Opposite Direction
Amid security turmoil and political chaos, two friends are kidnapped by unknown assailants, and as the two try to survive, their relationship and each other's personal beliefs are put under…
Take The Chocolate
It's a story of two year old girl who likes a boy and wants to make him her friend. He is not interested but she wouldn't give up till he…
New Mom
Little pioneer Marusya lives in a room with her parents. But one day, mom disappears, and dad brings another woman into their home. The new mother does not like to…
I MET FELLINI!
A girl sees Federico Fellini in a foggy day in 2020 s. We cannot see her; we only hear her narrating voice, who wonders how it is possible to meet…
Discovery
After revealing her sexuality, a young woman comes to terms with living her truth, but a tragic event puts a damper on her new found freedom. THE LIGHTHOUSE INITIATIVE INC…
What Being a Woman Means to Me
"What Being a Woman Means to Me" seeks to capture what discovering your transgender identity feels like from the inside, including the horror, anxiety, and eventual freedom.
Solstice
After being caught a violent storm, Eira enters a new world, a whimsical winter land where she meets both inspiring and goofy characters who gift her a magical rose. Appears…
Almost Christmas
“Almost Christmas” is a hybrid 2D and 3D animated film which tells a story that happened on Christmas Eve. A blind girl and a wheelchair-bound boy encounter a healing light…
The World Is My Stage
The story of a ballerina who was robbed of chances to perform on stage but fell back in love with her profession. The career of Anna Shcherbakova, prima ballerina of…
Run Carlos Run
This is an experimental film, the leading hero of which is one person. The film has been shot for 8 years. The main hero wakes up in the morning and…
One More Guest?
Star-Crossed Lovers - but Juliette has Dementia. One woman struggles with the past. Another lives joyfully in the present - thanks to early stage dementia. To avoid being separated from…
Zoom In.
A young professional finds her new "normal" in the limbo between quarantine and her computer screen.
Puthiya Paarvai
Puthiya Paarvai is a story of a young doctor who has grown seeing the hardships faced by his widowed mother. When he has gone to see a bride for marriage…
The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre
Musical short film adaptation of the classic Poe story (from the makers of "The Tell-Tale Heart - a musicabre", winner of over 60 film festival awards). A desperate composer imagines…
Beyond Masks
While playing the rivals Harlequin and Pierrot in a play, the enamored actors Tetra and Lester live a secret love offstage. Tetra takes his role harshly, maintaining his character at…
Getting him Back
In this dry-humored tragicomedy twenty-something Emmi is desperately trying to win her boyfriend back, turning to somewhat unorthodox methods that throw her into hilariously absurd situations. The film presents us…
Pendulum
A young woman suffering with bipolar disorder begins to pick up the pieces after a manic episode.
Where the winds die
Sardasht is a kurdish city in West of Iran. Sardasht is the first city in the world to be victim of chemical weapons with mustard gas bombs at 4:15 p.m…
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KHAYA – Home is where the Mind is [South Africa] 2021
We share a few intimate days & nights of secluded suburban life with Abe Gabriel Zen as he struggles to come to terms with losing his beloved & pregnant wife,…
BOOMERANG
This film is an adaptation of a story called THE SHROUD written by India’s most famous and respected writer Munshi Premchand. It is the story of two poor characters Ghisu…
Bombshell
Erin is a middle schooler who constantly compares herself to Maya, her older sister. In Erin’s eyes, Maya has everything; she is the perfect girl, everything that Erin isn't. However,…
Dominion
When a rancher discovers the life-giving power of regenerative agriculture, he seeks to heal the relationships between man and beast, nature and machine.
Fun and Games
A single father of a high-spirited adolescent daughter enjoys playing twisted, bloody and psychotic family games. Father uses the cuteness and 'innocence' of his daughter to lure trusting single women…
SAPHI
“Saphi” is an adventure to our origins, back to our roots and the deepest of our essence. A vision of free femininity in a journey which connects our inner selves…
Jigging
A homeless woman fishes on a pier and must make a vital decision for survival...Bases on the writer's true experience of homelessness.
Children of Love
This the story of an ordinary couple living in Bangkok who are about to get married. I spent a week in their daily life.
12 Litres 8800 Steps
12 Litres 8800 Steps represents a journey into the world of those who have lost loved ones to addiction: an intimate portrait of one woman’s odyssey in coming to terms…
Recovery
Men well up with emotions; then they make a fake smile and dig inside their pockets looking for a lighter!
