Jean-Claude Delsart, a 50 years-old bailiff, with his worn-out smile and heart, abandoned a long time ago the idea that life could give him pleasures. Until the day, he dares to push the doors of a tango lesson...
Mountains silhouetted at dawn. Wind rustling through the tall grass. A woman carries a chair across mountains. Where to?
Following the death of her wife, Ruth encounters a fearless swimmer who pushes her to confront her pain and rediscover the joy of living.
After a tragedy, Atel finds himself stuck on a series of mountains… with a familiar voice somehow communicating with him.
Goro is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Goro realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s weapon!
On the brink of a family crisis, Alex finds herself being sent to the last place she wants to be, summer camp. Knowing that a young admirer from school will be at the camp, Alex reluctantly agrees. Thrown into a group of people she has never met, Alex is determined to shut out the world. However, Alex is brought out of the corners of her own heart by the most unlikely of friends: a horse.
Into the Fire follows the story of Walter Hartwig, a lieutenant in the New York City Harbor Unit, who finally comes to terms with grief and what is really important about this life.
A girl is mourning a loved one, as a spirit guides her through the grief.
Natália and Isabela are girlfriends and a sertanejo music duo, just starting out in Belo Horizonte. During a weekend dedicated to creating a new album, the pressure to make something commercially viable and the fear of failure bring out insecurities and resentments. Faced with the conflict between ambition and love, they will have to decide if it is still possible to reconcile their careers with their relationship.
Attempting to forge a deeper connection with her estranged father, who is grappling with dementia, a young woman prepares foods that evoke memories of his Jamaican childhood.
In this quiet, naturalistic dramatic short, six-year old Sarah grapples with understanding mortality after the sudden death of her older brother, David. With the help of her family, she gradually learns how to process his passing and cope with her grief. Written, produced, and directed by Jackie Rivet-River, this short film for Encyclopaedia Britannica Films was awarded the Silver Hugo prize at the Chicago International Film Festival, as well as 12 additional awards internationally.
High schooler Asaya Kanata throws himself into creating music videos. One night, he is stunned by the voice of a woman performing live on the street in the rain. The singer is Yū Orie, who abandoned her musical career and has just started working as a teacher at Kanata's high school.
Crab fishers Fred and Malte have never talked about their feelings. After a stroke of fate Fred experiences a mental breakdown.
A modernized telling of the Greek Mythology romantic tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice.
An old man with dementia tries to remember pieces of his life regarding his wife.
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
L'Ampoule
In 1936, two female artists (a singer and a pianist) visit the city of Lushnja, which was very conservative.
Robby Miller (Bralyn Stokes), a former army soldier leaves the military after his wife's sudden death to raise his son JJ (Jackson Hammer). As the pressures of single fatherhood and his wife's death start to build, Robby finds himself in a place he never thought he'd be.
Two young girls living in different eras, Hana and Hira are brought together by a miracle. The two of them get to know each other, support each other, and try to find each other's answers about their future.