Through this haunting portrayal of an aid worker’s story, Salar Pashtoonyar sheds light on the troubling realities of a nation in turmoil in his measured and unsettling piece about the repercussions of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan.
Following a radio DJ's voice, Won-gyeong joins an audition to become part of the national dance team for a world tour. Amid dancers chasing their own desires, she fights pressure to live as Lee Won-gyeong—not Ri Won-gyeong—and advances through three rounds. One, two, three, four. Two, two, three four. Will Won-gyeong pass the audition?
Min-hyeong, a musician working in Mullae-dong, is preparing to move out after failing to renew his lease. One day, he meets Jee-an, a welder, and as they grow closer, he begins to write the final track of his album.
Jung Soo-yeon, a first-year elementary school teacher, experiences an absurd situation after school when she gets trapped on the school rooftop by her 5th-grade students' pranks. The children lock the rooftop door, mock Soo-yeon, and leave, and Soo-yeon tries to call for help in the empty school but no one is there.
A man who studies Mongolian history enjoys happy life with his wife. But one day after the president declares martial law, he loses his wife in a sudden accident. Struck by the immense shock, he loses his ability to speak. Now, the man must find his voice again in order to speak with the spirit of his departed wife.
Quiet and emotionally reserved, Jonghan seeks out his late father's old friend, a photography professor, and begins learning how to take pictures. Meanwhile, Siyeon, a former artist who abandoned her creative life, stumbles upon a gallery and confronts an idealized version of her past self. Wandering through ruins and a desolate city with his camera, Jonghan meets Minsu, a mysterious young man, and is forced to face his own pain.
When A 26-year-old mentally unstable son of a poverty-stricken elderly couple begins to feel like a burden and the reason for constant mockery in a village they have lived their entire life. The couple's decides to travel to the Maha Kumbh, once in a 144-year pilgrimage, largest human gathering on the planet. Will this journey bring them the healing they hoped for? Or will their lives be changed forever?
A trans man and his partner travel to a remote Iranian village to face his estranged father and obtain documents that would permit them to live authentically, in visionary director Farnoosh Samadi’s bold queer love story.
This story surrounds a pivotal event: the sun does not rise for one day. While the world watches a new sun rise, mysterious events weave together the lives of a Sculptor, a Civil Servant and a Security Guard. Through varied landscapes and timelines, journeys through moments of grief are ignited. This film, shot over the course of a year on some broken Bolex cameras and features in-camera fx such as multiple exposures.
In post World War 2 France, an alcoholic writer tries to shave his moustache. What follows is an unraveling that explores his relationship to masculinity, narcissism and religion.
Jenny reveals to her fiancé Scott that she has fallen in love with Cat, her best friend. Jenny can't decide who she wants to be with, so she lets Scott and Cat choose for her.
A veiled figure walks through a narrow alley, carrying a mysterious bottle to a tabligh akbar (Islamic gathering), where a kiai (prominent Islamic cleric) delivers a sermon that takes a demeaning turn.
Time doesn’t wait for us. Daniel works on his book while spending time in the countryside with his mother and sister. His writing, which has his the troubled relationship with his father as main subject, is composed of memories full of pain, longing and conflict.
Kell and Joe, two one-time band mates, meet again in Berlin after the death of their former lead singer and mutual lover Viv. To honor her last wish and pay their respects, they embark on a road trip through the German provinces to her hometown on the banks of the river Rhine.
Two teenagers adrift on an inflatable unicorn along the River Seine are rescued by a brother and a sister. Their encounter reveals their different backgrounds.
A story about a girl who wanted to escape her own fear, but accidentally traps herself together with it in a small cabin in the woods. Locked inside four walls, with no way out, she has to deal with hunger, cold and the fear of something that once wanted to hurt her... but now lies dead beside her.