In a tale of grief and rebirth, a young woman, paralyzed by the overwhelming weight of emotions, confronts the heart-wrenching choice between numbing her pain forever or embracing the agony to rediscover the beauty of feeling alive.
The film focuses on the evacuation of people from the regions of the USSR at risk of Nazi occupation to the eastern parts of the country. At the time Kazakhstan received around 1.5 million people and it is still the home for many of them. Two protagonists – Natalia and her daughter Galya – move east with the rest of the evacuees. In the chaos at one of the railway stations, Natalia loses sight of her daughter and goes to look for her in Almaty, which is overcrowded with evacuees.
In a school that forces students to grow identical wings in pursuit of society’s ideals, 19 year old Jeongbeen is an exemplary student on the verge of metamorphosis. One day, he witnesses his close friend Seongho undergoing metamorphosis in a way that defies the school’s strict rules. This sparks doubt in Jeongbeen about the system he belongs to. As he starts acting in line with his own dreams, his academic ranking drops. In this oppressive school system, will Jeongbeen be able to find his own path and complete his metamorphosis?
In the wilderness, a driver pulls over for a boy waiting by the roadside, who asks for a ride home. During their journey together, the boy explains that while working in a garden, he accidentally wounded a snake with his sickle and now needs honey to treat the wound. Upon arriving home, the driver promises to return with the honey. However, when he returns, he is met with shocking news that irrevocably changes his life's course and unveils a mystical bond between nature and humanity.
When young and carefree stoner, Julien, loses his prized lighter on a drunken night out, he is forced to embark on an odyssey through Toronto to recover it in time to make it to dinner with his estranged mother.
Román Aguirre (Sebastián Rubio) is a former Peruvian action film star. He had his best moment between the 70s and 80s, years in which he played his most famous role of all: "The Mole". Years later, a fast-paced life full of addictions has left Román almost forgotten. However, a meeting with Hugo Valcárcel (Pablo Saldarriaga), the most successful filmmaker of the moment, is about to return him to glory.
In the desolate wilderness, a desperate hunter steals a freshly killed rabbit, only to be stalked by a vengeful spirit demanding retribution for its theft.
Skelter is a coming of age drama that takes place over a day at a fairground. The film follows Nip as she spends her last day working at the show, leaving a wealth of memories, friends, and rides behind her.
When it is her turn to pass down the conservative teachings she has inherited from her ancestors to her daughter, an unexpected event forces Revathy to introspect on her own life. She finds herself at a crossroads, entangled in multiple layers of oppression. Will she continue to uphold these teachings once she realises that she is a victim of them herself?
The birth of a young black couple's first child brings with it happiness, but also agony. The newborn's father experiences and expresses his dilemmas regarding the arrival, coexistence and departure of his beloved firstborn.
A young man returns to his rural hometown because his mother is sick and needs care. He finds that his mother is getting weirder and that his beautiful hometown is staring at him like an abyss. It seems that fate is trying to tie the young man and his hometown together permanently.
In the summer of 2044, as the “Drone Medicine Delivery Project” was set to launch in the remote mountain villages of Northwest China, the lonely Mr. Ma detained a drone, compelling Doctor Li – on the verge of moving to the city – to make one last visit. On this final mission, Doctor Li delivers medicine to isolated patients. Mr. Ma, in turn, offers him a cup of hot tea. In the quiet of their shared prayer, they silently understand each other’s concerns and bid a final farewell.