An independent Kurdish short film that highlights the conflict between individuals and their true selves, particularly in societies that suppress authenticity and freedom. Just when she thinks she’s finally gotten over the desire to find herself, her true self haunts her one last time and asks to play one round of chess, in which they both play in favor of only one.
Mr. Watermelon-Head is forced to confront his nightmares made flesh: feral raccoons with a thirst for his watermelon juice. How does one fight the shadows that crawl out of their own dreams?
Threads of Home is set in the spring of Pakistan. Following the story of Aliya, a young girl participating in the Basant Kite Flying Festival in Punjab. As Aliya plays with the kite, a sudden powerful gust of wind tears it from her grasp. The string snaps, leaving her standing helpless, clutching nothing but a frayed thread as she watches the kite drift farther and farther away, out of reach.
A young woman unpacks the emotional aftermath of a secret that unravelled everything — her relationships, her reputation, and her sense of self. Told through monologue, voiceover, and fractured memories, this confessional short explores how far we go to protect the lies we tell.
Irene and Anya have it all, except a child. When a man from Anya’s past enters the picture, their plan takes a wild turn, leading to a threesome built on passion, complication, and choice.
34-year-old Moscow writer Igor Angelevskiy for the third time failed to win Russia's main literary prize. After the award ceremony, the hero's wallet is stolen, which contains the only memory of his mother. Hearing the news about the theft, 20-year-old pickpocket Aldar decides to read Angelevskiy's books and is so fascinated by them that he becomes Igor's student. The writer sees in the young man a brilliant storyteller with rich life experience. After a while, Angelevskiy and Aldar become friends.
Two young brothers move into a new house with their parents. Very quickly, the younger one notices that something is not right in this seemingly ordinary daily life.
Đorđe and Divna are young people whose freedom is limited. Divna dreamed of being a famous singer, but she is forced to sing in a bar and perform striptease, and Đorđe's birth mother limits his freedom for fear of leaving her, like his father. The two meet and connect through music, and experience a love affair. They plan to help each other, to throw off the "strains and shackles" that bind them, but they face many obstacles that "bind" them, and which they must overcome in order to succeed.
In Baghdad's streets, Chum-Chum, a diabetic and dreamy nine-year-old, believes the Tigris hides a gate to Irkalla, the underworld where he can revive his lost parents. As his friend Moody is pulled into a militia plot, Chum-Chum must choose between myth and truth.
1997: eight-year-old Linda drifts away from her wealthy grandmother's Swiss villa with her carefree mother Eva. In Italy, she meets Azzurra and Marta. A summer bond unites the three girls in a gang formed to protect each other, their youth, and their freedom. Around them swirl selfish parents chasing fragile dreams, gossiping neighbors, and a queer babysitter trying to find his place in a world that doesn’t want him either.
A heartwarming and humorous tale of a tight-knit group of rural LGBTQ+ friends—known as the "Isan Queer Gang"—who may have different dreams but share one common goal: saving up for a trip to Japan.
In a city that never truly cared, a young man walked aimlessly. He had no one—only a pair of weary feet and a hope that was nearly extinguished. Each day, he tried to weave meaning from brief conversations with strangers, as if hoping that just one might last longer than a mere greeting. In the crowd that felt lonelier than solitude, he wondered how much longer he had to endure before he truly disappeared.
Branko dwells on the fringes of Belgrade society. Isolated and unable to sleep, he speaks to no-one. His only obsession seems to be his younger brother, whose muddy shoes, bloodstained sheets, and murky whereabouts unsettle him. As paranoia sets in, Branko realises his brother isn't the strange one. He is.