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Dull Hope

Invalid date •English

Suppressed memories reach a boiling point. An animated tale of longing. “The Experimental section saw Non Films’ Dull Hope scoop the premier place as category winner. Half animation and half movie footage, this hybrid resonated very much with the judging panel who deemed it to be a sad dirge on personal memories and heartbreak.” – The Guardian Directed & Animated by Brian Ratigan Music & Sound Design by Nick Punch (R.I.P.) Produced by Non Films

Terror in Times Square: A Guide To Nightmare's Grindhouse Kingdom

January 2015 •English

2015 featurette documentary behind the experience of Nightmare and grindhouse cinema.

Moth

May 2019 •English

A wandering through the primal emotions of birth, motherhood, body, nature, metamorphosis and dance.

Omelia Contadina

September 2020 •Italian

A farming community gathers on a plateau on the border of three regions for the funeral of traditional agriculture. It’s a film to ward off the disappearance of a millenary culture.

The Delivery

November 2021 •English

An unwitting customer biting off more than he can chew. A mysterious driver with a penchant for blood. A delivery that is not what it seems. Nightmares will come to a head in this gruesome Halloween short film.

The Virus

June 2010 •Dutch

Through a personal video diary we are witness of the last days of humanity when a horrible zombie virus is spreading.

Beat the Devil

November 2021 •English

Drama by David Hare in which Ralph Fiennes stars as the playwright, recounting his experience of contracting Covid-19 on the day lockdown was announced in the UK.

Cascarita de plátano

August 2015 •Spanish

A group of teenage soccer players are abruptly interrupted by four boys who arbitrarily want to take over the field where the girls train every day, in the process the teenagers take over the field trying to deprive the young teenagers of the space where they train. The boys insist, the women do not allow their inclusion and propose a bet. The game begins, the girls see themselves dominant in soccer, at the end of the sporting confrontation, the boys lose and in consolation the girls offer to kiss them, revealing in the end that all of them are actually boys.

In My Room

September 2020 •French

Made during confinement, "In My Room" plunges us into the poignant story of a woman at the twilight of her life, through recordings of the director's deceased grandmother. Living rooms become stages where life is performed. Windows become portals to the lives of others.

Solitaire

September 2020 •

Renaud is 85 years old and lives in Paris with his trusty wheelchair/caregiver. He's a loner, stuck in his ways, uncomplainingly trapped for years now on the top floor of a building in Montmartre. He has everything he needs at home anyway; he makes toys and gets his meals and his favorite newspaper, and all's right with the world. But what if a new neighbor appeared on his landing to shake up his routine?

In This Moment

September 2020 •Italian

A love story involving two young women during the lockdown imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crescendo

December 2019 •English

Glow

January 2000 •English

The story of a girl that is in search for that certain look, that glow.

Bella and the Slasher

October 2020 •English

Bella is a girl that can't seem to fit in - but also doesn't want to. In an attempt to connect with her shadowy past, she discovers the most unusual type of friendship.

Rabbit Hole

November 2023 •English

A teenager takes a bike ride that spirals into a rabbit hole of memories. An experiment of sound and visuals that delve into the psychology of growing up with a dysfunctional home life.

Oblivion

October 2024 •Russian

A lone passenger is reflected in the windows of a train crawling through layers of textures towards Minsk. During his absence, the city has not changed: all the streets are frozen, long-gone voices can be heard in the empty rooms and around the corner you can find yourself in a video game from your childhood.

Extinction of the Saber-Toothed Housecat

July 2010 •English

A now-extinct species of cat spends its last minutes on Earth before destruction.

The Magic Sun

January 1966 •English

Multi-faceted artist Phil Niblock captures a brief moment of an interstellar communication by the Arkestra in their prime. Black turns white in a so-called negative post-process, while Niblock's camera focuses on microscopic details of hands, bodies and instruments. A brilliant tribute to the Sun King by another brilliant supra-planetary sovereign. (Eye of Sound)

By the Pool

October 2012 •English

By the pool, Toby faces the fear of talking to the beautiful Tina.

Wyspa R.O.

January 2001 •Polish

"Wyspa R.O" is a highly personal story about freedom, fate and love as well as Lenica's personal creative testament. The allegorical story, full of symbols and the author's quotes, tells of a secret corner of the world which was once inhabited by convicts, where only one lonely guard remains. Lenica was one of the most important creators of Polish poster art and his films have been honored at many international festivals.