Lorenzo is a handsome, intelligent, charming, elegant and liberal man. All he asks for is total devotion. And Margarita, foolishly, falls in love with him…
The world as we know it is dying before our very eyes. At a secret military centre somewhere on the Polish seacoast, scientists and the military are conducting research on a technology to transform repeat offenders with life sentences into animals. A young employee of the centre tries to free one of the female prisoners marked for the conversion.
A little boy troubled by a paper bird - Quote : "I am alone in my gondola, I am trapped in the sky, My name's Nathan, I don't like the real"
A representation of a queer experience. Our protagonist is thrust into a world where she isn't celebrated or even accepted at a basic human level. We follow her and her girlfriend's painful journey through suicide attempts.
Katharina and Anne go on trips, visit cafés, acquaintances and parties. In doing so, they explore the chances of female emancipation in a male-dominated society. Katharina strives for a life without sentimental compulsion. She believes that she has succeeded, and therefore looks at the beloved friend Anne compassionate, as it can be good. Anne is learning the left jargon. But it is sheer helplessness. She says it's political commitment that she does not trust her friend Katharina, so Anne smiles as well.
Stanley's life runs like clockwork, until a chance encounter with a mysterious girl turns his world upside down...
Graduation project from Lee Hardcastle. Comprised with four very short stories.
An absurd comedy about a modest toy salesman who displays an advertising banner for his company. Unexpectedly, the banner becomes the subject of a worldview conflict that Jan has to resolve in order to keep his business.
Orlow Seunke's graduation film is a rural tragedy about an alcoholic father, a tyrannical mother and their weak son. Gerard Thoolen plays the successful brother.
In the final year of high school, a group of students embarks on creating a short film for a competition. Despite facing numerous obstacles and challenges that test their teamwork and unity, the group learns valuable lessons in persistence and collaboration. As tensions rise and doubts creep in, one member reminds them that struggles are part of the journey. Together, they push forward, determined to finish what they started. This film, made as a keepsake for their graduation, captures not only the struggles they faced but the triumph of overcoming them.
Raised by an overprotective mother and having recently moved from the city, 17 year old Wojtek tries to fit in by taking part in a local motorcycle competition.
What happens when you graduate from college, only to find that jobs are practically nonexistent and your best friends aren't what they seem? Four old friends reunite after college graduation. The conversation quickly turns sour, and a series of flashbacks expose the bitter truth.
A young woman becomes close with a mechanic who feels responsible for the death of her brother.
This visual poetry is a celebration of the full spectrum of womanhood, from the complex vulnerability to the hidden power.
On what must be the worst Christmas Eve of her life, Christina finally wants to tell her bigoted family about her steady girlfriend. Actually, she can already guess what will happen. And yet, she has to make a momentous decision.
Arthur has a girlfriend, they train together in a boxing club, they are 18 years old and go to the same high school. One evening, Ewa confides in him about an affair she once had with an older man. This news has a strong influence on Arthur. During the next training session, he unloads his aggression on her, which starts a game of mutual provocation between them.
Sean has a series of silly adventures.
A meeting between two strangers sparks the desire to understand each other through the medium of cinema. They both simultaneously start recording their surroundings on camera and crafting the resulting footage. They, Elettra from Italy and Hazem from Gaza, become the subjects of this film that documents their first moments together. It depicts a multi-faceted reality in which North and South confront each other in a discussion on rights and inequalities, a reality in which we witness a migration towards one another, while capturing an intimate way of making a film together.
This BAFTA nominated short depicts a serendipitous journey in which a lone fisher is united with a form of estranged matter.
In this personal film, director Marijn Frank tries to find out who her dying father is through conversations with his loved ones. From these confrontational meetings, a painful picture emerges of a family burdened by the war and a history that keeps repeating itself.