Aleks is a quiet fencer at a new school who tries to win a fencing tournament while dealing with a flirtatious girl and her aggressive brother.
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When Michal finds out her husband Meir is having an affair with a man, her world collapses. Not only is she is forced to deal with sexual rejection from Meir, she also has to endure social rejection.
One of the Three Kings and Santa Claus spend Christmas in jail, talking about what their future will be like in a world like this.
Feeling trapped in an unhappy marriage, Sarah confides in her daughter’s friend. In a moment of weakness, everything changes and she is suddenly faced with feelings she has never felt before. Sarah must chose between her family and her own happiness. When she makes her choice, it’s up to her daughter to put her mother’s happiness first.
On his final delivery of the day, a carefree pizza delivery guy arrives at an unfamiliar, desolate apartment building, only to find the customer absent. Curiosity leads him to explore the rooftop, where he becomes trapped as night falls and the winter chill sets in. With minimal supplies and a dying phone, he must fight to survive.
Mexico's response to the French film Emilia Pérez. The real life of French people in a musical made by people in Mexico. It tells the epic tale of baguettes, croissants, stinky cheese, and the difficulties of not taking daily showers.
Issa, a footballer from Guinea-Bissau who plays in Portugal, is contacted by two filmmakers who want to know more about his life and make a documentary. Exposing the voices behind the camera, Nha Sunhu is a reflection on the gaze, bias, and representation of the other.
A young woman struggles with the frustration and rage of being ignored.
A man confronts his past during an experiment that attempts to find a solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world caused by a world war.
Toni, aged 13, doesn't fit in at school. One day, everything takes a turn for the worse, but the internet comes to save her.
A reclusive Black celebrity is persuaded to open up to a mysterious woman stalking him with an uncommon secret of her own.
An immigration officer has a surprise revelation during a not-so-routine Green Card interview.
Aitziber’s father travels to the city daily in order to prevent his childhood home from demolition. This apparently senseless action will end up becoming a way to vindicate his own memory.
Living in a village full of slopes can drive you mad. Those who have climbed them in the old-fashioned way are fully aware of that. What they don’t know is that their souls might have stuck around.
A man's life in three vignettes as he grapples with identity amidst tradition in Hong Kong's notorious Kowloon Walled City.
A poetic story about the first love of boy Sanya to girl Lena.
This is the story of Kaori Kawabuchi, a samurai sword performer, singer and motion capture actor. An inspiring woman keeping alive ancient traditions and spirituality in modern Japan.
World War II. Kulak of Polish descent has been robbed. A man is so desperate that he decides to go through a minefield to pick apples for his dying son.
An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.
A hitman is tasked to take out ex-mobsters when he suddenly hears a voice that questions his morality.
Valdis Nulle is a young and ambitious captain of fishing ship 'Dzintars'. He has his views on fishing methods but the sea makes its own rules. Kolkhoz authorities are forced to include dubious characters in his crew, for example, former captain Bauze and silent alcoholic Juhans. The young captain lacks experience in working with so many fishermen on board. Unexpectedly, pretty engineer Sabīne is ordered to test a new construction fishing net on Nulle's ship and 'production conflict' between her and the captain arises...
An unknown girl breaks out of her daily grind by undergoing an intense audio-visual trip.
Guru Chela is a heartfelt short film celebrating the timeless bond between a teacher Guru and student Chela. The story revolves around a young Chela who invites his Guru to attend his Bratabandha ceremony, a significant event in Nepalese culture marking a boy's transition into adulthood and spiritual maturity. The ceremony takes place at the Southall Temple in the United Kingdom, bringing together tradition and diaspora life. The Bratabandha combines choodakarma tonsure and Upanayana samskara, symbolizing a promise vrata and a sacred bond bandhana. It is a moment of reflection on cultural identity and spiritual growth. As the Guru blesses the Chela during the rituals, the film delves into their profound relationship. The Guru, representing the source of wisdom and guidance, imparts teachings on life and spirituality, while the Chela demonstrates respect and gratitude for his mentor's influence.
Sounds as witnesses. They blurr into memories, half-dreams, it is undecided if they are real or not. A fluctuation between imagination and reality.
A historical revolutionary film depicting the struggle of peasants and the Baku proletariat against landowners and Musavatists in 1919.
Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.
Boys Life 5 is the fifth installment of the Boys Life series, which collects LGBT-related short films. Distributed by Strand Releasing. This gay anthology of short films about unrequited love should strike a universal chord with audiences of all persuasions. 4 Shorts: Dare (2005); Fishbelly White (1998); Late Summer (2001); Time Off (1990).
Despite being a single father of three children, two of whom need special needs, Pedro enjoys life in the suburbs of Lisbon.
Everybody loves a carnival! Join Kai-Lan and her friends for their backyard carnival, and other fun adventures! Ni Hao, Kai-lan is an animated series designed to open the eyes, ears and hearts of children to a fantastic new way to understand their social, emotional and physical world. Kai-lan and her animal friends encounter daily obstacles that help the kids at home make sense of the world around them. Aspects of Chinese-American family, food and culture are weaved throughout the series as well as the teaching of basic Mandarin Chinese phrases.
Intertwined stories from the gladiator/athletes participating to the Calcio Storico Fiorentino yearly championship.
In a pub in Madrid's downtown, a group of workmates meets to celebrate a birthday party. There, the singular characters share their opinions about education, maternity and other matters about life. In the middle of that, Lucía tries to behave normal, but in her head, there is only one thing: She may be pregnant and if it's confirmed, she would be forced to face one of the most difficult decisions: became a mother or not. A story about maternity, friendship, and identity.
A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's condition while living with the secret that she killed her abusive husband in order to protect her children from him.
