Valentina (23) shares a room in a hostel in Paris. Her new roommate, Nadia (50), brusquely demands that she not look at her while she washes in the room’s sink. Intrigued by strange sounds, Valentina observes her and discovers a scar on her breast. Her impertinence sparks a tense conversation marked by hostility and prejudice, dividing them culturally, religiously, and linguistically.
The primordial world and its creation manifest in abstract movement and imagery. A being emerges from the darkest depths of the earth. It watches the skies, carves history into stone, cradles seashells and foretells that which we have long known. Who are the strange guests it awaits? Could it be us?
A trans woman becomes entranced by the voice of an underground audio porn star. Torn between fantasy and reality, she drifts through the neon haze of Quezon City on a journey of desire, pain, and self-discovery.
A poem written over a month, a film edited over another month. Ripe Eye presents layers upon layers of universal emotions and how the filmmaker processes them.
Long ago sensuality and pleasure were deemed illegal. A secret resistance movement used the first primitive text to video algorithms in order to create digital films meant to preserve the collective memory of human sexuality. Many of the films were destroyed, but a small fragmented archive survive
Poland 2023: Ewa is determined to pursue a career as an artist now that her son Jakub is about to start school. She is invited to an interview at the prestigious art academy in Szczecin when she finds out that she is pregnant again. Although it is clear to Ewa that she does not want this pregnancy, there is no way for her to have a legal abortion in Poland. In order to meet her family's expectations and social pressure, she keeps her condition a secret for the time being. She secretly travels to Germany, but even here she cannot be helped immediately for legal reasons. The conflict with her husband Tomasz escalates when he finally finds out about her plans. In her final desperation, Ewa has to make a momentous decision.
After the death of their father, Galal, the Abu El Fadl family's peaceful life collapses. The eldest son, Tarek, finds himself responsible for everything, while Hegazy returns from Cairo to discover that dealing with his patients is much easier than dealing with his own family. Matters become further complicated with the appearance of the mysterious man, Samir Italia, who demands a large sum of money from the family. Between the father's debts and suspicious artifacts, the brothers' attempts at reconciliation turn into a series of disasters that only make matters worse.
This documentary portrait film reflects the work of photographer Juris KalniĆš during the Soviet era and in the present day, and looks for the points of connection between these two different regimes, providing a biographical, factual and artistic insight into the life and worldview of Juris Kalnins.
Three disguised Nazi women attack Liza at a train station and flee the scene, causing a serious car accident. Liza ends up in the same hospital as Vanessa, the only survivor of the crash. Liza wants to uncover the truth about the attack, but deeply rooted prejudices and racist structures—both within the police force and the families of the young women—shake Liza’s reality and call societal values into question. Vanessa struggles with her guilt and tries to find a way to face Liza. But Liza already has plans of her own…
In the broadest sense, as a sequel to his 2011 film “Bottom X,” Todd Verow accompanies a “cum dump” on a night when he lets himself be fucked and filled with cum by more than 20 men in a hotel room. The camera consistently observes the events, while Corey, whose videos are also available online, reports from off-screen on how he prepares for his sessions in various cities. He gives tips on what to look out for and philosophizes about his life and his desires. Direct, blunt, and thoroughly informative, the film provides insights into an ever-growing “cum dump” community.
CIRCA is an attempt to fictionally reconstruct the house of my grandparents. The only tangible place where my memories still reside and the djinn (ghost) of my grandfather remains. The film explores the empty spaces with only traces of the past life left behind.
Six friends, all former football players now in their fifties, are each struggling in their own way with their teenage children. When one of the friends reveals he has an incurable illness, everything takes on a different perspective: life is too short for arguments. The others make every effort to fulfil their friend's last wishes. To do this, they need the help of their children.
Su-mi is unable to keep her mother hospitalised because her hospital bills continue to be delayed, and the hospital's 'interim settlement' forces her to discharge her. Believing that if she prays just a little more, her mother will recover, she causes a scene at the hospital and forcibly takes her mother home. Despite everything not going as planned, she refuses to give up hope that she can still send her mother on the flower tour starting next week.