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Ein Leben dazwischen

The different ways a single Vietnamese mother loved her three daughters comes to fruition when Junie, the middle child, reunites with her sisters in their childhood home on their mother’s death anniversary.

This is a short film about two childhood best friends who have always been inseparable. As they now embark on a new chapter of their lives, they are forced to confront hidden truths about their friendship, and the emotional echoes of memories.

In the heart of Delhi, Sudha, Manu, and their daughter Veena lead a seemingly ordinary life, yet an unspoken distance lingers between Sudha and Manu. When Veena’s curiosity about her father’s monthly ritual unearths an old love letter, Sudha is confronted with a story of lost love and unanswered emotions. Determined to seek closure, mother and daughter set out on a journey to find Manu’s past love, leading to a poignant reunion in a familiar park. As past and present collide, the family discovers unexpected healing, revealing the delicate complexities of love, time, and human connection.

A group of 10 students struggles with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village on the farming and tin mining island of Belitung.

After her daughter has passed away, a mother senses an ethereal poltergeist-like energy around her and wants to know if her child has come home.

Three outcast queer teens runaway from society.

After getting out of jail where she learned how to take care of the sick, Alma, an albino woman, decides to recover something much more important than her own freedom. In order to do so, Alma is forced to take care of Clemente (a hypochondriac with an OCD to avoid a sudden death) at night. The relationship between them will transit from suspicion and fear to tenderness and love.

A young woman's future is jeopardized by a secret arrangement that throws her life into chaos — but it may be the only way to save her family.

Through a splendidly drawn and masterfully animated short, Ito Rina reasons on the troubled battle he has to overcome in her daily life, accepting her new and constantly changing skin.

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.

Four adult siblings must set aside their differences after their mother's health declines, but can they come together and be a family again?

An estranged brother and sister reconnect after a troubling family event.

A heartfelt, emotional story about loss, grief, and the bond between a mother and son.

A young Filipino man learns to be the caregiver of his abusive grandmother who suffers from dementia, only to be mistaken as her old lover.

Dave is a professional internet troll who lies for a living. Candace works at a blood lab with a bipolar boss. They meet online and discover it's hard to hug someone when you're keeping them at arm's length.

A chance encounter between two women on the Mersey ferry leads to an exploration of the loss they both carry and how they navigate life and memories in its wake.

Samantha Holt thought she had the perfect life—until a tragic accident shattered it all. One year later, Bruce Miller, a grieving father consumed by rage, kidnaps her in a twisted plan for revenge. Trapped and tormented, Samantha must confront her past to survive his deadly lesson.

A man is given the chance to reflect on his life after his death.

Ali, once a promising young boxer from the Romani community and the only daughter of a Romani leader, falls in disgrace when she gives birth to her second child out of wedlock.