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As Mia Secreto (they/she) begins the ritual offering of their prostrated body, high priests Empress Wu (all pronouns) and Priestex (they/them) embrace the mortification of the flesh in a mouthy, wet, fisting, frenzy. Secreto’s siren call echoes from the depths, and Wu and Priestex are pulled to the limits of their self control as they consecrate Mia’s body in a ravenous frenzy with their fists, mouths, hands, and gaze. But who holds the power in this ritual? The apotheosis of the body reclaiming itself unlocks a force few mortals can withstand.

Everything's a matter of time, one way or another. Come see Australian comedian Alice Fraser use her hour to turn time inside out and back to front. It'll be fun! It's a comedy show! No one's going to die, except, you know... we're all going to die.

It's widely recognised as a terrorist organisation, responsible for many atrocities including the Beirut port blast and destabilisation of Lebanon. But 42 years on, the 'Party of God', remains stronger than ever. It has transformed itself from a small paramilitary group backed by Iran into an omnipotent political party with the largest private army in the world. A 'state within a state', whose extensive charity network ensures the popular support of the Shiite community while its military wing attempts to redraw the borders of the region and erase Israel from the map.

Camille cultivates flowers on 7000 meters square in Aveyron, France. During all year, « le Jardin de Veillac » structures itself : building a new greenhouse, preparing seedlings, collecting flowers, preparing bouquets and, finally, selling them on Rodez's marketplace, where flowers unveil their beauty and spread in the city.

Worn out by the uphill battle of caring for her husband with early-onset dementia and his rapid decline, a tenacious woman has to face a tough decision: will she move on with her life or stay with him, for better or worse?

This is not only the story of the famous rivalry between Borromini and Bernini, but of Borromini’s rivalry with himself, a genius so tied to his art as to transform it into a demon that devours him from inside.

Set in cosmopolitan London, Aikya, a British-Indian blogger believes she is the only person that exists in the world. Continuing her daily life convinced that every interaction with another is purely a construct in her own world, her beliefs and existence are shattered after she witnesses the ultimately suicide of a neighbour. Thrust into a world unknown, Aikya must process unfounded human emotions, grapple with her solipsism and engage with the idea that she may not be alone after all.

An animated short film about the struggle to reach out for help.

"Plasforms" is above all a visual composition, the relevance of the camera's absence, continuing in its time the plastic tradition of seeing. It is the exposure of the digital medium itself, a choreography of ghost images mechanically imitating the artificiality of a process.

Maud, 13 and devilishly charming, is the leader of her group of girlfriends in 8th grade. After a morbid conversation over lunch, the girls meet in the bathroom to play their favorite game. But when Maud abuses her power and takes the game too far, her world starts to crumble...

A woman patiently cleans her chimney and tidies up her domestic space: this is a daily toil, endlessly reiterated, yet not alienated. Around her unfolds an Irish landscape, and a superimposed text unveils its still topical story, marked by England’s domination, that even Thatcher’s death will not erase. A voice-over refers to a tale by the Grimm brothers, The Bremen Town Musicians. And from this childhood memory is delineated an analysis of its libertarian subtext, as well as a history of its avatars in the context of the upheavals of 19th century Europe.

The film is not just about two talented and determined actresses with disabilities. The determination, energy and courage of Lucy and Yulia radiate onto the stage and screen and have an impact on many levels of social perception. Their successful entry into professional German theater is a profound statement against the accepted norms of a world where fashion, profit and sexism dictate the aesthetics of the female body.

As youth violence rises, a wild and rebellious movement of young people tear up the city’s streets as they try to escape the harsh realities of street life through the brotherhood of biking.

He does what he can to be comfortable.

In September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody. She had been arrested by Iran’s religious police, accused of not wearing her hijab properly. The authorities said she had died of a heart attack, but rumors spread that she had been beaten on arrest. Citizens took to the streets in their thousands in fury. This is an extraordinary and shocking insight into what has been happening across Iran, revealing a regime under huge pressure and resorting to extreme cruelty to control its citizens.

