"Blue Bird" is a letter to the director’s ancestors and a quest to understand the anxiety consuming his body, exploring how memories and the body intertwine.
During a mountain trip, three children spend the afternoon playing war. When a local child asks to join them, he is given the role of the "enemy". This innocent choice will lead to unexpected consequences.
Filmed over three years, “Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth” documents the interconnected stories of the Indigenous people of the Great Lakes, beginning with the Ho-Chunk Nation, and expanding outward to a global call for unity and environmental healing.
The film explores classic urban legends of the republic's capital, immersing viewers in the unsettling confines of a haunted apartment. It's an adaptation of a terrifying true crime story from the popular podcast "Paranormal Yakutsk".
Sam, a folk musician consumed by alcohol and the weight of a failed career, decides to leave Los Angeles for Louisiana and visit his father one last time. With this character directly inspired by folk and country music written in praise of the underdogs, Jörg Steineck illustrates the great disillusionment that the American dream has become. The result of nearly four years of work, this hybrid between documentary and fiction resonates ominously with the situation of a country whose image continues to deteriorate, and presents itself as a poignant portrayal of despair.
FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed…again. The lead actors—theatre veteran Robert Shaw and young Hollywood hotshots Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider—are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Alcohol flows, egos collide, and tempers flare on a chaotic voyage that just might lead to cinematic magic…if it doesn’t sink them all.
After the death of her younger sister Jaz, 21 year old Chloe reflects on their bond through voiceover narration and a series of emotional memories. From childhood games and private jokes to the painful diagnosis of leukemia, Chloe walks us through the highs and lows of their journey together. Through warm flashbacks and grounded present day moments, the film explores the lasting impact of love and the shadow that grief leaves behind. As Chloe revisits key moments, building forts, fighting with their dad, the hospital visits, and Jaz’s 16th birthday at the beach, we see how much she has held on. On what would have been Jaz’s 18th birthday, Chloe visits her grave. Despite the promise her sister once made, “Don’t be sad”, Chloe ends the film with a heartbreaking truth: “I still am.”
A young woman on her way home from an all-night rave stumbles into the domain of strange and terrifying creatures, and finds herself irreversibly changed.
An aspiring actor arrives at the audition of his career... only to find himself locked in the theatre alongside fellow auditionee and disgraced former child actress.
Brian Walsh, a visionary in Australian media, revolutionized TV, entertainment, and sport, shaping how Australians saw themselves and their stories. He launched the careers of stars like Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Kylie Minogue, and Guy Pearce, and created cultural moments that defined a generation. Walsh championed diversity and modernity at a time when Australia was finding its cultural voice. A mentor and advocate for new voices, his influence extended far beyond the screen, leaving an enduring legacy in the country’s entertainment industry and cultural identity.
A rural 19th-century family hears a pop song from the future. The more they listen, the greater the cost — a tale of greed, blindness, and the treasures we fail to see.
Tells the story of love and marriage between Fajar and Rahma, who come from Javanese and Minang cultures, as well as the conflicts that arise due to differences in family traditions on both sides.
The meeting of Maria and Fafat in a church on Christmas Eve, changed their fate. Maria did not expect that her relationship with Fafat would lead to an interfaith relationship. But the two of them had already fallen in love and decided to marry. When their daughter was born and not yet a year old, Fafat died in an accident. Maria was left alone, patiently raising her daughter Laila, according to the Islamic teachings that had been promised to her late husband. However, Ustadzah Habibah saw that Maria's efforts in educating Laila with Islamic teachings were still lacking, so she wanted to take and educate her granddaughter herself. After her husband, would Maria also lose her child?
Two mixed-race children of the US military in Taiwan, one speaking Hakka, the other Taiwanese. In the ruins of a former military dormitory, they speak slowly, uncovering a history their faces and languages could never fully inhabit, their memories moving like ghosts along the edges of history.
Wall to Wall is a triptych of stories created across different moments in time, each orbiting the theme of love: a reunion after a breakup, the quiet friction of daily life, and a conversation altered by experimental influence. Through silence and speech, the film traces the subtle marks left by time.
Yue is a focus puller who suffers from eye floaters. On set, he sees his ex-girlfriend Ting Yu through the monitor. She leads him on a search for a meteor shower that will never appear. In the end, Yue begins to see the reality beyond the frame.