Sol accepts the invitation of Naty, an old friend she hasn't seen in seven years. The plan is to spend the weekend together and perform an ayahuasca ritual. But the trip reawakens old, unresolved emotions among the friends.
A young woman follows a boy walking ahead of her. Little by little, the distance closes. She speaks to him, but he doesn't listen. She hurries and takes his arm, knowing that after saying so many words that meant nothing, there's only one left that explains everything, and she must say it. She says it. But to get to this point, Alena had to walk alone much longer than those few meters that led her to reunite with him and herself.
We literally found our film next to a dumpster. It was a bag containing 36 rolls of photographic negatives exposed between the 1960s and 1980s by an unknown photographer. We named him Anton, Aunt Emma's son. Looking through our contact sheets, with their many inaccuracies—blurred edges, random elements in the frame, haze, accidents, and double exposures—we tried to imagine what our lives would be like if these were our photos.
In a world ravaged by violence and poverty, Rat, a teenage runaway, survives by stealing alongside his friends. On the eve of a typhoon, a betrayal comes to light. Fueled by rage, the boys turn on each other until the storm forces them to confront the fragility of their home and themselves.
Diana wakes up in her beach house when her ventilator fails. In an imaginary conversation with her father, Astor Piazzolla, she reveals what she could never tell him in life, until her final words reveal that she, too, has died.
In a Buenos Aires Airbnb, an Italian woman and a stranger share wine and pasta in an unexpected encounter. A visual homage to the 1950s, where tango, Italian roots, desire, and infidelity intersect in an intimate story amidst the magical Buenos Aires nightlife.
Within four walls, a daughter faces her greatest fear as she tries to get her mentally ill mother to attend a rehabilitation committee that will determine her disability status.
Leonardo, whose real name is Michael, wants new white teeth—because everyone has them now. Only unsuccessful people still have yellow ones. So he needs 150 euros, which he doesn’t have, since he’s got more credit record entries than cash. On the streets, the law of the strongest applies—if you don’t have something, you take it, and Leonardo takes it. But the watch he steals turns out to be a fake, and he decides to simply return it to its owner. Luck, however, arrives a little later…
A film that explores the layers of memory, archive and the phenomenon of being in the contemporary world. Through personal stories, archival images and jointly created documentary fragments, the film creates a space where the past encounters lost realities.
It’s an ordinary evening in the neighborhood: the residents are at home, quietly watching TV. Like everyone else, Penguin loves spending time in front of the screen – alone and undisturbed. However, a new neighbor, Pigeon, moves in, and he enjoys different things – a good party. Unable to share limited resources, the birds start a conflict that can lead to only one thing – catastrophe.
When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, it triggered Europe's largest movement of refugees since World War II. According to the UN Refugee Agency, roughly one third of Ukraine's population is displaced. This film follows three Ukrainian girls, Iryna, Sasha and Masha and their families over the course of a year as they attempt to build their new lives in Estonia.
In the quiet of their home, filmmaker Maryna Nikolcheva documents her husband Max as he drifts through a midlife crisis. Once celebrated for his art, Max now edits commercials he can't stand, finding meaning only in the slow, obsessive restoration of a battered old car. Through the lens of Maryna's camera, we witness the small victories, frustrations, and tender moments that make up their shared life. When Russia invades Ukraine, the couple is torn apart, connected only through video calls. Amid missile strikes, blackouts, and uncertainty, they confront the fragility of life and the enduring pull of their shared craft. Despite the backdrop of war, Max begins to find happiness again – but, like safety itself, it remains precarious and fleeting.
42-year-old Elena has big dreams. The beating heart of her remote Moldovan village, she organises community clean-ups, supports lonely elders, and each year dons a Santa Claus costume to bring joy to her neighbours. But beneath the suit, Elena is driven by ambition and a desire to shake things up. Her dream? To become mayor.
16 years ago, Chen Huo-sheng was a captain and the central figure in a drug trafficking case. He believed the justice system would eventually clear his name, not knowing that the clouds of injustice were harder to escape than the pirates at sea. While a wrongful conviction may seem complex, a closer look reveals its stark clarity.
András and Péter are two young men trying to make it big with their rock band in Budapest in the early 1980s. When the opportunity arises to attend the wedding of András's cousin in Transylvania, they decide to take it as a chance to raise some money. Once there, they embark on an unexpected adventure.
"Still With Us" is a fictional documentary-drama that follows the story of Violet Kingsley, a young woman whose life is drastically altered by a car accident that leaves her in a coma. Through interviews with friends and family, as well as videos recorded by them in the hope of her recovery, the film explores the profound impact of the event. It is a reflection on friendship, memory, and the attempt to keep the presence of a loved one alive.