In his debut comedy special, Bo Johnson delivers punchline heavy jokes with the gentle tone of an audiobook narrator. With his dry and quiet approach to stand up, Bo blends observational comedy about Murphy beds, board games, and smut with personal storytelling. Filmed in a small comedy theatre in Portland, Oregon, Two Sailboats captures ten years of comedy craftsmanship.
Mallorca, a holiday dream. And an island with too many tourists and too little living space. But there is also another story hidden between the colourful beach umbrellas and picturesque hiking trails: a tightly entangled one of military dictatorship and forced labour, of forgetting and concealment, of the struggle for memorial sites… Jaume Serra Cardell, a teacher from Sa Pobla, was shot dead in 1937 in the military fortress of Illetes, on Mallorca. Today, his niece is fighting for a critical examination of the historical past and is collecting evidence.
Director Alexandra Bidian goes to Romania, the home country of her late father. She invites her mother and sister along to the land where they used to spend their summer holidays, but this time in search of memories. It is her attempt to address and voice things, and her means to understand the man who wrote a lot and spoke very little, and about whom much remains in the dark. When her father came to Germany, he already had a life behind him – including decades of political involvement, which was documented not only by him, but also by the Securitate, socialist Romania’s secret police. Bidian combs through old boxes, reads letters, and peruses files. But instead of answers, she is left with more questions. A road trip to the past, and a letter to her father. Using archival material, family pictures, and interviews with friends and associates, Bidian tries to track down who her father was – and how her own story is intertwined with his life and his actions, as well as with his losses.
In his new stand-up special London Fog, comedian Zoltan Kaszas wrestles with anxiety, explores the many modern paths to parenthood, and reflects on growing up with a single immigrant mother—all while trying not to let success change him.
Fort Gross Friedrichsburg is located in Ghana, formerly known as the Gold Coast. A relic from the colonial era, it serves as a reminder of the years of Brandenburg occupation. Forts like this one line the entire coast. These former slave trading hubs are now World Heritage Sites, silent witnesses to a time that still casts a shadow over the everyday lives of the people here.
Ten years ago, young Syrian Alayham fled civil war, and the threat of being drafted, for Germany. There, he became one of the first refugees in Eckernförde – there were six of them at the time, he later remembers. Quickly learning German, he got politically involved in refugee projects, and spoke publicly about his experiences. A move to Jena for university followed: a new everyday life with exam stress, living in a shared flat, a relationship. It was during his studies that he finally felt that he was no longer being reduced to his experience as a refugee: he belonged. Alayham found his feet, as much as possible in a foreign country. But when is “arriving” truly over? Over a period of ten years, documentary filmmaker Fredo Wulf accompanied Alayham on his journey from Schleswig-Holstein via Jena to Heidelberg, where he has lived since getting his medical license.
The story of the friendship between a photographer (Rijja), a barista (Jhaka) & (Tiara) a final semester student who works part-time to support her family in the village. Jhaka's delay in paying his motorbike installments because he helped Tiara pay for college fees becomes the trigger for their problems. At their lowest point, the three of them begin to get to know each other better until a love triangle forms that will destroy their friendship.
In a whimsical micro-world hidden among vibrant leaves and sprawling plants, a charming herbivore family transform everyday greenery into extraordinary playthings. Through a series of playful and heartwarming vignettes, this animated short reminds us that life is our playground—so go explore and play!
In Gaspésie in rural Quebec, a quirky Chinese motel owner navigates his quiet routine between fixing rooms and casting lines into the sea — until his filmmaker son visits for a week.
Fernanda, a cook, returns to her land in the rugged desert of Chilca in search of her late father’s secret recipe, where more than one obstacle awaits her.
After many years working for a multinational company, Hugo Vaca is laid off and must face the harsh reality of the job market. On the verge of despair, he connects through a friend with a group of investors who offer to buy his house, valued at one million dollars, at 50 percent of its value, but with usufruct rights until his death. Cornered by reality, he accepts the deal, but things end up becoming much more complicated than he expected.
Eighteen-year-old skater Noah faces emotional collapse after his father disowns him for failing to graduate. As his friends move on with their lives, he must repeat his final year, haunted by the fear that this may be their last summer together. His best friend Finn drifts away, and Noah’s relationship with his on-and-off girlfriend Maja falters as she flirts with others. The group’s hot, hazy summer of skating and drinking unravels when a shady photographer lures them into a morally dubious situation. Humiliated and isolated, Noah’s anxieties and longing for connection surface—but in an unexpected twist, he finds fragile comfort in the very man who exposed him, a photographer grappling with his own past losses.