On the London Underground, a young man relives past traumas as he endures the sensory overload of rush hour, only to look up and see a young woman at the end of the carriage going through the same PTSD symptoms. Their recognition of each other's condition allows them a moment of peace before the train jolts them back into reality and she disappears at the next platform.
Based on the short story Ciudad de Payasos by Peruvian-American writer Daniel Alarcón, Payasos tells the story of Chino, a young journalist who, after the death of his father, takes refuge in the world of street clowns.
Rubber Duckie is the story of Jesse and Daniel, who on a blazing summer afternoon, are consumed with boredom and push their own limits and boundaries. This leaves us begging the question; is it simple boredom or insatiable innate appetite for more?
Two new dads are putting their newly adopted newborn son to sleep when something unexpected happens...
Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?
After a jailbreak on an interplanetary POW transport ship, a prison guard loyal to his culture an commander is shown the true nature of his lifelong enemy. Coming face-to-face with a captain leaves him questioning everything he has been taught. Should he continue to blindly follow the rhetoric of his society or finally make his own decisions.
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Edu is dancing in a bar when Alex comes looking for him. He has some news that will have a profound effect on Edu.
Ulises hasn't seen his friends since they graduated from high school. But now, walking to the reunion party, he is full of hope and joy to relive his past glories and rekindle the passion he had with Paulina, the girl he was always in love with but never dared to do anything with. But that will change tonight, which will surely be unforgettable.
“Are you a man or a mouse?” asks the bandy trainer? Viggo answers with doubt but the team chant “MEN!”. After training, Viggo and Noel go home to Noel’s house and have a sauna. The friends start to compete on who is most manly, a tough competition where no-one really wants to be tough.
After years of waiting for a signal from home, Takumi and his toy robot companion receive a message that they will be returning to their home planet.
Jana is very afraid of insects. One day, a giant Wasp whizzes by! It loves opera and strawberry juice, and above all, it looks at the universe completely differently than humans. Will a summer wander through the streets of Ljubljana open Jana's eyes to new perspectives?
A university caretaker's routine is disturbed when he unlocks the door of a student's room who hasn't been seen for days. This tragedy prompts him to try and mend the ailing relationship with his son.
A group of plate-layers are packing the stone-bed under the rail with their pickaxes. They swing their picks in a coordinated, rhythmic way, thereby creating a sequence of rings, when they hit the stones or the rail, which sounds almost as music. When a train passes by, they stand silent beside the rail for a while, and then start the rhythmic beats again.
Expectations run high as Alicia and John get their first child-free weekend in ages.
An Orthodox Jewish student unexpectedly inherits the estate of his estranged mentor, and discovers a painful truth about their final days together.
A young woman is thrust into a caretaking role after her boyfriend is diagnosed with a unique illness.
Prior to fighting for her country, Kirnay, a withdrawn boxer must fight the battle for her freedom.
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