A dedicated employee of Silverline Holdings is forced to use his vacation time to accelerate the buyout of Lenny Russo's chicken franchise, Cluck Cluck Winghouse.
A psychological drama about the experience of a young ex-ballerina Anna in a toxic relationship with a young man Jevgeni driven by dreams of wealth. Jevgeni having lured Anna away from ballet and into being the star of his low-budget children’s TV show.
At the tender age of ten, ZiLin found faith, conjuring a Little God of her own. Throughout the bloom of her youth, she was steadfast in her promise to this divine companion, striving to be a mother of virtue. Yet, when matrimony beckoned, life's harsh realities and familial pressures compelled her to relinquish the life of a second child they could not provide for.
The film follows Sara, an Iranian-Italian immigrant in London, through her daily struggle at a desolate car wash. Amidst mundane routines and fleeting encounters, Sara's inner dream of becoming a professional dancer yearns for expression.
Maria is 30 years old, has an intellectual disability and a desire deep inside, she wants to be a mother. The lack of understanding towards her desire will lead her to a fight for her rights, to an uncomfortable rebellion to recover the decision-making power over her own body.
A young woman who fled her oppressive, patriarchal environment in search of freedom is forced to return. Her three brothers, determined to erase the shame of her escape and restore the family's honor, plot to kill her. However, the blood they shed will leave a permanent stain on their conscience.
Wartime Kyiv. A father helps his daughter to practice driving. They are the only relatives to each other and have a strong connection, but many disagreements in their opinions. The driving lesson ceases to be ordinary when the father is issued a summons at a checkpoint.
This guerrilla-style drama exposes the harsh reality of money-driven child marriages in China. The Chinese government wants to keep the subject of this film hidden, but it's undeniable that arranged marriages and bride-buying still exist in China's poorer provinces. The filmmakers witnessed these practices firsthand, through their own family members. In the film, we follow 14-year-old Hani, who dreams of marrying Pushiha. However, in the village, every bride comes with a hefty price tag. Desperate, Hani looks for ways to raise the money, even if it means committing crimes. This heartbreaking, real-life Romeo and Juliet story reflects a harsh truth.
Smaragda, 46, moves into her late mother's house in Ayia Napa, a tourist town in Cyprus, and takes on the care of Bella, her mother's guide dog. Single and professionally stagnant, she grapples with the fear of inheriting her mother's degenerative eye condition while contemplating her legacy. As a former children's TV show host yearning to return to the industry and facing rejection, she explores social media, encountering both fame and backlash. Financially strained, she takes a job as a kids' entertainer at a tourist resort, a far cry from her previous aspirations. Despite the challenges and fears she faces, Smaragda realizes that, with the support of her friends and her own resilience, she can handle whatever life throws at her.
On a desert continent, Caviche and Chelina are faced with a difficult decision when they discover an unexpected pregnancy. Chelina decides to interrupt it due to the fear of facing her violent father. To finance the abortion, they are forced to venture into the world of gasoline smuggling. Together, they embark on a journey through the path of hell, facing challenges and difficult confessions. Amid the aridity of the road, their love will be put to the test as they fight to survive and find a way out.
As a major life decision approaches, Theo finds himself yearning for what he doesn’t have in this romantic drama about the conflict between happiness and self-destruction.
Auksė and her father Saulius arrive at her late grandfather’s house, where Auksė learns that Saulius intends to sell the property. Saulius considers things left at home as junk that needs to be thrown away, while Auksė sees them as memories that shape her entirely different view of the past. Guided by her new-found perspective, Auksė tries to convince her father to reconsider the sale. But the cold relationship between them and the ongoing silent mourning lead to a confrontation where neither side is completely right.
A man is detailed for a secret mission in the countryside. After beginning to understand what it really is about, he progressively descends into madness.
5 short films, from 5 directors and 4 different countries on the theme of the Alter-Ego. The "Alter Ego Film Project" is inspired by the spirit of Maya Deren and her way of making films. Between double personality, secret identity, doppelgänger and impossible love we have discovered several unconventional stories halfway between narrative and experimental.
When a young boy who enjoys biking gets their driver's licence, he realises how driving shares many similarities with biking, so he explores those relations.