Lessons

Wake

January 2022 •English

A nuanced story of friendship, forbidden love and self-awareness in the face of grief.

Spring Tide

September 2020 •Chinese

A teenage girl is ready to experiment, but an older man’s demands burden her sexual awakening with complex realizations about her place in the world.

Buquí

Invalid date •Spanish

Manuel, a young Dominican chef, has the opportunity to fulfill his dream when a businesswoman asks him for a dish that will impress her. But, he has to deal with his inner voice that torments him in order to make it.

Beach

March 2024 •English

A nice day at the beach.

Expecting

November 2020 •English

An awkward dinner party among friends from an infertility support group takes an unexpected turn.

Moon

September 2020 •French

Babz Dubreuil, a lonely ex-convict, works as a cook in a brunch restaurant. At the encouragement of a colleague, she finds the courage to ask an attractive customer on a date. It might be the beginning of redemption.

Not a Word

September 2020 •French

Alice is a victim of sexual abuse, and like many victims, lived in silence for years, ashamed, tortured by guilt, afraid to reveal the truth. When Alice starts reading from her teenage diary she finally summons enough courage to confront the man she holds responsible for her suffering.

Feeling the Shadow

January 2011 •Russian

St. Petersburg streets. Cloudy day. The inflamed consciousness. The feeling of an invisible presence of somebody behind you. Who you want to be. your shadow... The shadow challenges you. All you have to do is figure out who really exists-you or your shadow.

A Piece of Land

June 2019 •Kurdish

Ahmed flees his war-torn homeland of Syria and faces discrimination in Iraq. The people of the new society he joins make it impossible for him to move on and begin a new life.

Dawn and Twilight

February 1914 •English

A blind violinist's sight is restored by an operation paid for by a young woman who loves him, but the fickleness of fate strikes them further tragic blows.

Flowing Home

November 2021 •French

The intertwining fates of two Vietnamese sisters who sustain a wartime relationship through written correspondence.

Bats in the Night

October 2019 •French

Adri and Beamo are two brothers who like to hang out and challenge each other. When Adri asks his little brother to enter an abandoned house and bring back an object, the latter will make a strange discovery that will haunt their night.

Gabriela

October 2023 •English

It's the summer after high school graduation and Gabriela, a young undocumented Guatemalan woman, pursues her dream of swimming for an illustrious Country Club swim team. Despite her single-minded determination, Gabriela is continually confronted with her overprotective mother’s ears, limitations on her economic and legal status, and self-judgment. As she questions her self-worth against the structures of contemporary American Southern life, Gabriela embarks on a quest towards personal freedom and self-acceptance.

Midnight

July 2023 •Arabic

A swimmer prepares for the swimming championship final, and hours before the tournament, terrifying and suspicious situations and events happend to him

Dear June

June 2023 •English

After June and Charlie break up, Theo finds a scrapbook containing their fondest memories together, and he becomes obsessed with their relationship. He convinces June to try and win Charlie back by recreating moments from the book. Dear June follows the intricacies of a relationship going downhill and explores how straight men view and tokenize sapphic relationships.

Adam in aeternum

April 2021 •Spanish

The Tedious Ways of Terry Cotton

Invalid date •English

A man partakes in an interview that reveals more than he wants to know.

Apprenticeship

January 2018 •Slovenian

Tilen is an introverted teenager who gets his first job in a warehouse.

Akiva

January 2010 •English

A Holocaust survivor was ready to give up his life until he met a young and curious boy.

The House of Loss

February 2022 •Korean

The elderly at the nursing home have their heads shaved. The protagonist who works there sees them but can't read their expressions. However, from one instance, he finds himself looking closely at their faces.