The name of Brazil’s biggest airport, Guarulhos, references the fact that it was built on indigenous territory. In a blend of realistic and stylised scenes, the film follows a member of the ground staff as she seeks her roots beneath the runway.
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The name of Brazil’s biggest airport, Guarulhos, references the fact that it was built on indigenous territory. In a blend of realistic and stylised scenes, the film follows a member of the ground staff as she seeks her roots beneath the runway.
Set in 2008 Guangzhou, this short film tells the story of restless youth against the backdrop of Olympic celebrations, exploring the complex interplay of nationalism, personal struggles, and the search for identity. With its striking visuals and raw narrative, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 stands out as a compelling depiction of a generation caught in the turbulence of change.
A high schooler refuses to have a good time at a house party, choosing instead to mope against a wall and watch his girlfriend flirt with another guy across the room. Between his infuriatingly nonchalant best friend and the pulsing neon strobe lights, how long will it take before he snaps?
An entertaining TV movie that tells us how the transition from the Estado Novo to democracy took place on April 25. All this through the eyes of a child, the daughter of a dutiful employee who always had to submit, even if he disagreed, to his boss's despotism in order to provide for his family. Until the day when she simply wanted to enjoy the day of absolute promise, so long awaited, with her daughter.
During an awkward family gathering, María, a young lady going through a love crisis, discovers a secret that will transform her reality.
Based on the novel ‘Wilted Flower’ by Nou Hach, the film unfolds a gripping tale of grief and desperate hope. When Noun, the mother, breaks off her daughter's engagement to a struggling suitor in favor of a wealthier match, tragedy ensues. As her daughter's heartbreak consumes her, illness tightens its grip, pushing Noun to turn to ancient rituals for salvation.
After his joke bombs at a party, Jack’s anxiety spirals out of control as he argues with his subconscious about his path to social redemption.
A young boy’s life is changed forever when his mother introduces him to the magic of her origami animals, which she brings to life with a breath. As he grows up and drifts away from his heritage, the paper menagerie remains a silent testament to a mother’s love and the cultural bond he struggles to accept.
A couple suffers the theft of several objects necessary for their daily life but they choose to take these inconveniences with a smile. They seem to be guided by their optimism and love for each other, until a last theft makes everything go wrong...
While a drug kingpin floods the streets with Fentanyl laced drugs, overdose rates are through the roof. Detective Richard Haynes and Trevor Jones take matters into their own hands, but personal battles will push the detectives off course and cause loyalty to be questioned.
The love story and loss of Mok and Iris, a young couple whose lives are intertwined by the sounds of analog music. What was once a symbol of their love now echoes with the pain of separation and memories that can never be forgotten.
In the mid-1970s, Elfi falls in love with Sepp. Since both are "slightly" disabled, serious problems soon arise. The decisions about their lives are made by others. What they simply imagine—marriage, having children, and simply being happy—becomes a difficult undertaking without a happy ending.
Two estranged friends, Chloe and Brooklyn, break down after fleeing the home of Micheal Davis, renowned Children’s Author, where he’s presumably been murdered. Brook attempts to take care of both the broken down car, Sabrina, and the wounded Chloe suffering from a bullet wound. The two argue as they wrestle with the frustration of going nowhere. Brooklyn eventually helps Chloe by removing the bullet from her shoulder and then sewing it up all the while Chloe reveals why she decided to visit her childhood home in Bombay Beach instead of remaining separate with her fiancee in New York.
Two longtime friends are faced with individual dilemmas that abruptly change the public's view of their success, leading them on a life-changing journey from pretense to a harsh reality fostered by a wise family friend.
Jasiek and Olga photograph waterfalls, while Hela and Zuza take cheeky portraits of the Pope. Together, the four friends enjoy cycling trips, admiring the views, bathing in streams, and passing around a joint. It sounds like the perfect recipe for summer lightheartedness—until the instincts suppressed by relationship routines awaken.
Social studies teacher Sundar is sent to an isolated mountainous village in search of a valuable item and to convince the locals to join his constituency. However, things quickly go awry.
Casablanca, Morocco. A trio of women, with the police on their tail, embarks on a long escape that takes them across the rugged red terrain and flower-filled valleys of the Atlas to finally reach the Atlantic coast.
Neha, a simple small-town girl gets drawn to the glamourous world of advertising. Enamoured by her boss Rajeev, her life with Sameer takes a forbidden turn! Trapped in a triangle of Desire, Loyalty and Ambition, will she find a way out?
Losing a loved one is never easy. Losing a parent can be even harder. Will Cummings had a hole in his heart shaped like his Dad that he tried to fill after the Cancer took him-yet nothing seemed to work. But what if every great once in a cosmic while, on the rarest of occasions, Death felt bad for being a jerk, and gave you one last chance to say those words that you thought no one would ever get to hear? What if you could hear that familiar voice just one more time? What would you say?
There are twenty minutes left until the premiere of the debut performance, and the leading actress is still not there. The young director urgently needs to find a way out.
The film shows a man's passage through purgatory towards redemption. Dan Allenford (Kent) is a carefree sinner, murdered by his own faults. As Dan wanders through the bewildering landscape of purgatory, adrift as a ghostly voyeur into the lives of others, he soon begins to piece together clues about the person he once was when he meets Beatrice (Sloyan), a mysterious woman to whose heart he remains forever connected, even in death.
Melanie, a hairdresser, drives her son Stefan, a young author, to the first reading of his autobiographical debut novel DER SALON.
A coming-of-age tale of tragic Love turns into a surreal vision of death, rebirth, desire, and beauty.
