A boy grows up constantly taking selfies, unaware that he’s neglecting his surroundings. When a dramatic incident changes his life, he realizes something is missing.
In a small town, a police officer goes to the house of a teacher friend to question him about the sudden disappearance of one of his students, who had been responsible for a car accident that claimed the lives of a family of four.
A star student-athlete feels his worth is tied to his swimming success, straining his relationship with his Dad. After winning an MVP award, the pressure drives him to find solace in films. He creates a short film that premieres the same day as his biggest competition, forcing him to choose between expectations and his true passion.
In Pietà, a mother reflects on how Mary never feared for Jesus’ safety, unlike her constant worry for her son Josh. One night, as she waits for him to return, time mysteriously stops. Replacing the clock’s batteries, it begins ticking backward, transporting her to a haunting memory—the night she dozed off waiting, only to be jolted awake by a gunshot that shattered her world.
Ira grows up in the hollow of absence. A mother too distant, a father who never arrives. At university, she collides with Maruf, a grounded young man running a food cart to support his family. Their clashes soon give way to a quiet, unexpected tenderness. But when her estranged mother resurfaces, buried wounds threaten to undo everything. Through tears, uneasy reconciliations, and small acts of care, Ira learns that love is not an escape but a choice, a decision to stay, to show up. With a handful of balloons and a full heart, she chooses Maruf. Behind them, a still Ferris wheel glows in the dusk a silent promise that even when life halts, love endures.
This awareness short film follows a married woman trapped in a painful and abusive relationship with her husband, Luis. She is forced to confront her deepest fears and face a life-changing decision. The story sheds light on the hidden struggles of domestic abuse, highlighting resilience, courage, and the difficult path toward freedom.
At the centre of the plot is the writer Robert, who got fired, got a new job, got hepatitis B, got burnt on his penis and got knocked out, became a father and godfather, slept with four women and forced a friend to commit suicide, all in just four days – without getting sober.
Kazu, an actor visiting his hometown, where he will have to confess a sad secret to his family. Saikai is a seaside municipality in Nagasaki prefecture — a place with charm, nice scenery, and not much going on. For Kazu, it’s a nice contrast with Tokyo, where he has gone to make his living. His family and his old community welcome his return visit, and he is loath to disappoint them, but the truth about his upcoming marriage will have to be told…
A janitor with a loving wife and a devoted son leads a seemingly quiet, orderly life. One day, the boy asks his father an inconspicuous but profound question: “Dad, why are there no photos of you at my age?” Driven by a restlessness that can no longer be suppressed, the man returns to the place of his childhood: a children's home he has avoided for decades.
A teenager travels to the capital city to spend the evening with a significantly older man in his elegant apartment. The conversations are empty, meaningless, yet an unspoken agreement lingers between them. The night passes in silence, where the line between choice and submission becomes increasingly blurred. In the morning, the boy leaves — with a lingering sense of guilt and regret.
Erik, a 13-year-old boy, has a platonic crush on Sheila and, to get closer to her, claims to have a tape at home with the legendary “last episode” of the cartoon Dungeons & Dragons. With the help of his friends, he seeks a way out of the mess he has gotten himself into, experiencing an intense coming-of-age story.
In 1890, the year of the U.S. census, chaos erupts when a stranger named Strindler arrives in a small town in Arizona and requests money for providing the names of dead Mexican laborers. Adapted from the novel by Nikolai Gogol.