A film that immerses its audience in subjective states of consciousness they might experience when they die, imagining what they can see and think and hear in a seamless but fragmentary flow of poetic images, words and music. The viewer undertakes a journey into their own interior world of dreams and projections in which time and space, and cause and effect logic, are turned on their heads. Text Messages from the Universe is inspired by The Tibetan Book of the Dead, a text which guides souls on their journey of 49 days through the 'Bardo', or intermediate state, between dying and rebirth.
Elizabeth, ten years old, lives with her reclusive mother in a dilapidated apartment where fish infest the piping, surfacing by way of a drain in the bathtub.
Ambu is about a dying Golem warrior, searching for a way to fix his heart crystal. He meets Lefika, a young Golem girl, whose toy shares resemblance to Ambu. Ambu faces reality when he realizes that there is nothing that can fix his heart. In this moment, he decides to spend his last minutes laughing with Lefika. They play with her toy, only to be torn apart by villagers, who leave Ambu to die. Lefika finds Ambu lifeless and, in a moment, breaks a part of her own crystal, placing it in Ambu’s chest, thus bringing him back to life.
A painter tries to paint the portrait of his dead wife. A young woman searches for her lost sister. An optimistic girl realizes that she has no place in an inhospitable society. The candles of the three protagonists seem to fade one by one.
A first slice of a loaf of bread arrives in the big city trying to get fame and overcome the fact that it was left on the packaging. Between fermented egos artists and audience disputes, the insecure Osmar emerges as an unexpected celebrity in the television world.
One day, a mysterious creature suddenly appeared from within Lala's gummy case! Their name was... UMA, I think? Ah, don't be scared, everything will be okay! Nice to meet you, UMA! Twincool~☆ And just like a shooting star, we were whisked away to a faraway place!? Is this UMA's powers ~lun? What sort of creature are they ~lun? Because they can't communicate through words, it seems UMA really likes "The Shooting Star Song" ~lun♪ It's nice getting along with each other through music ~lun♪ But one day, a mysterious alien hunter appeared...oh no! Is it possible that they're after UMA ~lun!? If that's the case, then the universe and Earth are in danger! Let's all protect UMA together! Be sure to support us as we sing "The Shooting Star Song" which connects us with UMA!!
A nameless scavenger finds a body in the swamp. Moss is set on fire. The horror of being alive leads to a loving embrace. We might be seeing the beginning of a new life or perhaps a nightmare that endlessly repeats itself. Starring Paul Soileau (aka Christeene, Rebecca Havemeyer) & Llywyn Máire. This dark fairy tale was filmed in glorious 16mm, in the late 1990s, and then remastered, with an original score by Curtis Heath, in 2019.
Prahastha, a lonely astronaut, works in a spaceship. Every morning, his spaceship comes close to Earth and Cargos are delivered at the arrival bay. These Cargos are people who have just died on Earth and we learn that Prahastha works for Post Death Transition Services — a large, pioneering, bureaucratic company that stores, transitions, and recycles dead people for rebirth. Today, after many years, a young, popular astronaut — Yuvishka, trained in cutting edge technology, will join the spaceship as his assistant.
Lam Ka-wai is a young rebellious man who seldom goes home early and always quarrels with his parents. One day, a zombie followed Lam back home. Except for Lam, both of his parents and sister became zombies. Even though Lam managed to keep them under control, he could not leave his home. Forced to stay there, Lam had no choice but to live with his family. He had never really cared about his family, but he was starting to learn how to get along with them. Lam gradually understood their daily habits and started to regret not cherishing the good old days with his family. Unfortunately, Lam was later bitten and also turned into zombie when he searched for food outside. Will Lam choose to die with his whole family or become zombies all together?
A man is trapped in a kind of parallel and weird universe. He is forced to accept "the real world" in order to become "normal" himself."The real world" is based on so-called "harmony" and he will try to change that.
After Alex wanted to surprise Catherine for her birthday by taking the staff of a restaurant hostage, the two unrepentant and hot-tempered women argue in an epic argument about how to use their metapsychic powers.
The Donghai Dragon Girl, who is in charge of Fenglin, lost her memory and turned into a fish. She unexpectedly met Han Xiangzi who had a long-term relationship with her. During their fantasy journey to help the Dragon Maiden "jump over the Dragon Gate", Han Xiangzi gradually realizes the true meaning of love and human righteousness, and travels east for a thousand years to live up to her deep love.
When a monster-transporting time machine gets the two stoner brothers - Rufus and Brutus - into trouble, they seek shelter in the forest and launch a monster army to fight back.
Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.