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Millennium

May 2013 •English

13-year-old Karl and Thomas have been childhood friends but are now drifting apart. Thomas likes Katzy and Katzy likes Karl. The boys have stolen 30,000 kroner because Thomas wants to impress Katzy with an unforgettable party.

Zheimer

January 2024 •Spanish

One morning, an elderly woman grappling with Alzheimer’s awakens, gazes into the mirror, and, confronted with a stranger’s reflection, embarks on a poignant quest to rediscover the face she has carried through a lifetime, now altered overnight.

King of the Castle

December 2011 •English

A heart-warming short film of two brothers and their relationship after their father's death.

Adoration

February 1987 •French

Based on the real life story of Sagawa, a Japanese student who killed, dismembered and ate a young Dutch girl in Paris.

Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

January 1991 •French

The theme of death is heavily interwoven in Smolder’s surreal salute to Belgian painter Antoine Wiertz, a Hieronymus Bosch-type artist whose work centered on humans in various stages in torment, as depicted in expansive canvases with gore galore. Smolders has basically taken a standard documentary and chopped it up, using quotes from the long-dead artist, and periodic statements by a historian (Smolders) filling in a few bits of Wiertz’ life.

Born This Way

Invalid date •English

Follows Supernova, a young Christian, and the backlash they face after coming out to their church as LGBTQ+. Loosely based on director Tatiana Navarrette’s own experiences.

Sunday - A Kannada Short Film

April 2020 •English

Every generation has its own entry and exit. They have their own crisis and celebrations. This is an attempt to bring and connect the dotted lines between the generations. The collectively carefree voyage of everyone's day is "Sunday."

Dopamine

January 2020 •English

Why do we all get a little “rush” when we open our doors to see a shiny new package on our door step? Dopamine, and we’re all addicted. So what happens when they cut our supply?

French Touch

October 2015 •French

The Chinese dream of Florent, a young French graduate, turns into a nightmare. He is desperate to survive in the Far East. He crosses paths with Tang, a beautiful Chinese woman returned from France, who will make him an offer.

Jingle

April 2015 •Spanish

Óscar and Fon are friends and war reporters. They are kidnapped in a basement, in a foreign country, over three thousand miles from home.

Freedom & Independence

April 2015 •English

Against the backdrop of an unfathomable megalopolis, in a story that follows the associative qualities of a dream logic, the protagonists quote from concepts of neo-liberal elitism, and a mix of religious delusions and hallucinations of the apocalypse. The film begins in a sacral space, where Randi, a figure that references Ayn Rand, transforms a parapsychological medium into two digital clouds and sends them on a journey through a megalopolis in full growth. There they materialize as two bodies, which go by the names of Mr. Freedom and Ms. Independence.

Summer's Tail

May 2015 •Korean

A small village in an island. Juyeon whose mom left her only cares about her best friend-Kyunghee. One day, a transfer student-Soyoung moves to her village and everything begins to be changed.

Shooting Star

September 2020 •French

On a family trip to observe the shooting stars, Chloé, a withdrawn teenager, discovers a dazzling attraction for her mother’s new boyfriend.

The Deep End

August 2020 •English

Beau wants to be just like the boys, yet most of his middle school peers won't make room for a kid with Down syndrome. An unexpected invitation from a classmate changes everything.

Equals

October 2019 •English

Álex and Ruth meet through a dating app, immediately become inseparable, move in together, and live as a happy couple, until Álex notices that Ruth is experimenting certain changes.

Èvanescence

Invalid date •Italian

The Gruesome Grizzly Death of Dean Taaffee

January 2023 •English

Its New Years Eve, cause for celebration? NO ! CAUSE FOR MURDER !!?

Under the Claw: A Story of the Transvaal

December 1912 •French

A mine owner discovers a vein of gold but unfortunately dies. His wife doesn't want to sell the mine and so the forman decides to lock her up in a cottage with a dangerous and hungry leopard.

Les frères Hélias

February 2002 •French

Nico and Raphael stole a towel from Victoire, a girl who was swimming naked in a lake.

Daddy's Girl

January 2022 •English

A young woman’s charming but overbearing father helps her move out of her wealthy older boyfriend’s apartment.