Echoes of Departure

Coffee and Cigarettes

March 2004 •English

Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

Rain After the Concert

November 2021 •Spanish

Toño accompanies Sara, his best friend's girlfriend, to a rock concert. Unable to reach a bus to return to their city, they are forced to spend the night in a cheap hotel room. The intoxication and euphoria of having seen their favorite group make them feel an illusory affinity.

The Japanese Boy

August 2009 •English

Two men talk by a window while they observe the neighborhood.

Detour

October 2017 •English

Two strangers bond during a taxi ride.

Earthquake

November 1974 •English

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

Shall We Kiss?

June 2007 •French

When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences". Emilie admonishes him that the kiss could have unexpected consequences, and tells him a story, unfolding in flashbacks, about the impossibility of indulging your desires without affecting someone else's life.

Germany in Autumn

March 1978 •German

Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. The movie covers the two month time period during 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped, and later murdered, by the left-wing terrorists known as the RAF-Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Fraction). The businessman had been kidnapped in an effort to secure the release of the orginal leaders of the RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang. When the kidnapping effort and a plane hijacking effort failed, the three most prominent leaders of the RAF, Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, and Jan-Carl Raspe, all committed suicide in prison. It has become an article of faith within the left-wing community that these three were actually murdered by the state.

Rising Sun

July 1993 •English

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.

Mea Culpa

February 2023 •English

A date becomes complicated when a controversial subject forces the couple to examine their desires and limitations.

Choose Me

August 1984 •English

Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.

No Loitering, Please

April 2024 •English

A lowly comic book shop owner discovers a mysterious young woman loitering in his shop, leading to an unlikely friendship.

Panama

June 2019 •Spanish

A conversation between two Ecuadorian friends in the city of Panama.

March the 33rd

June 2022 •Arabic

It's been a long time since they have met, and when an unexpected event happens, something shifts. Uncovering what they actually meant to each other, everything seems more clear than ever.

Meaningless Conversations in Beautiful Environments

April 2017 •English

Against a backdrop of magnificent landscapes and epic tableaus, banal conversations take place between characters who are comically oblivious to their surroundings.

Déja Vù

December 2022 •Portuguese

Whirlybird

December 2022 •English

A young woman frustrated with her entry into adulthood meets an older woman on a walk, who helps her to see that her life could be far worse...

Reflection

October 2015 •English

When a chance of choice is lost, is every decision the correct one...?

My Dinner with Andre

October 1981 •English

Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory share life stories and anecdotes over the course of an evening meal at a restaurant.

Moments: Castle

October 2022 •English

A woman challenges her husband on his decision to have a female friend stay over.

One Summer Night

October 2020 •English

Before heading off to college, an overthinking teenager asks out a former girlfriend in an effort to reconnect and hold on to his past.