Ira grows up in the hollow of absence. A mother too distant, a father who never arrives. At university, she collides with Maruf, a grounded young man running a food cart to support his family. Their clashes soon give way to a quiet, unexpected tenderness. But when her estranged mother resurfaces, buried wounds threaten to undo everything. Through tears, uneasy reconciliations, and small acts of care, Ira learns that love is not an escape but a choice, a decision to stay, to show up. With a handful of balloons and a full heart, she chooses Maruf. Behind them, a still Ferris wheel glows in the dusk a silent promise that even when life halts, love endures.
This awareness short film follows a married woman trapped in a painful and abusive relationship with her husband, Luis. She is forced to confront her deepest fears and face a life-changing decision. The story sheds light on the hidden struggles of domestic abuse, highlighting resilience, courage, and the difficult path toward freedom.
At the centre of the plot is the writer Robert, who got fired, got a new job, got hepatitis B, got burnt on his penis and got knocked out, became a father and godfather, slept with four women and forced a friend to commit suicide, all in just four days – without getting sober.
Kazu, an actor visiting his hometown, where he will have to confess a sad secret to his family. Saikai is a seaside municipality in Nagasaki prefecture — a place with charm, nice scenery, and not much going on. For Kazu, it’s a nice contrast with Tokyo, where he has gone to make his living. His family and his old community welcome his return visit, and he is loath to disappoint them, but the truth about his upcoming marriage will have to be told…
A janitor with a loving wife and a devoted son leads a seemingly quiet, orderly life. One day, the boy asks his father an inconspicuous but profound question: “Dad, why are there no photos of you at my age?” Driven by a restlessness that can no longer be suppressed, the man returns to the place of his childhood: a children's home he has avoided for decades.
Erik, a 13-year-old boy, has a platonic crush on Sheila and, to get closer to her, claims to have a tape at home with the legendary “last episode” of the cartoon Dungeons & Dragons. With the help of his friends, he seeks a way out of the mess he has gotten himself into, experiencing an intense coming-of-age story.
In 1890, the year of the U.S. census, chaos erupts when a stranger named Strindler arrives in a small town in Arizona and requests money for providing the names of dead Mexican laborers. Adapted from the novel by Nikolai Gogol.
When reed cutter Johan discovers the lifeless body of a girl on his land, he is overcome by an ambiguous sense of guilt. While taking care of his granddaughter, he sets out on a quest to track down evil.
“Summer. City. Love.” is a multi-genre almanac dedicated to the inhabitants of cities. It consists of 8 short stories, related in one way or another. Stories about the main feeling - love, and how different it can be.
Eli, a 10-year-old Jewish boy with a hyperactive imagination, is haunted by a memory of his great-uncle's prolonged illness. At the awkward unveiling ceremony, as his relatives begin to act increasingly strange, Eli must confront his growing fears about death and the unknown.
When he learns that his ex-girlfriend has passed off one of his scripts as hers and made a film based on it that wins big at a renowned festival, the betrayed man travels after her to confront her.
Eva perceives herself differently. An unexpected event transforms her. Her female universe put under tension, sustaining the unsustainable in the family structure. From that night on, everything will be different for her, even if nothing changes.
Niken faces familial pressure to marry despite her lack of desire. With both her ex-fiancé and current boyfriend pushing for marriage, Niken grapples with a critical question: to wed or not to wed? Oh, and more importantly, to whom?
A man from the Southern Highlands of New South Wales and a woman from Punjab, India, form a deep bond over three and a half years while living in Sydney’s Inner West. But as her departure in August 2026 nears, their final week together is filled with laughter, nostalgia, and the painful uncertainty of whether this is the end or just another chapter in their story.
Stephen Seary, a stage designer, returns to Australia to visit his dying mother, but a quick trip descends into family tensions, past conflicts, and romantic complications, jeopardizing his return to Europe and the opera that awaits.
After serving fourteen years for robbery, Anker is released from prison and reunites with his mentally ill brother Manfred, who alone knows where the stolen money is hidden but has forgotten its location, sending them on a journey to recover the loot and confront who they are.