Erik is a university student struggling to find work in the games design industry. At home he battles living with his emotionally abusive and alcoholic mother who will stop at nothing to hinder his success.
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Erik is a university student struggling to find work in the games design industry. At home he battles living with his emotionally abusive and alcoholic mother who will stop at nothing to hinder his success.
The short film anthology MusicStories brings classical music to life through the art of storytelling. MusicStories takes you on a cinematic journey through classical music. It draws on various genres and visual languages - from black-and-white silent films to historical melodramas and romantic comedies. Specially interpreted classics such as Beethoven's “Für Elise” and “In the Hall of the Mountain King” by Edvard Grieg serve as the film music. The format creates a new kind of access to the audience through the symbiosis of classical music and narrative film.
Fitri (21) is a young woman who is the second wife in a Muslim polygamous family. Fitri has dreams that she would love to achieve, but unfortunately Gatot (45), her husband, does not allow her to realize her dreams.
Young married couple from heartlands face ideological divide. Varalakshmi, grounded homemaker values steady income. Laxman, jobless husband seeks shortcuts for entrepreneurial dreams.
A coming-of-age story written and directed by two 17 year olds about an awkward loner high school boy who, in an attempt to win the heart of a girl, embarks on a comedic journey as he strives to become a stand-up comedian within a mere week, following the footsteps of his Idol, Wolfe. B Collins. With the talent show looming on Friday, he must prepare to deliver the performance of a lifetime.
18-year-old Hikaru has just graduated from high school and she has travelled alone from Niigata to Tokyo to meet the father she has never known without telling her mother. Her parents originally met in Shinjuku but after parting, her mother Mayumi left the city and gave birth to and raised Hikaru alone while her father Naohide stayed put and became a scriptwriter of a hit TV romance drama. Despite being able to imagine and write moving works of fiction, the reality of having an illegitimate child leaves him bewildered and, out of guilt, he tries to get involved in Hikaru’s life again while balancing responsibilities to his current girlfriend and avoiding upsetting Mayumi.
When an aspiring model struggles to find confidence in her own appearance, a spiral of self-doubt jeopardizes her dreams.
On the eve of her wedding in Cairo, Warda's perfect white gown is ruined, sparking a frantic search across the city. What begins as a mission to replace a dress becomes a deeper journey into her identity, her relationships and the life she's about to step into.
Ayanda is an 18 year-old high-school student from a middle class home in Joburg. Her father is absent and her mother might as well be because she is always busy climbing the corporate ladder. From the outside looking in, her life looks pretty normal, but deep inside, Ayanda is slowly self-destructing. Chaotic is the perfect word to describe her last year of Highschool. She is bullied, argues with her mother constantly and has absolutely no interest in school. The story plays out over 24hrs, on a scorching hot Friday.
Set in Goianinha, a small town in the Brazilian countryside, the film follows the journey of young people who feel out of place in their own land. As they question their identity and sense of belonging, they face challenges in an environment where gender, racial, and sexual diversity still encounters resistance. While navigating both internal and external conflicts, they realize that, despite the town’s limitations, certain memories can redefine their connection to it.
Two brothers morals collide so fiercely that they find themselves at each other's throats.
A woman is interrogated by an invasive figure during the sudden disappearance of her husband. As she fends for her dignity, her mind begins to unravel as an important memory weaves in and out, challenging her truth.
When a new lesbian situationship has their first fight, will they cut off their connection before confronting the uglier parts of one another?
In the glamourous Late Night Talk Show "Sweet Talking", three women fight against the stereotypes and limitations they have to face in the entertainment industry
A young couple sits in a car when two policemen pull up to command a routine identity check. They ask the man to get out and proceed methodically with a pat-down, as he stands in front of the car, watched by his dismayed girlfriend.
As a child, Pariya was sexually abused by her mother's husband and has hidden this secret from everyone. After she has left them for many years, Pariya has to face him due to her mother's illness. In this short film, which is based on a true story, families are taught that people with pedophilia or sexual desire for children can sometimes be the most trusted members of the family.
On the evening of their one-year anniversary, George and Margo get into a debate about the proper storage methods of a bread knife.
Mi-yeong loved dancing and singing as a child, and her dream was to become a musical actress. Because of her bigger physique, her dreams are often made fun of by her friends, and by her early 30s, she's living as an ordinary office worker who lost her dreams. One day, Mi-yeong's video of herself unintentionally becomes a symbol of misogyny. Her videos are increasingly getting viral on the Internet, and as to escape from all this, Mi-yeong sets off on a solo trip and meets Dae-hyeon at a guesthouse. Dae-hyeon, who had a complex about his thin physique, became a symbol of male hatred on the Internet. These two are hurt by becoming targets of hatred among various people gathered at the guesthouse, but they understand and comfort each other.
The farewell scene of Katerina and Boris in the winter landscapes of central Russia. Based on the play by A.N. Ostrovsky "The Storm".
While mourning her missing sister, Rayane balances helping her fisherman father and practicing for the school's music festival — provided she doesn't become an ox first, a misfortune assailing several teenagers in the area.
A taxi driver, already struggling to support his wife and children, finds an abandoned baby in the back of his cab.
After the death of his wife, a South Asian father and his son begin seeing a shadow around the walls of their home, who the son believes to be his mother.
Confined to his Tahitian hut by the French colonial authorities in 1903, the painter Paul Gauguin is forced to paint a new masterpiece to save his five-year-old native son, while battling illness and torn between madness and sanity. In the course of these events, memories of the past, especially of his life and work at the Panama Canal, the place where his artistic career began and his guilt at abandoning his family in Paris, begin to haunt him.
