A Girlish Impulse

Of Kisses and Capes

January 2023 •German

Isi and Finn are planning their first time together. This becomes a complicated undertaking, not only because of their physical disabilities and it threatens to derail their relationship.

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On a family trip to observe the shooting stars, Chloé, a withdrawn teenager, discovers a dazzling attraction for her mother’s new boyfriend.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

Èvanescence

Invalid date •Italian

Confessions of a Male Prostitute

March 1992 •English

A reporter pays a young male street hustler for an interview over a burger and iced coffee.

Hotel Paradijs

April 2007 •English

Every day Paul crosses a canal that separates the Amsterdam city center from the north side, where his lover Christiaan lives and waits for him. A dear routine for both - until one day Paul meets Claire, who starts seducing him into her very own universe, the Hotel Paradijs. Claire makes Paul the audience of her own play: a play where the roles are reversed and into which Paul is undeniably drawn.

Black Bodies

September 2020 •English

An account of what it means to be Black in 2020.

Loose Fish

September 2020 •Arabic

A boy growing up in a port town in Morocco dreams of escaping into a different life than the one in store for him.

Sër Bi

June 2021 •Wolof

A young woman preparing for her marriage desperately and courageously journeys to erase her past.

Our Hearts Beat Like War

September 2020 •Hebrew

A boy’s delightful fantasy world collides with the harsh, grown-up realities he discovers at the refugee-aid centre where his mother works.

Succor

September 2020 •English

An endearing friendship drama about comforting heartache and the perils of online dating.

The Art of Dying Far Away

August 2020 •Portuguese

Can a turtle, the most pacific animal on earth, start a range of significant events that are going to forever change a couple's life? After dividing all their assets, Arnaldo e Barbara still have one decision to make before they formalize their separation: what to do with the turtle? Amongst hesitation and failed solutions, unintended burglaries, police stations, plastic natures and misunderstandings, a single turtle fate is postponing this couple's separation. Because they know that, when they give the turtle back to its natural habitat, their relationship will be over. Are they ready for that last step?

Inseparable

May 2018 •English

A pop star deals with the personal ramifications of fame

Sous mes yeux

March 2007 •English

A girl, on a summer's day, by the sea. Her father is troubled by his seductive sister-in-law under her eyes. Shel is too small to say, but she is not too small to see and understand.

Early to Bed

March 1975 •English

Alan Bleasdale’s television debut, this beautifully observed drama stars Alison Steadman as a woman having a passionate tryst with the boy next door while her husband is at work.

Tenants

December 2015 •Polish

Justyna, a young woman who’s the main protagonist in the film, buys a flat at a bailiff auction regardless the risk it may bring. When she wants to move in it turns out that the keys she was given do not fit the locks. A dream about a place of her own turns into a nightmare.

The Roma Project

May 2015 •English

After a deadly car accident, a boy finds himself trapped in a sinister hospital and begins to wonder if he could be more than human.

Maurice

March 2015 •French

Everything would be fine. Maurice had made up his mind. He had made a list: pick a date, announce his retirement, sell the car, see old friends, and empty the garage. Then, die with dignity.

Change

July 2013 •Thai

Champ and Jay are best friends in an all-boys high school. Jay is protective of Champ, and Champ begins to develop a one-sided crush for him. How far will you go for someone you love?

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.