The Forbidden Chapter

The Boyfriend Game

September 2015 •English

In the privacy of the Australian bush, two best friends play “The Boyfriend Game” where they each invent their ideal imaginary males. Unfortunately, one of the girls seems to want the other girl’s fantasy more than her own.

Breath

October 2014 •English

A man is trying to right the wrongs of his past, and to be there for his child, when his father was never there for him.

Super

November 2012 •English

The main character, Albert, gets lost in the seductive world of pretty packages. When his frivolous fantasy turns into a nightmare he discovers a different world behind the facade of the supermarket.

Cendol

May 2016 •Malay

The past life of a successful doctor named Alia with her disability brother. It centers around the lives of past successful doctor named Alia with a disabled brother. They were orphaned when both their parents died in a road accident. Demi sustain life, Alia and her brother sell Fried around the village. Following the difficulties of life, her brother was finally handed to the host family because Alia wants her ambition to be a doctor.

Hors de l'eau

July 2018 •French

Through the eyes of a macaque mother, a group of snow monkeys has to face the strict rules which govern their community.

Lavender

March 2019 •English

A young gay man grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple.

Do Útero Ao Túmulo

December 2022 •Portuguese

Oasis

October 2020 •Spanish

2020, in global confinement in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, in CDMX women decide to give birth in their own home. The film is an intimate witness of life, which, despite everything, prevails.

Life Gone With The Wind

July 2019 •Kurdish

An elderly woman reminisces back to her childhood and her unfulfilled dreams when she discovers a kite in her garden.

City in the Sky

September 2009 •English

Italy, at the end of the 21st century. Quinto, a gentle, naive man on his quest to find the fabled 'City in the Sky' arrives at a dilapidated family-owned hotel run by transsexual Dora and her drug addict son. Locked in one of the rooms is Ai, a malfunctioning android prostitute, waiting to be deactivated. By error at check-in, Quinto meets her.

Same Same is Not the Same

July 2015 •Thai

After seeing his mother criticize a gay relationship that appears on television, Inn decides to come out out to her with the help of his boyfriend, Max.

I Want to be a Secretary

January 2007 •English

The footage for I Want to Be a Secretary has been reclaimed and reworked from a selection of all but forgotten post-war recruitment films encouraging the modern girl to pursue a secretarial career. What other path is open to an independent-minded young lady after all? What are the secrets of the boardroom? And what is the meaning of the firm-but-fair Miss Ingall's mysterious smile? Our plucky young career gal heroine is about to find out.

The Man Who Waited

January 2006 •French

Franz Kafka short film

Bro

February 2016 •English

Best friends Aaron and Harris deal with a dynamic change in their friendship when romantic feelings surface. How will they continue being best bros?

Signs Of Destiny (And All That)

September 2022 •French

Unbreakable Signs

August 2014 •English

Chris intends to leave the village where he lives, aware that he will have to face Those We Don't Speak Of. Short film inspired by M. Night Shyamalan's The Village.

The Court Jester

January 2024 •English

Unfolding during a 2004 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, fitness trainer Richard Simmons makes an appearance. Amid the chaos and liveliness of the behind-the-scenes, Richard encounters David, an overlooked and underappreciated segment producer struggling with self-esteem. In a serendipitous twist, Richard sees beyond David's invisibility, offering his unique brand of honest, uplifting kindness.

The Art In Anguish

April 2024 •English

Josh Thomas is an artist grieving the loss of his wife, channelling inner turmoil into art. When presented with an opportunity, Josh must decide whether he’s selling art or his emotions.

Her Smile

December 2007 •English

'Her Smile' takes place in the Red District of South Korea. The main character is a girl named Sumi. She is a girl that wants love so desperately from the cold ruthless society that causes her to struggle so. Although she works as a prostitute, outside of her job she deals with situations that much of the world can relate to.

The Pledge

July 1982 •English

Three criminals pledge to free the soul of their friend from his gibbeted corpse in this short film based on 'The Highwayman' by Lord Dunsany.