After a shocking event, the boxer "Hamza" turns to drug addict as a move on, but the money remains a major obstacle between him and his addiction. How will he come up with the money ?
A fun afternoon of fishing turns frightening when a young black brother and sister are attacked in the woods by a drifter. While fighting him off, the brother accidentally kills their would-be molester with a jackknife.
Trying to escape a rave in an abandoned textile mill, a young girl finds herself confronted with ghosts of past and future times.
1954. The restless dreamer Mishka has almost realized his dream of starring in a spy movie. A new adventure awaits him: he and his mother have a long journey across the country to reunite with the boy's father, a pilot. On the train, Mishka discovers a real spy and decides to prevent him from committing an insidious villainy by all means.
How heavy is an emotional relationship in TRANSit? Giving love? Losing love? Having, in my chest, not only a heart but also longing? That's why I record you this: for us to continue.
Torn between the desire to protect his little brother in a violent world and the longing for the utopia of a queer community, Hector (23) embarks on a journey between reality and fantasy to reflect on his own experience of violence and to find closeness to his brother again.
When Daniel summons the ghost of his deceased father for an important talk, things don't go quite as planned.
James Johnson is a super Christian 29 yo virgin living in LA. He is inspired to start dating and hits the online dating world. His first date sets his world on fire and he and his pastor have to use gallons of holy water to put it out.
Suraci is a boy who loves to enter his imagination. He feels sorry for his Mother who works under the hot sun every day. He wants to fly to the sun using a kite to cool it down with ice. However, Suraci doesn’t know what dangers await him.
After seeing her ex-wife at the grocery store, 66 year old Brandy struggles to hide the symptoms of her recently diagnosed fibromyalgia. As she attempts to maintain a facade of self-sufficiency, the encounter forces Brandy to confront both her desire to project an image of independence and the repressed feelings she still holds for her ex partner.
High school sweethearts Kelvin and Lydia have been dating for over 10 years. But Lydia's promiscuous ways will lead them down a dark path and reveal an unspoken truth that will change both of their lives.
A young Brazilian director decides to make his film, but he wants to portray reality, without interference, just by chance.
The Devil stalks the streets of a metropolis at night making his classic Faustian bargain to unsuspecting victims - The only catch is he is unable to close a single deal... Until he comes across a man with a US flag pin who helps him develop his business acumen.
A small-town couple with big dreams of making their family complete must persevere through infertility and tragedy.
A young girl sends a nude picture to her love interest, and during the long minutes that follow, she and her friend alternate between giggles and despair. Bastubabes tells with tenderness about exposing oneself to someone you care about and the intimacy of friendship.
Novelist Xiaodie returns to the home where she lost her mother years ago. As her sister lays dying, she comforts Lei, her niece, with stories of the Hmong deity “Mother Butterfly.”
Just before Christmas, things that are difficult to explain happen in the house of the widow of the local organist. Muddy traces left in the house, mysterious shadows and strange sounds make Bogusia increasingly believe that these may be signs from her tragically deceased husband.
Nikos, a low-key man, works as an assistant accountant in an insurance company that is facing financial problems. The main accountant of the company and his superior, Mr. Alexandridis, is a demanding and rude man, who takes advantage of Nikos and his slavery. When one night, Nikos accidentally sees two men threatening Mr. Alexandrides on the street, the balance in Nikos' life changes.
You know the GEICO Gecko, but do you really know him? This is the extraordinary tail, er, tale, of how the helpful green guy grew into the guru he is today. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll surely want to switch your insurance. Coming this winter.
A girl arrested after a car crash is taken to a detention centre to spend the night. In a cold and dark basement, she faces the apathy of the cops - she's just another criminal in their routine. The vivid experiences and the inner confrontation with herself affect the girl. It is unclear how long her detention will last.
Spanning over a decade, soulmates Penny and Luke struggle to maintain their queer-platonic significant-other relationship while dealing with societal pressures to find something "normal."
A postpartum writer struggles to make a deadline as she experiences an identity crisis between her various personas.
Jacinda and Bradley Wright are Managing Partners of a media company. Over the past year, they have enjoyed unprecedented success, but it comes with a price. From betrayal to illegal activity, both love and business are being destroyed by motives that cause everyone to have an agenda and everyone to have something to gain or lose.
The boundaries between fiction and reality blur when an aspiring actress is hired to play the missing daughter of a grieving couple.
A story about four preteens who live outside of society's safety nets due to domestic violence. They lack role models and authority figures until they meet a Wiccan who organizes rituals to teach them confidence and how to combat violence and patriarchy — for a fee, of course. Candy for life! Magic in color!
Two long-time internet friends - Ted, the hometown artist, and Liz, a globe-hopping humanitarian. On the night of his gallery opening, on a river that goes nowhere, they meet for the first time. Neither one knows that the other loves them.
It's Meghan's first week on the job as a home carer. She's left alone to visit the elderly Bonnie who has a refreshing, yet challenging approach to her personal care.
Derrick Weems is a stressed out father and husband who turns to artificial intelligence to help him get a grip on his work-life balance. His efforts don't go as planned, though, leading to unexpected results for himself and his family.
Heena, on the brink of breakdown and desperate to get out of her soul-less, money driven job, goes on a midweek pub session with her co-workers where they all descend into animalistic chaos. The next day she decides to quit but is announced recruiter of the year.
After a night of drinking, Paul wakes up with a severe hangover and can’t remember what happened. His T-shirt is covered in blood, and a body has been found — that of his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend. Did Paul kill him in a drunken stupor? Inspector Anita Wild investigates, even though she’d rather avoid the village where she grew up.