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THE BODY, a Melbourne-based short, is a satire about our cultural obsession with true crime, particularly women who are murdered. Stylised and absurdist, this film-within-a-film follows a young actor who plays a dead body on a crime TV show, as she finally finds her voice...
Devoted sister elopes with her brother, a benevolent mutant turned into bread. A crowd chases them, drooling on the lips. The streets move in pedals, reason dissolves, hunger reigns. Can love defy appetite?
The traumatic event sometimes replays itself within the trivial. The death of a fish awakens the sorrows of a lifetime. The Mother's great losses take shape in the form of doubles, drawing her toward the center of a pond where her depression crystallizes. The Daughter uses dance to hold her back, as words seem devoid of meaning. The figure of a Heron, both symbolic and ordinary, urges the girl to accept her powerlessness and find her place.
A Kafkaesque courtroom drama set in 19th-century Liverpool, recounting the trial of a corpse with neither name nor past. Dozens have gathered for the absurd ceremony — and perhaps to deliver justice.
On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends, and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.
When Zephyr, a savvy and free-spirited surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.
1899. Hautes-Alpes. Soudain is a hamlet encircled by snow on the high plateaus of a remote mountain. Shortly after the arrival of a young primary school teacher, an avalanche claims its first local.
When a police officer is murdered in Cameroon's capital, Commissioner Billong's search for justice exposes deep rifts between tradition and change, duty and survival.
A delivery driver in New York City discovers his e-bike has been stolen. With his family en route after many years apart, Lu must contend with a community that has turned its back on him while he tries to replace the only thing promising to keep his family afloat.
Young activists attempt an armed attack that fails, leading one to abandon her comrades. A former member haunts her, exploring violence, beliefs, friendship, love against societal crises.
MILITANTROPOS captures the human condition through the fractured realities of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The film pieces together everyday lives transformed by war — those who flee, those who lose everything, and those who stay to resist and fight — tracing both the instinct to survive and the need for closeness.
It's April 26, 1991, which means that schools across Iraq will select students for the honor of bringing items to their mandatory local celebration of President Saddam's birthday. Kind-hearted and resourceful Saeed lives with his grandmother Bibi in the historic Iraqi marshes.
Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.
Pol, a 21-year-old living with his grandmother in a coastal town in Tarragona, dreams of relocating to Miami and earning over €10,000 per month. Immersed in the world of personal development, online coaching, and cryptocurrency investments, Pol's journey reflects the aspirations and challenges of a generation seeking success in the digital age.
In a desperate bid to prevent his older sister from leaving home, Cyrus attempts to recover her stolen dirt bike.
Follows a 16-year-old boy who defies his bourgeois family's expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship where he meets a charismatic Ukrainian colleague who shakes up his world.
A kennel owner, grappling with climate anxiety, falls in love with a customer service rep over the phone. Amid a natural disaster, he embarks on an adventurous, bilingual romantic journey to find her.
Brand New Landscape is the debut feature film of 26-year-old Japanese director Yuiga Danzuka. The film portrays a poignant family reunion in Tokyo, years after the disappearance of the mother. With elegant direction and a sensitive depiction of familial relationships, the film has been compared to the works of Yasujirō Ozu for its emotional depth and portrayal of family dynamics.
Follows 25-year-old Mehdi during a summer vacation in southern France with his girlfriend's family that descends into chaos when a conflict erupts between the family and their villa's caretakers.
A young athlete's life at a boarding school turns upside down after surviving a dangerous accident. As he questions his boxing career and closest friendship, foxes emerge from the nearby forest.
When free-spirited Carmen enters Yasmine's seemingly perfect world of friendship and romance, long-held beliefs about love and identity begin to unravel, challenging everything she once took for granted.
Jiang Ning, who grew up in a single-parent family, is training hard for the last chance of his career. Unexpectedly, the appearance of a talented opponent Zhong Ling takes away the favor of his mother/coach Wang Shuang. The relationship between the three begins to become complicated and confusing all while a fatal "murder" accident is quietly unfolding…
In post-war Japan's economic boom, gangster family-born Kikuo Tachibana finds himself adopted by a kabuki actor. Despite life's challenges, he develops into a gifted performer.
Laura's life is upended when she is in a car crash with her boyfriend who is killed. Laura wanders into the house and life of a family of strangers, who offer to take care of her, but their motivations turn out to not be as simple as they first appear.
In a remote village, Nawojka grapples with dark urges she believes stem from an ancestral curse. Her world shifts when Sandra moves in next door, offering a glimpse of freedom from her family's rigid control.