One day, Su-young witnesses a gas inspector unlocking a neighbor’s door with a master key. From that moment, her ordinary life is shaken by unfamiliar unease, and the suspicion that her neighbor may have discovered her queer identity only deepens. As even her relationship with her partner Ji-soo begins to fracture, Su-young is left to confront the elusive nature of her fear…Yen, a young man with cerebral palsy, longs for both romance and a body like his caregiver Suriya’s, while his overprotective mother harbors complex feelings for Suriya. As tensions rise, Yen starts to believe his body is no longer the same.
A trans man documentarist named Joo-wan has been filming the bereaved families who keep vigil at a joint memorial altar built on a wasteland. But the altar is about to be removed due to the construction of a new apartment. On the night before the day of removal, Joo-wan’s brother Tae-hee comes and tell him their father died. Joo-wan meets his family after 7 years.
During his school years, Ji-woo lost his closest friend, Kyung-su, who vanished without a trace by the river. The memory of that day still grips him. Now a potter, he works toward a group exhibition yet drifts apart from those around him, unable to bridge the distance carved by loss. When Kyung-su’s younger brother appears with a stone left behind, Ji-woo must confront what he has long avoided and begin piecing together his fractured memories. What does the stone preserve, and what can the pottery hold?
Han Io, in search of her destiny, is instantly transported into a strange café by the shaman’s single word. There, she encounters women with unique charms: the chic yet clumsy café owner, the captivating sexy queen, the somewhat cheesy but warm chocolatier, and the charismatic woman whose intense gaze is overwhelming. Becoming a part-time worker at the café, can Io truly find her destined partner here?
Taxi driver Zhang Zhiyong roams the city, picking up a diverse range of passengers. Among them is a woman from out of town looking for her husband, a young internet celebrity searching for her father, and a security guard scattering his father's ashes into the river. Each passenger carries their own unspoken loneliness, and Zhang Zhiyong has his own story as well. His taxi is a journey through life itself.
Xiao Gao’s life can turn upside down in just a few weeks. Along with her friends, she stumbles into the messy world of adulthood, searching for real love. Meanwhile, her parents keep pressuring her to settle down and give them grandkids. But when she looks around, the men she meets are… well, a total mixed bag. Sure, some are good-looking, but they’re also selfish, greedy, and full of lies. Every time she tries to get close to someone, she ends up getting hurt or mocked. And now, with society’s expectations breathing down her neck, the fear of ending up alone hits her out of nowhere…
A Muslim immigrant in the United States faces an inner conflict between his faith and his desire to adapt to Western life, leading him to discover the true meaning of belonging.
Two thirty-somethings from Limburg, grandsons of former miners, decide to participate in a talent show. They want to offer something that goes beyond the clichés about young people from different backgrounds: no violence, no street stories, but something vulnerable and meaningful.
We follow Nelle on the day she returns home after a year of solo travel. Excerpts from her travel diary reveal the thoughts of the past year. The joyful reunion with her sister and father is quickly overshadowed by the question: "What now?" How does she want to shape her young adult life? Has she made the right choices recently? At the point where Nelle can no longer avoid these questions, the viewer meets her.
A film about two women and a girl. The girl has become a memory the women must live with. The film is a sharp yet subtle exploration of the themes of dementia, elder abuse, and unresolved memories. An (un)usual dialogue between two women.
Xiao, a young boy, wakes to find his mother missing. The only clue given to Xiao comes from a strange woman who claims she and his mom are from a place called Goose Ridge. However, when Xiao asks around, everyone else insists the place doesn't exist.
Lee, a young, withdrawn girl, has a secret crush on her brother's friend Peter. Instead of showing her feelings directly, she lives in her imagination, but everything changes at the Halloween Party when she finds Peter lying alone and unconscious in the forest.
In the smog-choked slums of New Delhi, a desperate young boy risks everything to steal a portable air purifier for his asthmatic mother, only to face the harsh realities of survival, greed, and fleeting hope in a world where even clean air is a luxury.
At a family gathering, 13-year-old Maya learns her father is ill. Amid the festive atmosphere, Maya struggles alone with the shock. How do you find comfort when you're afraid to talk?
Teresa Pla, an intersex individual assigned female at birth, navigates the rigid Spanish society of the early-mid 20th century while facing persecution for living as a man from guerrillas, bandits, and civil guards.
Jumpstart follows 26-year-old Virginia ‘Billie’ Walton as she chokes on a healthy dose of reality. Trading her mother’s opulent lifestyle for a beaten-up Toyota, Billie hits the road with nothing but her car, cigarettes, and absolutely zero life skills. But when basin-bathing at gas stations loses its charm, Billie has to face her worst nightmare - finding a job. Armed with nothing but her silver tongue, can Billie talk her way into employment before her luck runs out?