Labour of Love

Rhapsody

February 2016 •French

A lonely 60-year-old man lives in a small apartment on the top floor of a tower. Every day, a young woman entrusts her baby to him. A natural and unusual bond unites these two beings, one solid and sturdy, the other small and delicate.

Postcard

June 2014 •French

The Invisible Life

November 2013 •Portuguese

There is a long night when Hugo, a civil servant, is sitting on the stairs of the Ministry where he works. He can’t face going home. The images of the mysterious 8 mm films he found in António’s house after he passed away keep coming back to his mind. Hugo remembers the day when Antonio, his superior at the Ministry, told him that he was going to die. Indirectly, Antonio seemed to want to tell him something about Hugo himself. Hugo’s desire to understand what had remained unsaid between the two of them, triggers other memories from the past. Hugo unexpectedly thinks back on the last time he saw the woman he loved, Adriana, and relives once more what he feels has been his unlived life.

The Death King

January 1990 •German

Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.

14

August 2024 •English

Mick is rejected by the girl of his dreams, and from there on, he solely exists by himself. The first short film of a planned quadrilogy.

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

May 1947 •English

A young British widow rents a seaside cottage and soon becomes haunted by the ghost of its former owner.

Tokyo Solitude

February 2024 •English

On one rainy night in Tokyo, three strangers experience solitude from three unique perspectives.

Saudade

August 2022 •English

Aurora and Bernardo are experiencing moments of happiness, but their joy is interrupted by the onset of war.

I was not murdered.

September 2021 •English

After two men find the corpse of a woman in their back garden tensions rise as they debate about what exactly they should do next.

Land

January 2021 •English

Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again.

Goose Town

March 2023 •English

An urban teenager finds solace from his chaotic life in the footsteps of his fictional outlaw persona.

Garage

October 2007 •English

Due to a learning disability, Josie's life in a tiny town revolves around a menial job taking care of a garage that could close at any day. Things start to change, however, when David, the son of his boss' girlfriend, comes to work with him. Josie hangs out with David and his teenage friends, bringing them beer, and despite being a grown man himself, finds that the new company lifts his spirits. But his simple-mindedness blinds him to some potential legal dangers.

Eden

March 2021 •Hungarian

Eva lives cut off from the outside world in het sterile blue apartment. She's allergic to just about everything. Are her allergies caused by a polluting multinational corporation, or is she so sensitive and vulnerable she's making herself ill?

Love

February 2011 •English

After losing contact with Earth, Astronaut Lee Miller becomes stranded in orbit alone aboard the International Space Station. As time passes and life support systems dwindle, Lee battles to maintain his sanity - and simply stay alive. His world is a claustrophobic and lonely existence, until he makes a strange discovery aboard the ship.

Artemio's Loneliness Vol. 1

October 2020 •Spanish

Artemio embarks on regular nocturnal escapades to a porn theater and clandestine gay spots downtown. Along the way, he describes his voyeuristic experiences. Sex, city lights and daydreaming. This is his life. Until he meets Octavio.

Be There

May 2019 •German

Alain, the architect, lives secluded in his luxurious finca in the outback. He solely wears women's clothes und avoids any contact to people. When he's forced to break out, neither the outside world nor his inner world seem to be ready.

NORMAL

December 2020 •Portuguese

An young man faces his own solitude after losing his family on a tragedy.

VESTIGIUM

September 2021 •Spanish

After discovering a lost message in deep space, a traveler sets out on the path to a mysterious planet. Her mission is to find the source of the message and learn from the civilization that originated it. However, upon arriving at the place she will encounter an unexpected event.

Villa 69

October 2013 •Arabic

Hussein is a terminally ill yet charming architect who enjoys a solitary routine in his old family home, and a variety of female visitors. Not realizing his past is about to catch up with him, Hussein's sister and her grandson move into the house, disrupting a well-established lifestyle, and forcing him to re-examine his ideas about life, love, and family.

I Think We're Alone Now

September 2018 •English

After a catastrophe destroys most of humanity, recluse Del lives in his small, empty town, content with the utopia he has methodically created for himself, until an interloper, young Grace, disrupts his solitude.