Based on stories from Writer/Director Austin Abbott's own book 'I Tried Calling', this film follows three different men in distress across three different times making three different phone calls. The first: A janitor stuck in a church. The second: A sports gambler who made a mistake. The third: A businessman having a bad Christmas Eve.
In Saint-Étienne, an old forested village, a young woman unravels the mystery surrounding her father's sudden death. As strange incidents multiply around her, what she discovers is even more sinister and horrifying than anything she could have imagined.
21-year-old skater Reza thrives in his carefree lifestyle. However, he has no idea what to do with his future, much to the frustration of his mother and two sisters. With no better plan in mind, he books a trip to Thailand. But when a motorcycle accident leaves him with a spinal chord injury, his entire world is turned upside down. What does the future hold for him now?
At Home of Happiness, a devoted social worker struggles to reform troubled youth while the institution falls into crisis. A bullied boy clings to his late mother’s teddy bear as his world collapses. A former resident, lured into a telecom scam, faces a moral dilemma that threatens his life. Across different paths, each must confront the scars of the past and decide whether to fall into darkness or fight for a way forward.
The year in 1984. A self styled back street career criminal in the exploding world of video production begins to take over the streets with his gang of punks. On the case cops, Davidson and Reynolds discover an intricate underground world of queer punks, gender benders, and an ex Top Dog prisoner with a secret.
Dee and his best friend Ken waste another day listening to the radio until it conks out, throwing rocks at the remnants of industry, and being pestered by a stranger. Dee wanders through the place he calls home, taking in his surroundings and contemplating life. Consumed by an ambient sadness, he bears witness to strange sights, culminating in a chance encounter with another soul just as lost and lonesome as he is.
Rasmus Kramer's first one-man show.
With hip-hop lingo, unbreakable optimism and misplaced Gen-Z slang, Rasmus Kramer attempts to uncover the oxymoronic life of a single father, Casanova and Mother-in-Law's Dream.
Drinking, partying, shredding BLACK METAL. This is the way of the ROAD. In this documentary experience exclusive footage of Mordhau and WarCastle's EAST COAST ONSLAUGHT! This documentary contains live footage of three shows along the bands tour route and raw interviews all shot and edited by Monzer "Maky" Kotob of Bughead Media.
A stop-motion and 2D animated short film about damage and how we deal with it, visualized through a fragile space that receives a clumsy visitor. It is an exploration by the creator into material, technique, and learning to open up.
As a nun, Elisabeth‘s faith is unshakeable. But shortly before taking her final vows, a love from her youth reappears, stirring memories of the past and long-buried desires. Now Elisabeth must choose: will she devote her life to the convent, or is love more important after all?
A bizarre dream like a pink bubble of chewing gum. Stumbling onto the stage in curlers and pink silk pyjamas. About self-doubt and the courage to show yourself as you are.
In a parking lot, Beatrice and Diego find themselves suspended between an unresolved past and a present that bears its shadows. Beatrice decides to break that hard-won appearance of balance, no more lies, no more secrets, just that toxic truth that has been embedded in their relationship for years.
After a great first date, a man and a woman spend the night at his house on an island in Istanbul. The next morning, he expects her to leave, but she lingers, her presence becoming increasingly unsettling.
Planning to settle in Germany, Dr. Kemal travels to his village one last time to say goodbye to his father. However, events in the village lead him to an unexpected impasse. This impasse forces Kemal to confront his past and his own conscience. Ultimately, he is forced to make the difficult decision of whether to leave or stay.
MORENA tells the uplifting story of the Philippine National Surf Athlete Ikit Agudo, who overcame the pressure to blend into a society obsessed with skin whitening. Within the ocean, she found happiness, strength, and pride in her roots. Inspiring young girls around the world to embrace who they truly are. In the Philippines, skin-whitening remains a billion-peso industry, a legacy of colonial beauty ideals that for generations have led many to neglect their true identity and natural beauty.
Anti Pollution Pirates follows a small crew who hike into a remote Highland beach to clear some of the the huge volume of waste washed ashore. What begins as a simple clean becomes a reminder of connection, shared purpose and the power of small actions. Between gathering debris, cooking over a fire and swimming in cold water, the team find hope alongside the sadness. The film shows that environmental care can be joyful, creative and rooted in showing up.