Above and Beyond: The Craftsman

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.

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?

Hiding

March 2021 •Tamil

A chased man tries to run from the memories of his past, fleeing Civil War in Sri Lanka.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alain Vastine, les combats d'un père

April 2024 •French

In The Dry Stream

April 2022 •Korean

In the depth of a dry valley, there are two boys named Yu-bin and Geon, who are each other’s one and only friends. The dry stream serves as the best hideout and playground for them, but nobody seems to understand.

Homo Verum

January 2023 •Portuguese

In 1894, Gabriel, an ambitious medicine graduate, spends his summer learning from the renowned Doctor Fidalgo in his isolated Mansion. Upon developing a lustful admiration for Fidalgo's wife, the young doctor is forced to break his morals.

The great voyage of Captain Neptune

February 1991 •Spanish

Two madmen wish to avenge the historical Peruvian ship "Monitor Huascar" under the command of Capitain Grau: a hero, and a symbol of the 19th century war lost to Chile.

Sergeant

February 2012 •Serbian

One night in Belgrade, a young guy meets a man for casual sex. By morning, different expectations can bring a new light on this chance meeting.

The Perrot Case

December 2019 •French

'Le cas Perrot' depicts a dreamlike world in a realist manner. It was shot with amateur teenagers in the style of a documentary in order to make fantastical contents seem naturalist. It was hence written and directed adhering to the logic that the brain adopts during sleep.

Thicker Than Water

January 1980 •English

The Black Pudding Festival in Normandy, France, brings competitors from all over Europe. The British contingent is there for all the fun of the fair-and determined to win!