The Smotherer

The Marvelous Misadventures of the Stone Lady

May 2019 •French

Tired of being a banal architectural ornamental, a sculpture runs from the Louvre to confront real life on the streets of Paris.

Je te tiens

November 2019 •Spanish

It is the road trip of a mother and her daughter through strange worlds. The daughter wants to kill herself and the mother will try to talk her out of it.

Olla

May 2019 •French

After answering an ad on a dating website for Eastern European women, Olla leaves Ukraine and heads to French suburbia to move in with Pierre, who lives with his elderly mother. However, the suburbia cannot temper her desires, and nothing goes as expected.

Stay Awake, Be Ready

May 2019 •Vietnamese

On a street corner a mysterious conversation among three young men at street stalls. Meanwhile a traffic accident on a motorbike. The night brings together a sketch, a multicolor frame of reality.

Oshun

January 1983 •French

The Reason Why

January 1970 •English

A meditation on My Lai.

Inside the Box

March 2024 •German

We're in the year 2023, and the world seems open and enlightened. At least, it appears that way. Millions of people from other countries live among us, trying to find their way, fulfill their dreams, and advance in their careers. But for refugees, it's not that simple. In the short film Inside the box, we explore social injustices, prejudices against foreign fellow citizens, and the German passport, which is believed to make everything better.

The Music Master

May 1908 •English

What is more miserable than love-blighted life? For the heart that truly loves can never forget. Such is the sad fate of the hero of this Biograph story.

SONYEO

September 2022 •Korean

No one is welcomed in the world of a little girl and a man until a stranger rings the doorbell. As astonishing things happen right in the face, the girl freaks out.

Kristal

September 2020 •Finnish

The film is about a show dancer, Kristal, 40+ years, blond hair woman, who with a Lada car goes around small pubs and entertains people. First she seems a bit ridiculous, self-sufficient and naive, a potential victim, an circus animal, but she comes out as something else. Kristal is a weird saint, who takes to bear all the hate, despair, lust and confusion around her and through that gives people a momentary relief.

How to Die Young in Manila

October 2020 •Tagalog

An introverted teenage boy lies to his parents that he'd sleep over at his friends'. However, he made an appointment with a random guy found on a dating app. The street is filled with dead hustlers, but nobody seems to notice these strange occurrences.

A Scarecrow

October 2020 •Nepali

Nani is practicing for a dance performance on the upcoming Children’s Day. However, her mother is too busy making scarecrows to sell. Eventually Nani has to take care of a younger sibling that forces her to give up her dream and opportunities.

All the Time

October 2020 •Persian

By knowing the secret about his high school sister, Toranj will face difficulty to make a good decision.

Rwd/Fwd

February 2016 •English

We all make mistakes. But what if you could go back to make things better? When love is involved an argument between two old friends can escalate quickly, with painful consequences.

Tremor Cordis

February 2017 •English

This short story of immigration and forbidden love follows Lucy as she discovers her pregnancy and decides to visit her alcoholic mother for advice.

Beauty Mark

July 2016 •English

A door-to door cosmetics saleswoman in 1986 finds a new customer.

Emma

September 2016 •English

14-year-old Emma struggles to hide her alopecia, a condition of rapid, unpredictable hair loss.

Hannah's Summer

February 2008 •Danish

A coming of age story about fourteen year old Hanna and her full of romance summer.

Love Made Visible

January 2015 •English

A 16-year-old girl is brought to a house by a lawyer and told that this house belongs to her dad who she hasn't seen in 14 years. Strangely, she was told by her late mum that her dad died in a car accident a long time ago. From not accepting her dad to once again bonding with him again, what happened? What happened 14 years ago?

Janek/Bastard

August 2017 •English

Krzysztof, an introverted 10 year old, faces his father's decision to hide a Jewish boy from a nearby village in the family's house. As the new boy prompts the father's attention, Krzysztof develops a flammable jealousy towards the other boy which reaches a dangerous peak and leads him to an irreversible act.