Social & External
Unknown Role
In the household of a wealthy Romanian noblewoman in 1855, Maria, a Roma-Gipsy slave, fights to obtain freedom for her son Dinca. Part of a future full-length project, the short film presents a day in the household in which Maria and her son, Dinca, serve as slaves. As important guests arrive for dinner and all the slaves are making preparations, Maria and her son see this day as a chance to take a step to change their fate. During slavery time, up until 1856, the Romanian equivalent of the word "forgiveness" was used when referring to freeing someone from slavery (the Roma slave was "forgiven" from slavery).
Penelope is a civil servant who lives with her mother, who has Alzheimer's. One day she meets Ulises, a poor old man who has lost his memory and his identity papers. She convinces him that he is her father and he must come home to take care of his wife.
The movie centers on a young hipster girl who loves to party. One day, she has to deal with taking care of naughty niece that she has never met before and on top of it all, she is trying to sort out her past love that could somehow affect her future.
Two friends move to Rio de Janeiro and begin to perceive each other better through daily and close coexistence, which shows signs of new possibilities for affection and rapprochement.
Klara and Adrian are a young couple. In their free time, they take care of their dog, go to parties and watch their favorite 90s series, which takes place in a fictional paradise. The pompous and luxurious soap opera is also a space where they can freely express their emotions and feelings. When Adrian proposes to Clara in unusual circumstances, she doesn't know how to deal with it. Inspired by the soap opera, she tries to end the relationship in various absurd ways.
During her night shift at the remote gas station, a female clerk agrees to help a man whose car broke down. While they both attempt to repair the vehicle, the driver’s intentions leave the young woman uncertain. In the middle of the deserted parking lot, an air of apprehension fills the night as the events of the evening unfold.
A witness to a car accident is offered bribes by both parties.
New York City present day. Anna is a 21-year old dance major in college. She takes the train home after a day of dance class and babysitting. She falls asleep on the train and wakes up to a man holding her hands. He whispers something to her she does not want to hear. The film follows Anna for the next two days. She tries to go about her life but grapples with the haunting memory of the stranger from the train. The city acts as the cacophonous landscape in which Anna develops a new perspective, one where she finds herself both suffocated and free.
Don Genaro is an elderly man with a degenerative disease that affects his memory. Admitted to an asylum, his only pastime is looking at photographs of some children, trying to recall who they are.
Esteban is practicing for a recital that will define his future as a pianist, while he faces the pressure imposed by his mother.
In Japan, during the eighties, a recently discarded old television set refuses to accept its fate and tries to break out of the junkyard where it has been sent.
"A Balcony in Brooklyn" is a dystopian look at New York City's underground culture in the height of quarantine through eyes of a new roommate pair, Nick and Glad. On the first day into his new lease, Nick awakens to strangers roaming the halls as music blares from the floor below. He spends the rest of his day searching for Glad, venturing through a house of "COVID-Fluent" characters who voluntarily share their views which inevitably collide with Nick's realism.
A nurse working in a center for the disabled is confronted to his principles when he's asked to accomplish a particular task.
An insoluble quest.
Iranian siblings got the ashes of their recently deceased mother from America to Iran to spread them into Lake Urmia.
A woman hunts down a local drug dealer to find her friend.
Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005
In a dystopian world, a freelance healthcare technician takes on a new project that tests his limits.
The story of two homeless brothers and their ambitious dreams of becoming race car drivers. Amidst a harsh reality where they are invisible to society, they embark on a journey of personal development that tests the strength of their love for their dreams, challenging what the world expects of them and showcasing the love of hope and unity.
