Elise, or Real Life

Mermaids

December 1990 •English

Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.

The Common Man

February 1975 •French

Georges Lajoie is a Parisian café owner. As every summer, Georges, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite, where they meet up with the Schumacher family (whose father is a bailiff) and the Colin family (who sells bras in the markets). This year, their peace is slightly disturbed by the proximity of a construction site where foreign workers are employed. Xenophobic comments are made. One evening at the ball, a fight breaks out between Lajoie, Albert Schumacher and two algerian immigrant workers...

Le Bougnoul

April 1975 •French

A construction worker on a construction site in the Paris suburbs, Mehdi takes the bus to return home after work. Wishing to get off while the vehicle is stationary in a traffic jam, the driver refuses: while restarting, the bus hits the car in front of it. The bus driver attacks Mehdi whom he holds responsible for the incident, claiming that it is forbidden to “talk to the stagehand”. Mehdi is implicated in court and his lawyer tries to draw attention to the living conditions of immigrant workers.

Kate & Jake

October 2023 •English

An ex-couple arrange to meet up again to share some exciting yet bittersweet news. This prompts the pair to reminisce about the early days of their relationship, and the events that transpired leading to its collapse.

I Promessi Sposi - Opera Moderna

September 2010 •Italian

Même les anges ont le coeur brûlé

February 2024 •French

The Sunfish

January 2014 •Danish

Kesse is a third generation fisherman, living in a small coastal town in Northern Jutland. Life trudges along without surprises, but all this is about to change. The fishing industry is hit by financial crisis and the small fishing boats are swiftly put out of competition by big corporations. In desperation, Kesse tries to find a way out of his hopeless plight and has to resort to dishonest means, on top of having to fire his best friend and lone employee. As if this wasn't enough, he gets an unwelcome guest on-board in the form of marine biologist Gerd from Copenhagen, sent to study the fishing. Søren Balle's debut feature is a funny and touching film about love, friendship and the difficult art of dealing with change.

Drowning Love

November 2016 •Japanese

Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.

Overtone

December 2004 •Japanese

Suzuka, a member of a theatrical troupe, lives day by day with her boyfriend who is not on the same wavelength as her. On the other hand, Kai, the vocalist of the band "Burst," is frustrated by the differences between him and his bandmates. These two people, who live completely separate lives, meet by chance and feel a strange resonance. A unique love story with an emphasis on sound and music.

Dust to Dust

May 2010 •Finnish

Risto, a zombie loses his burial plot and to reclaim it he must get a job in a factory. His former lover Sanna also works at the same place.

Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay

September 2016 •Urdu

It's the story of a young couple struggling with challenges of life. Both are aggressive and follow their own thoughts which affect their relationship. Their reunion becomes complicated gradually.

Rat Girl

Invalid date •English

JORDAN is a lonely Manhattan painter. When GINGER, a suicidal 19 year old squatter calls Jordan by accident, she threatens to kill herself if he doesn't meet her for lunch. This dark dramedy is 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' on lithium. 16mm film

Ode to Passion

July 2020 •English

In New York City, a young writer's resolute belief in true love is put to the test by a beautiful girl and her struggle with addiction. This original rock musical drama is made unique by its non-musical scenes spoken purely in verse.

Another End

March 2024 •English

Set in a near-future when a new technology exists that can put the consciousness of a dead person back into a living body, in an attempt to ease the grief of separation, providing a little extra time to say goodbye.

The Loss Adjuster

November 2020 •English

Hapless Insurance Loss Adjuster - Martin Dyer - feels his life is spiralling out of control but discovers that even when you reach rock bottom, that some clouds really do have a silver lining.

Slam Book

August 2015 •Marathi

This is a story about going after your first love in the early 2000s.

A Fragile Flower

March 2024 •Vietnamese

Thach Thao is a beautiful girl with an angelic beautiful voice, and the first time she sang on stage at Itango Club, Thao immediately caught the eye of a music producer named Son. Then, she was invited to cooperate in filming a music video called "A Fragile Flower". After the music video was released, Thach Thao became a renowned singer. She is beautiful, talented, so many men love her. Then, which man will Thao's heart belong to? And what is the dangerous disease that she encountered?

Life in Text.

November 2013 •English

A brokenhearted 20-something relives a lost relationship as he explores the physical space created by his ex-girlfriend's text messages. Starring Tyler Ritter and Alexandra Daddario.

L'autre France

March 1977 •French

Social drama about Algerian immigrant workers who came searching for work in France.

Monsoon Wedding

August 2001 •Hindi

As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This film traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.