If you never came back
This is the story of a couple who were about to break up before having a very last lunch together. Today they are getting married, and look back on this…
I Knew it was You – Short Film
This is the story of a 12 year old girl who writes in her diary the name of the man she will later marry. Years have passed, the man who…
My Partner Giraffe
A bookstore that makes money in an unusual way A person notices this unusual business and asks the bookseller for a ransom in exchange for not revealing it. The bookseller…
The Mouse
An old woman who makes a living by selling the eggs of her only chicken prepares to bake bread. A mouse has contaminated the bag of flour. She replaces the…
Flower Bed
When council workers Jack & Agatha arrive at a local green to deal with a public disturbance, they are confronted by an ethereal presence that will change them forever.
PSEUDO: DZHUS AW22 Video Loobook
[never what it seems] This is the last collection DZHUS has released before the war. The show at Ukrainian Fashion Week took place a few weeks prior to Russia’s invasion,…
Pick
The gardener notices on the day of picking the fruits while he is resting that they are stealing the fruits.
Gosain: The colours of spring
In Assam, India. Phakua is celebrated as Doul (Holi) festival. The Fakua (Holi) celebration has religious and spiritual significance, as well as several legendary stories. The film is set over…
Painting of God
The sweeper sweeps and cleans the street covered with autumn leaves.A boy on a bicycle approaches him.Asks؟what are you doing؟The sweeper answers.The boy responds critically.And leaves.The sweeper thinks and...
My Life as a Piece of Space Debris
Did you ever stop and think what life is like for a piece of Space Debris ?
Escape Artists
Escape Artists: A police officer is feeling depressed on his birthday until a few neighborhood comedians trick him into attending his birthday celebration by using graffiti to attract him to…
Hackney Downs
Old wounds resurface when a neurotic, overworked law grad is forced to face his estranged friend and former sparring partner, now an amateur boxer in East London.
Shadowtown
Over the course of a summer day, the lives of four young adults intersect while each faces their own quarter-life crisis.
Google University
It’s July 25, 1969. Apollo 11 landed on the moon just five short days ago. And Iowa musician Miss Christine has warped backwards through more than five decades of history to perform…
PELE
An ex-soldier working in a movie theater battles a blood-red stain that appears onscreen every time a war film plays. The more he fights the stain, the bigger it gets…
Blackbird
Alma, a young black teenager recovering from Bulemia meets Noa, new roommate at an eating disorder treatment center. Seemingly, the two could not be more different, yet they will soon…
One Odd Dream Short Film
One Odd Dream is a late 80s inspired fantasy drama following the emotional arc of a young Roger Emmett who experienced the loss of his late girlfriend and best-friend who…
Pact of Desire
In a city veiled in shadows and secrets, hardboiled PI Jack finds himself entangled in a diabolical pact that blurs the line between reality and nightmare. Haunted by his past…
I Hate You and Everything You Represent
A man falls in love for the first time but feels guilty about it
The Blue Hour
A young photographer, lost in her creativity, finds solace through memories of her mother that reignite her love for the art again.
Unsorted
A woman goes through the process of finding a job that conflicts with her disability. When she thinks she lost the job, her friend unintentionally gives her an idea on…
Parigraha- The Possession
The story is about a possessed soul and the caretaker of the villa.
Henry Needs A Cat
When a favor for a roommate puts Henry in contact with an unexpected force, he is given a chance to reflect on what he wants most out of life.
dreamer.
Jess has always been a dreamer. Her friends are used to awkward, lengthy 8am text messages from her saying, “I just had this dream about you”. She sees them as…
Once Upon A Time In Lahore
Rahim, along with his son Shahid goes to meet his dear friend Ram who has lost everything in partition. What happens next is a tragic reminder of the darkness that…
Zero Coordinates
Two German army generals meet in an underground bunker to exchange canes of power during World War II.As he is about to exchange canes, the phone rings and announces Hitler's…
Resurrection under the Ocean
"Resurrection under the Ocean" is about the resurrection of a man who was helplessly sinking to the bottom of the ocean, after falling to the bottom of the ocean, with…
Misprint
Simon thinks he has found the perfect gift for his beloved niece. When he goes to collect it, the bargain starts to seem suspicious.