Maya is a young woman who moves to a new city, leaving her home and childhood behind. At the train station, shortly before her departure, she looks back and remembers all the beautiful and difficult moments of her childhood.
This experimental short film depicts darkness as a space in which the senses awaken and hidden beauty becomes visible. Sounds, sensations, and memories become more intense. The film creates a special atmosphere with fragments of images and sound. Fear of the dark transforms into calm and acceptance.
A horror film directed by Brandon Scotland about a real estate entrepreneur who becomes entangled in a web of lies and murder after meeting a mysterious woman just before Christmas.
A man in green shorts stands ready, an iron and a red blanket in front of him. The man begins to iron the blanket. Shortly afterwards, a woman in a yellow sweater stands there and begins to iron the same blanket. Together they take turns ironing. But despite their efforts, the blanket remains wrinkled, because the creases they are trying to smooth out are the very ones they themselves are causing. What begins as a joint activity soon escalates into a conflict. Conceived as a loop, the film deals with themes such as control, naivety, and the bittersweet hope for renewal, inviting viewers to find parts of themselves in the simplicity of everyday objects.
This film addresses the emotional absence of parents in a digitalized world. Inspired by Edward Tronick's scientific "still face" experiment, it shows how children are suddenly left alone in shared moments—not physically, but emotionally. Adults disappear behind glass panes, symbolic of smartphone screens, into their own reality, while children desperately seek attention.
63-year-old Uta accompanies her daughter Sara to a business meeting in France. Although it is February, the two women also want to spend a few days vacationing on the Atlantic coast and picnicking on the beach. Uta prefers to ignore the fact that she will probably be unable to work in the future after an accident and will barely be able to pay her rent in Stuttgart with her pension. The Atlantic Ocean is wild, it is windy and cold, and neither of the two women is really enjoying the short trip. Suddenly, they find several packets of cocaine on the beach.
In the near future, where selfishness dominates the headlines, a disillusioned news anchor enters the studio, ready to report on crises, conflicts, and disasters as usual. But what awaits him causes his professional facade to crumble: the field reporter announces that people are voluntarily collecting trash. A woman says that a stranger at the checkout simply let her go ahead of her. And it goes on: a new currency called 'Kindness First' is gaining value, and the renowned Kittel Institute in Freiburg reports the outbreak of a social phenomenon: compassion.
In a dystopian future, a German journalist is deported to Nigeria under a fascist regime's "remigration pact." There, he struggles against a dehumanizing bureaucracy and, in his desperate attempt to reach his family in Ghana, must grapple with the limits of pride and morality.
The mayor of Oberarschenberg collects welcome gifts for a refugee family in a box. Unfortunately, not everyone in the village is as welcoming to the refugees as the mayor would like. The carpenter entrusted with building the box maliciously hides a bomb under a false bottom. The mayor carries the box through the village and asks for gifts for the new arrivals—sometimes with more success, sometimes with less.
Rhythms, Images, and Memories "Estampas de mi Tierra" celebrates the festive season in a house transformed into a stage, taking us on a journey through time with anecdotes, photographs, and songs. This musical and visual tour transports us to different corners and moments of Puerto Rico, evoking memories of yesterday and today. Salsa, merengue, pop, and other genres weave the story of this moving production.
The story of Mohammed Noor, who rose from humble beginnings in Makkah to become one of Saudi Arabia's most celebrated footballers. The documentary traces his career with Al-Ittihad Club, where his commanding presence led the team to domestic and continental titles. Noor's influence extended beyond his club, representing Saudi Arabia in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. This film highlights both his success and personal hardships, delivering a powerful message about resilience and the lasting legacy he has left for generations to come.
Single-gender schools allow few chances for campus romance. Will inter-school activities provide the right opportunity? Ryan is both eager and afraid of mingling with the opposite sex after studying in an all-boys school for years. One day his friend Jayden makes him join a mixed choir formed with an all-girls school. There, he meets the enthusiastic singer Carol. Unexpectedly, Cupid’s arrow carries more than love itself. Ryan will also have to face life lessons such as a test of friendship and the unfairness of the school system. The film’s manga-like style and humourous scenes establish perfect comic timing. The innocence and ignorance of youth come alive while the ending suddenly turns into an anti-climax that reveals the bitterness of growing up amidst shattered ideals.
For every emigration wave, there is always a wave of return to Hong Kong. Leaving and returning seem to be the beginning of the journey for rootless Hong Kongers. Perhaps Hong Kongers are destined to wander in a cycle of uncertainty. Emily and her fiancé Vincent immigrate to the UK with hopes of starting a new life. They will take over the home of Megan, an old classmate who has lived there for several years and decided to return to Hong Kong. The three friends roam around London and will bid farewell to each other after spending the day together. It is goodbye but it is also the start of a new journey. The director uses this film to express her own feelings after going through the same journey. She carefully inserts daily life details to show the cultural differences and reflects on the faint sadness of exchanging fates.
Berlin, known for its freedom and inclusiveness of diverse subcultures, is a safe haven for many displaced people. But urban life may not provide the best living conditions. Idealistic traveller Moon struggles to find accommodation in Berlin but receives a helping hand from Anna, who is also a Hong Konger anxious about her unstable life. They temporarily stay at the 15-person co-living facility named Hausprojekt ‘K28’. However, this group of migrants—some have experienced social unrest back home and others just want to experience life in a foreign country—are facing eviction. Two women with very different personalities share what they have and face the hardships of life together. The Berlin-based director uses her perspective as an Asian woman to explore the clash between humanism and gentrification. Featuring Golden Horse nominee Elizabeth TANG and artist Sammi MAK in leading roles, the film deromanticises the situation of Hong Kongers living in a foreign land.
Freud once said dreams are disguised fulfilments of repressed wishes. Some recurring dreams may have awakened the unfulfilled desires buried deep inside one’s heart. Ceci has passed away at a young age. At night, when her soul wanders and encounters sleepers deep in their thoughts, she will enter their dreams and listen to their hearts. One night, she meets Kate, who is bothered by mundane matters. She finds Kate’s dreams familiar. As she recalls fragments of her memories, can past regrets between the two of them be fulfilled in dreams? The film connects the dimensions of dreams and reality with the girls’ delicate emotions and sings an elegy of lost youth.
A Hong Kong father and Chinese daughter live in different regions and speak different languages. With their identity and lifestyle antithetical to each other, family members who are supposed to be the closest are actually the most unfamiliar. CHAN Wing-keung, an elderly man who lives alone, is a security guard at a Kwun Tong park. One day, he accompanies his daughter Tsz-shan, who comes from Chinese Mainland, to renew her ID card and open a bank account in Hong Kong. They return home and go for a walk at the park where Wing-keung works. Faced with the gap between them, they are hesitant to speak and can only beat around the bush without making a move. The film gazes at the Hong Kong’s cityscape while ruminating sea changes between father and daughter with its shifting aspect ratio. Once again, Hong Kong Film Award-winning actor Tai Bo acts out the loneliness of elderly in a surehanded performance.