Sixteen-year-old twins Tai and Kenny dream of independence (and cash) in Milton Keynes.

Cipria is a ghost film: three Italian women who lived during fascism had told their lives hoping they could become a film, but the war had shattered the dream. We didn't even have an image of them: only the stories, still current, of their lives, which had been waiting for eighty years to be seen and heard. The challenge was to visualize their stories with footage shot between the 1920s and 1940s and new footage, to give each of them a face, a voice and a body.

This film shows how "Statusbericht" was shot. The seven days of shooting are worked through chronologically, which should give the viewer a sense of the shooting break.

Two brothers from a small Welsh town spend a final day together before one of them departs for University.

Karl wakes from yet another dream about his ex, Brad. When making Brad’s favourite blueberry smoothie he is confronted by the past when Brad appears and challenges Karl over the failure for Karl to move on. Memories, both good and bad, bombard Karl’s mind taunting him and making him continue to long and fantasise over what he had with Brad. It is clear that Brad’s fantasy world and the real world are merging, which if not dealt with could lead to dire consequences. Only when Karl is truly honest with himself will he be able to leave the past alone and enjoy living life post Brad. But will this be the last time he invites Brad in and finally pluck up the courage to say goodbye or will today be like every other day where Karl finds himself lost and alone dwelling on the past.

How can cinema engage with complicity in crimes against humanity, extreme violence and state terror without conniving in it? De Facto finds answers to this question via two actors, a precisely compiled collage of texts and a deliberately reduced setting.

Confrontation between a transgender teenager and their mother during an escorted-driving trip.

A fisherman meets a mysterious woman in an isolated cove.

A young student becomes frustrated by realizing that she knows the names of many battles and fronts of the Spanish Civil War but knows little about the feelings and emotions of those who lived through the conflict. This leads her to continue researching and discovering the "War Ballads" that will take her on a personal journey that she will want to share with the world.

Rose works as a dancer in a club. Now in her late thirties, she’s been told she's getting too old for the job — but she has a teenage son to support at home and rent arrears piling up. So when Rose was diagnosed with bowel cancer six months ago, she decided to keep it a secret, for fear of losing her livelihood.

A young widow tries to inhale her husband's ashes whilst struggling to come to terms with his death.

On the island of the monks in Brittany, Constant Lucas, a former war photographer, lives in the memory of the one who was nicknamed "the star of Siberia". The old man cannot forget this passionate love that haunts him! His son Sergio suddenly arrives on the island with the little Adela that the old man does not know...

I LOVE YOU is an award winning experimental short film about a toxic relationship and the inner conflict of a woman which decision she's gonna take.

The revolutionary tribunal has sentenced Andrea Chénier to death and no one can avert his fate. Shortly before his execution, Chénier is visited by his lover Maddalena, who has decided to die at the poet's side. “Our death is the triumph of love”, the lovers promise each other in their last words. The French Revolution, which was initially demanded by the people, turns out to be a machine of terror after 1789: spies of the regime pursue the citizens, show trials serve as a deterrent and the guillotine ensures that the sentences are carried out. Although the wanted Chénier could flee Paris, he decides against it. He wants to know who is behind the letters that are secretly delivered to him. Here, in the shadow of the reign of terror, love triumphs: Chénier and Maddalena find each other, swear eternal love and are faithful to each other until their last breath together.

Through a film letter, Lara communicates with her great-grandfather Paco, whom she barely knew. She explains to him what has happened since he died.

A short film by Joe Daniel Lynch that acts a visual memorial for Junko Furuta, the angel who went through 44 days of Hell. Rest in Paradise.

Transcendence and hedonism are two of the inner contradictions we experience in new conceptual constellations in a work dedicated to collective rituals in Europe’s public spaces.