Laid off due to the viral illness sweeping the globe, Byron is barely holding his life together. With eviction looming and his marriage crumbling, he takes a job as a midnight courier at a pandemic hotel for the unhoused, hoping to scrape together enough cash to keep his family afloat.
23 (Iravai Moodu) is a hard-hitting social drama that interweaves three gripping narratives inspired by real-life tragedies: the 1991 Tsunduru massacre, the 1993 Chilakaluripeta bus burning incident, and the 1997 Hyderabad car bomb blast. Bold, unflinching, and deeply thought-provoking, 23 serves as a powerful outcry for dignity, justice, and societal reform.
As university comes to an end, three close friends navigate the uncertainties of the future, each with their own perspective on how to face what lies ahead. The film explores nostalgia, love, and conflict while emphasizing the importance of friendship above all else.
'BLOODRIGHT' is a non-linear narrative that focuses on a young knight named Jonas who is thrust into a position of authority. Determined to prove himself after fleeing battle, he must deal with Benedict and Roland, who challenge his position.
A mentor returns from prison to find his former proteges transformed. Their reunion stirs up complex bonds of loyalty and hidden tensions as they face their shared past and present challenges.
A solitary magician in rural South India battles social resistance while pursuing his deceased father's aspirations, until hardship sparks his metamorphosis into a resilient force ready to overcome.
To cope with her anxiety about feeling the proximity of death, Dorinda transforms the house where she was born, now in ruins, into an unexpected refuge where she can travel through her memories.
After the death of her best friend, Cleo tries to carry out her dream: publishing a book of poems. Caught between the pressure of the promise she made and her increasingly fragile relationship with her boyfriend, Arthur, Cleo struggles with grief, longing, and the need for meaning. “Promise Me” is an amateur film about loss, obsession, love, and the fragility of adolescence.
When hosting a New Year’s Eve costume party, a people pleasing young woman has her plans for a perfect party derailed when a charismatic young man shows, uninvited and wearing a matching costume.
Suddenly losing her voice for years, director Chen Zhen (30, female) returns to her hometown to find actors for her film. A traditional ritual plunges her into a greater crisis, mirroring the confusion in her own directionless work.
An aging black high school football star, living a quotidian life and married to his high school sweetheart in a small town, reminisces over a long-lost lover - a man he once shared the football field with.
Returning to her hometown, a young woman finds her childhood room gone. Her grandfather offers to buy her a new space. As they search for a home, their summer journey quietly unfolds into a confrontation with memory, loss, and belonging.
A panic attack and flashbacks propel a young woman out of her apartment and into the world, where she wrestles with her fears and tries to make sense of herself as the main character in the story of her life.
A top-tier Canadian virologist and his Chinese wife are suddenly arrested by military secret agents in Beijing. He is threatened with the task of stealing a sample of his own work from his former laboratory, and the situation rapidly turns worse when people begin to fall ill.
Even a little slap from a parent can send a small child to an emotional spiral. A young boy runs away from home and goes to explore a frightening city behind the train rails. It delves deep into the city, finding way to release its own emotions and ultimately, deals with the trauma it's own way. Painted backgrounds are combined with 3D elements to create abstract broken landscapes that take us into the panicked mind of a young boy.