishi and her steady new admirer Yoichi. As Keishi grows close to a freshman named Maiko, and Yoichi’s ex Aiko moves on, Kanako must decide what—and who—she really wants.
Bruce, A young man with a rare condition where his hand has a mind of its own, struggles to get through his life after the unthinkable. His condition caused his brother’s death. He’s let off easy, but some think it’s an injustice to his brother, and others think Bruce is being tormented over something he can’t control.
A group of close friends celebrate parties over an extended period of time. They experience a lot of fun together, but also tragic moments that prove that love and friendship are the most important gifts of all our lives.
Trapped and bleeding as killers move in, a father phones his son and reminds him to stand up for himself, moments before he rises to make his own final stand.
Artistic lovers, Viv and Jay, have become trapped in a vicious cycle of codependent heroin addiction. But when Viv’s wealthy parents hire an interventionist to take Viv to rehab, the couple decides to set off on their own with the help of a suboxone prescription... all they have to do is survive a harrowing night through drug withdrawal.
The Thrilling Adventure of Amos Waters is the story of a ten-year-old boy, Amos, filled with a childlike curiosity about the world and a craving to understand all aspects of life. The film follows Amos' journey to understand his single, alcoholic father. He travels to a liquor store armed with his father's ID to buy alcohol, but no matter his determination to present himself as his father, everything keeps going wrong. Eventually, on his way home, he passes by a Sunday mass service and attends service to get drunk on the Communion wine. After tasting alcohol, meeting unlikely friends, and going on the journey of a lifetime, Amos has to decide whether or not he can find contempt in the incomprehension of his father's illness.
During the Second World War, François Touraine, a young piano prodigy, has no choice but to go and play in Germany to save the woman he loves. Because Rachel is Jewish in an age that no longer allows it... A great story of love, music and resistance through time and the horrors of the Occupation and Nazism.
In order to resolve an uncomfortable situation with a subordinate, a school district superintendent accepts an invitation to have lunch.
When a university society advertises an upcoming alien landing, a cocky documentarian visits with the intention of mocking them.
A Hong Kong father and Chinese daughter live in different regions and speak different languages. With their identity and lifestyle antithetical to each other, family members who are supposed to be the closest are actually the most unfamiliar. CHAN Wing-keung, an elderly man who lives alone, is a security guard at a Kwun Tong park. One day, he accompanies his daughter Tsz-shan, who comes from Chinese Mainland, to renew her ID card and open a bank account in Hong Kong. They return home and go for a walk at the park where Wing-keung works. Faced with the gap between them, they are hesitant to speak and can only beat around the bush without making a move. The film gazes at the Hong Kong’s cityscape while ruminating sea changes between father and daughter with its shifting aspect ratio. Once again, Hong Kong Film Award-winning actor Tai Bo acts out the loneliness of elderly in a surehanded performance.
A little boy meets an old man who shows him that life can be beautiful if you look at it from the right perspective.
When a retired professor and a widowed engineer in his '40s bond after a chance meeting, their conversations on life and love turn into something more.
An emotionally absent father who goes through time with the help of some magic...
"Brim" is a trans-generational drama exploring racial trauma, resilience, and legacy, as we follow a family from the 1940s into the 2020s. The narrative navigates the erasure of Blackness and how racial trauma impacts Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline as the majority American identity reckons with race and privilege and their role in oppressive systems.
Malcolm and Haze are together. They can’t stand each other. They have a school year to go, as classmates.
Mut (mountain in Bergamasque dialect) is a day in the mountain pastures, an allegory of a summer season in the mountain pastures that has been repeated for hundreds of years. Through the eyes of two young farmers and their parents, the cyclical nature of life in the mountains becomes a universal portrait of working with animals and a family relationship made up of gestures, silences, and affection immersed in nature.
13-year-old Arianne is terminally ill. Her best friend Zahra, a refugee from Afghanistan, is about to be deported. Arianne writes to the government minister: ‘I’m dying. Could Zahra stay in Holland instead of me when I’m gone?’ Inspired by a true story.
Ten years after her husband’s disappearance, Marta decides to uncover the truth about what really happened and redefine their relationship. She embarks on this quest with her husband's best friend, accompanied by a film crew, traveling to the Greek island of Thassos where her husband was last seen.
Serena fights for the rights of others, but not for her own. When her best friend Marina confesses she's in love with her, Serena is forced to face her own fears, her mental health, and the prejudices of those around her.
A couple arrives home and encounters strange people.
Young man embarks on a journey to Siberian town confronting several terrifying images of his past.
After surviving Santa's attack, both Max and Freddy find themselves on a unstoppable quest for Sweet Revenge.
Mariam Al-'Ijliya, a Muslim woman who wants to be an astronomer and research the direction of the qibla. However, her dream must be barren because of the stigma of society including her family about women who according to them are not worthy of being science researchers, they think women should just stay at home and do not deserve higher education. Mariam tries to realize her dream while fighting against the patriarchal principles that are still rampant.
A married couple get a chance to rediscover their relationship during a power outage as they were settling their divorce.
Eleanor returns home where she reunites with her childhood best friend, Camilla, who have both been away at college on opposite coasts. This reunion floods Eleanor with the feelings she has for Camilla, such as her appreciation of their friendship, but also the romantic feelings she’s been attempting to keep bottled up. When a game of spin the bottle ends up with them kissing, she’s left even more lost.