A discovered alien washing machine exchanges the heads of three friends, now they must experience each other's lives. In five short stories we see what extraordinary things they experience.
Severino finds a magic medallion and becomes bewitched. To save their friend and prevent the forces of evil from dominating him forever, Sol, Bento, Pippo and Berenice embark on an icy adventure in the snow and go to the End of the World!
A young, aspiring fashion designer wants to bring more sparkle to the world and brighten it for those around her. Despite being told no on her initial ideas, she learns to stick to her instincts and to never give up on her dreams.
Three kilos of marijuana! The fact that drug smuggler Eda got away with a suspended sentence is due to her seven-year-old son Robert. Probation officer Klara Sunday, who knows a home childhood from her own experience, worries about him at least as much as she does about his tough-looking mother.
The pirates feel right at home in Sandborough, but the atmosphere cools right down when the ninjas come to live in the street. After all, pirates and ninjas are sworn enemies! While pirate captain Hector Blunderbuss struggles to get rid of his new neighbours, son Billy and ninja daughter Yuka become friends. The pirates challenge the ninjas to the ultimate battle at the village's annual hexathlon. Who will win the match? Ninjas are faster and more agile of course, but pirates are the best cheats in all of the seven seas...
A seemingly normal family man goes out for a date night with his wife, after a night spent drinking heavily and taking an assortment of drugs, things take a nasty turn when they return home. His life spirals when it's all mixed together.
After the passing of his father, Sam Mitchells returns to his childhood home to collect the rest of his father's belongings. Greeted only by his step-brother, Sam uncovers threatening and mysterious evidence of foul play in his father's death.
Ten-year-old Kwong is a Primary 5 student who has to contend with "Internal assessment for Secondary Places" and parents who constantly argue. He is at a loss. His grandma, who lives alone, is always patient and happy to learn about his world. Grandma passes away suddenly, Kwong suffers from insomnia. At night, when he looks at the boundless sky, he feels secure, as if many friends are talking to him. He keeps all this to himself. To his parents, Kwong is just a naughty boy. They have no inkling that Kwong may be experiencing emotional problems.
Throughout the years, the role of a mother and grandmother is to take care of her own. However, when roles are forced to switch, one daughter and granddaughter must find the pieces of taking care of their recently strange loved one..
This delicately-rendered live action narrative follows the story of a ten-year-old boy and budding entomologist named Juozapas, who was born with his heart outside of his chest. Can Rugile, the fearless new girl in town, help Juozapas gain courage and acceptance to overcome exclusion and the insensitivity of the people around them?
A series of old photographs awakens memories of childhood in post-war Spain, where a daughter and mother are struggling to find their place between grief and prejudice. Smells ambitiously attempts to stimulate our senses to help understand the protagonists' lives. With very few elements, the film succeeds in wafting off the screen, suffusing our memory.
Petra Hoffmann is in her early 50s and pregnant. She is not carrying her own child though, but that of her daughter. Midwife Lena Lorenz has been looking after mother and daughter for a while and the pregnancy has been unproblematic thus far, but shortly before the birth the family starts to break apart.
The 26th Annual Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year, presented by Fresh International Film Festival, is hosted by Gemma Bradley and RTÉ's Stephen Byrne. The big night celebrates all the amazing work from young creatives who took part in the senior section (ages 13 to 18) of the Fresh International Film Festival.