Mary, Mary, So Contrary

Repurposing and manipulating classic film footage and the filmmaker’s personal footage, the film weaves a phantasmagoric narrative of a Chinese lady named Ma Li who dreams she is a Caucasian named Mary.

Bura

In the thick of the 1998 political tension in East Java, Indonesia, a guard leaves his post despite rumours of ninjas terrorising the town at night, to meet with his lover.

Opération Commando

Two young brothers are separated at camp and forced to compete in rival tribes.

California Dreaming

Two women of different backgrounds encounter one another at an oceanfront resort. They then discover a hidden bond that allows them to escape from their realities.

Watermelon Baby

While Tamaki’s partner Sui was away for the summer, she consumed a watermelon seed and began growing a watermelon in her body. They make a promise to eat the ripe watermelon together.

Unseen

Unseen explores racial fetishisation and micro-aggressions through the eyes of Lien, a young woman who hopes for more than society is willing to offer her.

Pool Blue

Pool Blue is an attempt which tells, without dialogue nor rationality, a connection fantasized between two men. It is the fantastical projection which reveals certain eroticism. Pointless and discreet, the desire is present, two men are careful, gauge to the point to create a link of seduction. This link is intelligently staged, it is invisible with the eyes of the other swimmers, mysterious for both men and very explicit for the spectator.

The Female Doctor and The Rabbit Spirit

A gentle physician saved an injured rabbit in the forest, not knowing that it was actually a Rabbit Spirit. The Rabbit Spirit decided to visit the physician in a human form, and they started to become closer. But when the Rabbit Spirit hears the story of the White Snake, and how human and demons are not destined to be together, she begins to doubt if she should stay at the physician's side. (Short film sequel to the 医女和兔子精的故事 music video)

Hipolita

When an accident befalls Hipolita, her unusual ward finally has a chance at freedom.

The Air Inside Her

When six year-old Katya explores the experience of death, she discovers life like she has never seen before.

The Letter

A young woman returns to her rural Mexican village after a few years away to find out if her first love can be revived.

Kongomüller

After numerous military operations, Major Müller can't find a way back into civilian life. Following his urge to communicate, the Major is looking for listeners and encouragement. He doesn't find either. Instead, the repeated monological memory of his own heroic deeds determines his present – with all the consequences. This 30-minute short film is based on the statements made by the mercenary Siegfried Müller in the documentary “The Laughing Man” (Walter Heynowski and Gerhard Scheumann, DEFA studio for newsreels and documentaries, 1966), as well as records from the German colonial period in Africa. An intensive contribution to the necessary public debate about the consequences of military operations.

A Barber's Wisdom

A retired soldier opens up a barber shop so as not to be financially dependant on his wife, a fish seller.

À La Carte

In French colonial Vietnam, a nervous young woman has to satisfy the brutal General’s taste for a traditional dish to save her family from capital punishment.

Benny's Best Birthday

A man returns to his childhood home after a nervous breakdown to be taken care of by his younger brother.

Pelageya

Limit of Wooded Country

In Alaska, two estranged brothers find their fates entwined after a disastrous run-in with a local cop.

A Believe

A search for the identity of a student named Fathiyah about redefining the values ​​of nationalism on Independence Day. On her way, she encounters many challenges that disagree with her way of thinking, can she overcome them?

Introducing: Mr. Goode

Charlie is a lonely criminal defense lawyer who doesn't care if you're guilty, until he falls for Ella, a victim of violent crime.