Occurrences of Questionable Significance

When forest animals invade our cities, the world is in disarray. Office vixen Fiona struggles with her banana phone addiction. Will she succumb to it? Temperamental bunny Barbara only gives her stag sugar daddy Nestor his special massage, after he dines her and plays the big spender. This obscure short film pinpoints postmodern tropes of consumerism, eroticism, and art with an homage to the theater stage and references to literature. This work uses a fantasy language and needs no subtitles.

A Little Love

Through interspersed conversation and prose, this experimental documentary follows a poet and a neuroscientist as they explore the definition of love, what it means, and why it matters.

Limerence

On a laid-back summer day, a young woman spends some time with her casual partner. Irmak Akgur directs "Limerence," a slice-of-life portrait that flows in uninhibited vignettes. Minimally plotted but tonally sharp, Akgur's film captures a couple of free spirits in their element - spending the day preening, dancing in the sun, making love. Built with convincing intimacy and naturalism, it culminates in a moment of carnal revelation.

Frenchy

Bethany and Sam are friends with a brewing romance that is long overdue. With the making of a student film together over Halloween, this romance becomes realised. However, with this new proximity to Sam, Bethany begins to peel away the layers of a potentially very troubled person.

Hostile

Juliette, a lone survivor of an apocalyptic era, fights to survive against hunger, thirst, a broken leg and strange disturbing creatures that only come out at nighttime.

A Sentença

Island of Freedom

A man from communist Czechoslovakia unexpectedly meets his childhood love on a flight to Cuba. When they stop over in Canada, he has a plan… but can he trust her?

Vanish

Nick and Lisa met at a party and immediately felt mutual sympathy for each other. But their happiness did not last long because one day Lisa mysteriously disappeared. A few years later she found Nick to sort out the past and figure out what went wrong. Will a simple conversation be enough to heal the wounds of the past?

Honey

PR Firm owner Liv falls for her client Ollie, placing them in a complicated relationship where mixed signals eventually cause them to grow apart without closure.

Naughty Boys

Gacchan is marking his birthday and his partner Takayuki is waiting for him at home so they can celebrate. However, not only does Gacchan forget about his partner but he is also flirting with others in the hood. Takayuki leaves their apartment and embarks on a night journey that will lead him to cheat on his partner. Will they be able to rehabilitate their relationship?

People of the Night

In a haunting night, *Orang Malam* tells the story of Kimung, a man haunted by 750 years of solitude and the disappearance of his beloved Cempaka. He meets Dirah, a mysterious woman carrying her own burdens. Together, they share stories of heartbreak and injustice, confronting questions of fate and redemption. This poetic film explores memory, love, and resilience amidst despair. DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15477686

SPUR CANDY

Two outlaws find themselves at a blood-red impasse as they passionately conflate arguments with homoerotic violence.

Switch

Josh's relationship is on the decline due to his recent distant nature. Once he starts spending all of his time with a new friend, he drifts farther apart from his girlfriend.

Crisis

The Feminine and Masculine personalities of a man begin to argue about the former coming out, forcing the latter to be more vulnerable about who they are and where they stand.

So Faraway and Blue

Julie, a Montréal teenager who lives alone in a vacant swimming pool spends her days following strangers. Abandoned by her father, she searches for the meaning of courage, love and desire in her observation of others. A longing for her father leads her to Hank, a lost guy from Alberta, who is seeking Véronique, an ex lover he ditched one night in Mexico. Intrigued by Hank’s obsession and the possibility of finding her father; Julie helps Hank in his quest.

ELFilm

A minimalist portrait of ultimate love.

Short-Term Bonds

Wall Street business executives Bowers and his assistant Lisa get stuck in an elevator where the lingo of commerce is transformed into the language of love.

The Cupid Chronicles

Pilot episode for Canterbury's cosy student dating show! Cupid has come to town and has his arrow's aimed at UKC!

Silence After Storm

To understand the way they are feeling and why, Eva and Den converse about their ended relationship by going through the most important memories that were shared in the past. Through this remembrance, the memories’ capacity to be complete begins to be questioned as well as the love that was shared in the past.

Book of Suffocations

Torn between faith and desire, a young Arab man at a religious facility must confront his queer identity as he navigates the path to salvation and the allure of forbidden love.