In 2023 China, as the pandemic ends and societal pressures rise, a young piano teacher, suffering abuse from her dictatorial husband, transforms into a fox and begins to haunt the spaces of the living.
Mei, a daughter of immigrants living in Poland, dreams of becoming a pianist. Trying to combine the colliding cultures she lives in she takes a step that can’t be undone. Starting adolescence she must choose between her family and her own happiness.
“Taiwan is just an island across the sea,” Grandma says. Wei must stay in Fuzhou, China, and do everything he can to stop his cousin from going to Taiwan.
Indigenous young man Bali follows his father into the mountains to hunt. His father calls it a day when he senses something is off. Bali refuses to leave until they catch something, but his father knows that Bali is about to learn a painful lesson.
A mesmerizing dancer's eyes are consumed by relentless flashes that haunt his graceful movements. Seeking a remedy, he dutifully eats pineapple, hoping to expel these unwelcome guests. Yet, as time passes, he becomes trapped in a hazy, aimless drift – his dance now heavy with futility.
In 2020, a coup in Myanmar shut down the country. Gao Gao, unable to attend school, spent his days with friends in the village, going through life as if nothing had changed despite the unrest around him.
A young woman and a young man meet in Istanbul. They both lack the money to live in the foreign city and they are both deaf. They connect, spend time together and do what young people always do – party carelessly and seek intimacy. They feel they are in love. But all is not quite as it seems. She’s from Ukraine, he’s from Russia, and there’s a war going on somewhere back home.
Zhou Zonghan, determined to avenge his daughter who died in a car accident, brings a sharp blade to the home of Ah Zhi, the perpetrator, on the day of his release from prison. However, an unexpected act by Ah Zhi shakes Zhou Zonghan's resolve for revenge...
Liu Ping-hui, gifted with the ability to absorb others' negative thoughts, believes he can bring peace to the world with his power. But instead of becoming a hero, he’s spent 38 years single—until he finally finds a girlfriend. His happiness is short-lived, however, as she abruptly breaks up with him via a cryptic message saying, “Your smile seems fake.” During his search for her, he meets Hsin-chieh, a fearless and passionate woman. As he tries to use his ability to help her, he only ends up creating more chaos in her life.
Sam, a cheerful Blaze Pizza delivery driver, enters an apartment building to make a routine delivery. Upon stepping into a malfunctioning elevator, strange occurrences begin to unfold, escalating his anxiety.
In the midst of a joyous family picnic, cryptic messages from Emily's childhood friend, Tom, unveil hidden tensions that turn a seemingly perfect gathering into a gripping tale of unraveling secrets and fragile connections.
A fleeting acquaintance can be exciting, adventurous, funny, but also opaque or even threatening. Shot in a single shot, "Between The Lines" explores the nuances of such a situation. Between the tracks of an underground station, the outlines of two people and their stories slowly emerge.
After Inés and her grandmother learn about a military coup breaking out in their home country, the young woman tries desperately to get ahold of her loved ones back home. However, as the night progresses, doubt, pain and powerlessness start to take hold of Inés, threatening to destroy her relationship with her grandmother and her sanity…
When high school best friends Jack and Yu graduate high school in 2017, they think that nothing will tarnish their friendship. Now, at 23 years old and after six years of no communication, the two meet up at very different places in their lives and bond over old shenanigans while reevaluating their relationship to each other.
Fifteen-year-old Gabo seems like a regular teenager who goes to school, plays video games with his best friend, and does other things a normal teenager would do – except he’s not. He has tendencies he knows to be wrong, but cannot control. He befriends Dave, a much older man with his fantasies. Lines soon start to blur between a trusting friendship and being groomed. Once Dave is arrested on suspicion of statutory rape, Gabo must suddenly decide whether to testify against his mentor with the risk of exposing his secret.
Daisy falls head over heels for David - a boy in her class - after they bond over shared opinions and experiences. Everything goes unbelievably well. No issues whatsoever.
Nothing is the same since Lucia's death. Nothing is right. Nothing is in its place. Marta, her little sister, is not even able to feel good in her own skin. The banality of the funeral, the coldness of the house, the terrible feeling of not being able to return the favor to the one who gave so much for her. It all piles up on her mind and crowds behind her eyes, but Marta refuses to cry. To do so would be to betray Lucia's memory. She prefers to work and let herself go in an eternal repetition. And yet Daniela has other plans for her. After all, her loss does not belong to her alone.
In this "Best Concept" award-winning film, after meeting the love of his life, Brian is sent off to war. Upon his return, he learns of his dementia and has to come to terms with his reality.
A detective, who writes about the city's darkness and crime, begins to see that by shifting his perspective, he can uncover the hidden acts of kindness that offer a glimmer of light amidst the shadows. Winner of the "Best Film" award at the 2024 Battle of the Films hosted by Grace Acting Studios.