When a gay young adult recalls journal entries about a relationship with his roommate, the arrival of his best friend may solidify that his roommate will never be the man he desires and that his fantasies are meant to remain as words on a page.
Carpenter Maria Abeler is supposed to take over her father's carpentry business and start a family with her longtime boyfriend Steffen, at least if Volker and Steffen have their way. When journeyman Cem turns up at the carpentry workshop, Maria decides to join Cem on a three-year journey against the wishes of her father and her boyfriend
Hugo is 19 years old. Like every summer, he spends his holidays on an Atlantic island, in the small family house. But this year is different: Hugo has undergone a physical transformation and arrives with his girlfriend, Queen, a beautician whose lively chatter and long, glittery nails contrast sharply with the young man’s modesty and shyness. Before long, the couple becomes the focus of everyone’s attention.
Andrey loses his beloved dog, and with it the meaning of life. He wanders alone around the city in a fruitless search. One day, a girl appears on Andrey's doorstep and offers to play the role of a dog, taking its place - such psychological help for money. Andrey refuses this crazy idea, but when despair reaches its limit, he... agrees, and the strangest adventure of his life begins.
Having reached her forty-fifth birthday, the disappointed female choreographer Agnes, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, realizes that her life is nothing more than an uninterrupted chain of artificial, far—fetched episodes. Agnes decides to go all in to create the production of her whole life. However, in order to achieve her goal, she must come face to face with her own ego, irrevocably absorbed by a dark and bloody Persona.
In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making.
An independent Kurdish short film that highlights the conflict between individuals and their true selves, particularly in societies that suppress authenticity and freedom. Just when she thinks she’s finally gotten over the desire to find herself, her true self haunts her one last time and asks to play one round of chess, in which they both play in favor of only one.
Mr. Watermelon-Head is forced to confront his nightmares made flesh: feral raccoons with a thirst for his watermelon juice. How does one fight the shadows that crawl out of their own dreams?
Threads of Home is set in the spring of Pakistan. Following the story of Aliya, a young girl participating in the Basant Kite Flying Festival in Punjab. As Aliya plays with the kite, a sudden powerful gust of wind tears it from her grasp. The string snaps, leaving her standing helpless, clutching nothing but a frayed thread as she watches the kite drift farther and farther away, out of reach.
A young woman unpacks the emotional aftermath of a secret that unravelled everything — her relationships, her reputation, and her sense of self. Told through monologue, voiceover, and fractured memories, this confessional short explores how far we go to protect the lies we tell.