The Sweetness of Garlic

My Strange Grandfather

July 2011 •Russian

A creative person often seems weird, funny and a little bit crazy. Even his friends and family do not always understand him and often feel ashamed of him. But sometimes he can create a real miracle - merely from garbage.

Trying Not To Explode

April 2015 •English

A short film about the aftermath of a spontaneous human combustion. Based on the short story 'Blowing Up On The Spot' by Kevin Wilson.

High Tide

September 2010 •Spanish

A young woman in love finds herself immersed in a state of confusion that leads her to feel suddenly alone.

Jael's Tale

Invalid date •English

A seemingly brutalised woman struggles to escape her emotional paralysis. The state of her marriage to her presumed-to-be violent husband feeds her urge to pursue a violent redemption.

True Self

Invalid date •English

A young actor faces success, unexpected love, and moral dilemmas that will alter his life forever during a therapy session.

All The World

January 2024 •English

A young dancer from a small town in rural Oregon becomes infatuated with an older western writer — she confuses this reflection of her own greatness, as love.

Don't Look Back

November 2021 •English

The plot of the film takes place in a foreign company located in southern Serbia. The warehouse manager enjoys his free weekend, which is interrupted by a warehouse worker who invites him to come to the warehouse in order to have a serious conversation with a new client from London. The manager had no idea what had happened there and what is yet to happen in the warehouse.

If

July 2024 •Bengali

Jaya and Fatima, two women deeply in love with one another, want to have a family. They have dreamt of a future together that would seem straight out of a fairytale. But then destiny has planned for them otherwise.

Wheels

August 2022 •English

Jac, a disillusioned 17-year-old from the wrong side of the tracks, finds himself in a familiar-looking interrogation room, but with an unfamiliar detective.

Prick

August 2022 •English

A murky night out leaves Anya questioning whether she was spiked and assaulted, struggling to piece together what happened to her and come to terms with her trauma.

Squat

August 2022 •English

A group of teenagers try to survive in a run-down squat. A home birth, zero-hour contracts, bigoted parents, a mouse infestation - what's left to be thrown at them?

Always The Artist, Never The Muse

April 2024 •English

The Artist feels like they could never be the muse and The Muse feels like they could never be the artist.

The Bathtub

July 2021 •Catalan

Ramon Riera is taking a well-deserved bath when his cell phone suddenly rings. On the other side of the line is Clara, a girl who insistently tries to sell him a life insurance.

The Intimate Touch

July 2020 •English

At a romantic restaurant, a feminist reporter and a Muslim refugee meet for dinner.

La señora de la casa

July 2020 •Spanish

Lost Parents

July 2017 •Dutch

Luuk is the only survivor of a plane crash. He tries to process his loss through art.

Salvaje

July 2021 •Spanish

Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

July 2012 •English

Maggie must navigate an eventful first day in daycare. At the Ayn Rand School for Tots, Maggie is diagnosed with average intelligence. Barred from the gifted children, she longs to escape from her glue-guzzling classmates. But when a lonely caterpillar befriends her, she makes it her mission to save it from a ruthless butterfly smashing toddler.

Tune for Two

March 2011 •Swedish

An assassin drags his victim into the middle of the snowy woods, digs a pit, positions him next to it and prepares to finish the job. His victim seems to want to go out singing though.

Break Up the Dance

January 1957 •Polish

Youths get ready for a party, decorating the dance floor, cleaning out the fountain of a pond. That evening, the party starts and guests arrive: everyone has a ticket, and a guy at the gate, wearing a formal shirt, tails, and shorts, makes sure only those with tickets gain entrance.