5 No. Swapnamoy Lane

The mother of an office lady sends her an old dresser. It's much too big for her small apartment, and the receiver is confused on what to do with it. One night she falls asleep after having a few drinks and wakes up after hearing strange sounds. She sees a child's figure by the table eating some rice crackers just before it slips into the wardrobe, but the wardroebe appears to be empty... Thus her life with six spirit children begins. Submitted by Production I.G for the initial Young Animator Training Project.

Only about 50 people in a nation of 1.4 billion make a living working as a stunt driver in the Maut Ka Kuan (Well of Death). A profession and passion this niche deserves nothing but appreciation for carrying on a legacy that has kept millions of Indians entertained over decades. Raju, Sukhwir, Atul, Narendra, and Manovar are part of this niche cohort and have dedicated their lives to their craft, bringing smiles to people's faces. But the road to pursuing an occupation like this never comes easily. Through this short documentary, we explore the high-stakes world of the riders - where passion, risk, and sacrifice collide.

When a star in the sky wakes up in a teen boy's body, he must grapple with the tasks of every day life and find meaning within his vast universe.

Simbiso, a determined 17-year-old girl from a rural village, carries the weight of raising her younger siblings after losing their parents. When she is cornered by her aunt to marry an old man as a ticket out of poverty, she is forced to make a hard decision.

At a challenging crossroad in his life, Billy looks for inspiration and direction to manage the conflicting feelings that are keeping him frozen in his steps.

Ryoko's husband forges art for a living and beats her for trying to work outside the conjugal home. Her young son mimics her husband's behavior and her mother-in-law sanity slowly disintegrates as she treks to the cemetery everyday.

Old farmer Martin Hudec summons his three estranged sons back to their native village to mow a family meadow. As they spend days together, old pains and personality clashes surface…

Leningrad under siege. Trezorka the dog hunts hares and brings them back to his owners.

The loss of her best friend leads Reno to rethink their last months together, remembering the beauty of her apartment in the West Village that has been left empty after her death.

A boozy, brilliant, locally notorious medium chases stardom, but her messy personal life hilariously derails her dreams of fame.

Nahia y el guardián del bosque

Limón Ácido

Items Objects and Things

Faced with mounting debt and the heartbreak of being unable to fund his children’s education, Emmanuel Mutema is a desperate single father pushed to the edge.

Énouement

Kongjui, who had been living alone with her father, welcomes a stepmother and a stepsister called Patchui into her life. When her father is out, the stepmother and Patchui make her do all the housework and the stepmother believes all of Patchui's lies and beats Kongjui mercilessly. When talks of marriage between Kongjui and the son of a respectable family come out one day, the stepmother does everything in her power to get Patchui married to the young man. Unaware of her stepmother's plans, Kongjui runs into the young man in the woods and the two fall in love.

This is the story of Guido and Gael, two brothers who inherit their father's passion for piano. From an early age, Guido shows remarkable talent, becoming the focus of their father's unfulfilled dreams of musical success, while Gael grows up under their mother's protective care. Years later, Guido works as a classical piano session musician dreaming of fame, while Gael studies Law like his mother, though his passion for jazz piano never fades. When Gael brings news of an audition that could launch a career, Guido dismisses it, until he learns Gael has signed up. Their father, determined to secure Guido's success, enters him into the competition as well. As the brothers prepare, Guido under his father's pressure, Gael balancing studies with his mother's support. This clash of styles and talents builds toward an audition that will ultimately bring reconciliation and harmony between them.

Nanay Mayang, a single mother who makes ends meet by selling bananacue each day, struggles to provide for her two children, Toto and Nene. With their day's little income, she secretly sets aside part of their earnings in a piggy bank, hoping to save enough one day to support their education. Yet behind her resilience, Nanay Mayang hides a sickness that slowly begins to take its toll.

Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.

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