Delves into hope and resilience in a post-COVID world. The film centres on Alice, a young doctoral student who explores humanity’s narratives while battling her own emotional detachment. Her life takes a turn when she meets an enigmatic stranger, igniting a transformative journey through haunting black-and-white cityscapes.
In the summer of 2001, 16-year-old Andoy searches for his long-lost father in the most unlikely of things — VHS tapes. His reality becomes mystified when two movie-like characters appear in their small hometown.
With the help of a translator on the phone, a Malaysian woman is interviewed by an immigration officer to decided if she can enter the United Kingdom. But a connection between the translator and the woman could change everything.
A rural community awakens to a crime scene in the middle of the forest. Gradually, a series of previous situations show us the conflicts that occurred in the same place.
Glasgow Film Crew's submission to the 48 Hour Film Project, 2024.
Deeptimoni Hajong, an elderly indigenous woman lives in a remote village in Meghalaya, embracing her unapologetic existence steeped in traditional healing, beliefs, and ancestral lore. As the filmmaker embarks on a quest to uncover Deeptimoni's world, the journey transcends into a longing for deeper connections to timeless memories and mythical legacies passed through generations.
A captivating dark comedy that follows the eventful journey of Jessy, a morally ambiguous young man who finds himself entangled in a web of challenges when his mother is kidnapped. To settle his debt, Jessy reluctantly sets out to seduce Carlos, an older man in a vulnerable state of decline.
In the bustling city, two families live parallel lives, separated by wealth and social status. As the two families navigate their lives, they face challenges and triumphs:
A dying knight struggles to complete one final letter.
Two young friends do what they have to do to navigate the streets while trying to make their dream of hip-hop stardom come true.
Despite both being emotionally neglected, a heart-warming friendship blossoms this summer between an international college boy form China and an 8-year-old kid in Florida. As the kid finally finding his good buddy and the college boy relieves his loneliness through babysitting, the inevitable apart is awaiting them.
A laid-back stoner's paranoia intensifies when a mysterious neighbor joins him for a joint, triggering a dangerous game of trust and survival as their true intentions and dark secrets intertwine.
Two small children are entrusted in their free time to the care of a young nun who, after a revelation about their destinies, dies, causing the two to separate and find themselves different, after years in the same place.
Saloni, a young girl from rural Bihar (India) who challenges societal norms to pursue her education. The narrative explores the boys’ fascination with social networking, against the backdrop of Saloni father’s quiet support and her unwavering resolve amidst obstacles.
In a hardly recognizable modern city, Marta is grabbed by a strange, unfamiliar young man. He gives her an odd cassette tape. When Marta listens to the cassette, she is taken on a nostalgic journey to a time that no longer exists, other than in her grandfather's memories. The man has one last warning for Marta and society, that the salvation of humanity could be on the old cassette.
The film follows the life of Mijo and his family in a poor Croatian village, during the turbulent years of World War II. The non-linear and elliptical plot gradually forms a clear picture that testifies to the eternal cycle of history and the impossibility of a real change in the Balkans.
Broke and reeling from a recent breakup, an aimless young man wanders around the streets of Los Angeles in search of his stolen car.
In Pharr, Texas, a father builds a racing bike for his son, Jack's birthday. But when the bike disappears only a few days later, stolen by classmate Brian, the duo confronts Brian, only to be met with denial. Determined to get the bike back, they stake out Brian's house to reclaim what's theirs.
A candy taster with insomnia attempts to liberate her sexual impulses through a trip to her inner world. Her lost childhood exposed, she becomes the target of a subsistence-based cult whose goal is the irruption of intimacy.
Pushed by his ambitious wife, Katanga kills the king and takes the throne—and then there is no deed too low to keep his grip on power.
Maxi isn't just a gloomy, medicated employee of a company's technical department, depressed by the end of a relationship he can't get over. He's also a fervent follower of the most extreme conspiracy theories. In his broadcasts, he tries, with little success, to warn the public about the advance of the reptilians in the circles of power and entertainment. What will happen if his worst nightmares come true and he has to face the reptilian enemy face to face?
Pietro Rinaldi, an elderly writer, widower and tired of life, plans to commit suicide on his birthday. After the sudden and tragic death of his daughter and son-in-law, Pietro will have to look after his teenage nephew Mattia.
Two childhood best friends reconnect after years of separation. Chay, a Phnom Penh resident, helps Lyer, who comes from the countryside, get a job as a projectionist in the city. A film screening prompts them to wonder about their future together.
The very first woman had no navel because she was born from the soil.
A couple of teenage factory workers spend their afternoons consuming chemical substances in a self-constructed shack. The ecstatic trips and the visions they experiment make them forget for a moment about their noisy industrial city life. But when Alexandra disappears right before his eyes, Lucas must deal with a corrupted system. His visions decay, just like the monster that imprisons them.
G.H., a well-to-do Rio sculptress, enters her maid’s room, sees a cockroach crawling out of the wardrobe, and, panicking, slams the door on it. But the sight of the dying insect provokes a mystical crisis.
Thrown into a violent and surreal situation, a Lady is forced too deal with the inevitable mortality of her Girl.
Cyriel and Marie, a childless married couple, live on an isolated farm. Their laborious, monotonous lives are turned upside down when a highly virile bull is brought onto their farm. While Cyriel is determined to impregnate their cows, Marie develops an unlikely attraction to the bull.
Zamira's life, already stingy with small joys, is about to be turned upside down. Her husband believes that it is time for the family to leave their familiar place. Faced with a fact, the woman will have to part with her familiar way of life, the center of which was a cow. The closeness between the animal and the man, squeezed in the vice of strong traditions, is about to shrink to the last shred. This means that Zamira will cling to it with a despair unexpected for herself.
The conversation between two mobsters